Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Nigeria
The 109 best Food and Agriculture companies in Nigeria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Beloxxi.
The best-funded Food and Agriculture companies in Nigeria are gathered here, 109 of them, ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding across the cohort sits at $108M, and Beloxxi alone accounts for $80M of that, which tells you something about how concentrated this market still is. Tomato Jos follows at $19M, then the field drops sharply. No unicorns yet. But the capital is moving, and the sector's ~5.5% CAGR suggests the underlying demand isn't going anywhere.
So what's actually live this quarter? Median install growth across 504 food and agri apps is running at roughly +20% year-on-year, which I find telling given how flat traditional coverage looks. The hot themes right now are youth agriculture programs, food waste composting, and agricultural extension outreach, all areas where you'd expect the next funding wave to land. Investors like Acumen, Aruwa Capital Management, and Alitheia Capital are already circling this space, and smart ag-investing practice is shifting toward soil-condition monitoring and supply-chain traceability. The directory below is your fastest read on where the money has actually gone.
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Our analysis of 653 Food and Agriculture companies
$71.7b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Nigeria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "33" Export Premium lager beer brand | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1979 | Johan Doyer CEO & MD | — |
| 2 | 500chow Provider of affordable meals from amazing chefs at your convenience, offering bulk food bowls delivered | — | — | Funding Raised | 8 | 2020 | Tosin Onafuye Co-Founder | — |
| 3 | AACE Foods Manufacturer & brand of multi-category grocery & staples | — | — | Funding Raised | 80 | 2009 | Mezuo Nwuneli Chairman / Co-Founder | — |
| 4 | Agric Empire Agritech company that operates a multivendor agro ecommerce marketplace, connecting farmers and suppliers to… | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2019 | Kate Frank Founder | — |
| 5 | Agrimax Vertically integrated company focused on insect farming | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2018 | Tom Rongen CEO | — |
| 6 | Agro Bar-Magen Supplier of poultry, fish, cattle, and pigs feed | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1984 | Rami Bergman Founder & CEO | — |
| 7 | Agro Preciso Company focused on agribusiness sector, production, distribution, and consultancy services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2020 | Nurudeen Lawal CEO & MD | 1 launch |
| 8 | Alabaster Juice Manufacturer & brand of cold-pressed juices | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 2018 | Jessica Founder | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Nigeria
#1
Series C · Nasarawa, Nasarawa · founded 2014 · 86 employees$18.6Mraised▾
Tomato Jos: Locally grown, processed tomatoes empowering Nigerian farmers and communities. This company addresses Nigeria's tomato paste import dependency by sourcing tomatoes locally, directly from smallholder farmers. They operate a processing plant, creating jobs and providing farmers with modern farming techniques and a reliable route to market. The company focuses on local production for local consumption, aiming to be a top brand for packaged tomato products in Nigeria. Their mission involves creating a middle class in rural Nigeria through sustainable agriculture and value chain development. They are impacting the agricultural sector, promoting economic empowerment, and fostering community development through their integrated farming and processing operations.
- Apr 2026Series C$18M
- Mar 2024Series B$12.2M
- Apr 2020Series A$4.3M
- Jun 2017Seed—
#2
Series C · Agbara, Ogun State · founded 1994 · 2000 employees$80Mraised▾
Producer of cream cracker biscuits intended to serve customers in Nigeria and West Africa. The company's cream cracker biscuits are baked with low fat, sugar, salt, no additives, carotenes, vitamin A, and vitamin E and sold through its distribution network, providing customers with healthier snacking products at an affordable price.
#3
Deadpooled · Port Harcourt, Rivers State · founded 2018$1.3Mraised▾
Agricultural technology business focused on promoting food security. It offers a platform that allows individuals the opportunity to sponsor local farmers.
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$1.3M
#4
Seed · Agege, Lagos · founded 2010$2Mraised▾
Brand of cookies, cakes, and other confectionery items. Its brand includes Nibit mini snacks, milk, chocolate & bitty cookies. Their confectionary items include noodles, snacks, and sweets.
- Jun 2023Seed$2M
#5
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2012 · 54 employees$3Mraised▾
Reelfruit is a brand of dried fruits. Their products include varieties of dried fruits such as mango, pineapple, cashew nuts, fruit n nut mix, mix nut and more. The company sells the majority of their products in Yaba, Lagos through independent stores as well as online.
- Sep 2021Series A$3M
- Jan 2020Seed$50K
#6
Funding Raised · Apapa, Lagos · founded 2019$1.3Mraised▾
Distributor of fertilizers
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#7
Seed · Lekki, Lagos · founded 2016 · 21 employees$2Mraised▾
Online platform that allows individuals to invest in small-scale agricultural projects through crowdfunding. It also provides structured finance services, which involve offering financial products and services tailored to the specific needs of farmers and agricultural projects. It also facilitates the aggregation and sales of agricultural produce by connecting farmers with buyers. By connecting farmers with buyers. It provides farmers with valuable insights and information through the use of data analytics, remote sensing, and other technological tools.
- Mar 2019Seed$1M
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$500K
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$325K
- Dec 2017Seed$1M
#8
Seed · Ibadan, Oyo · founded 2020 · 87 employees$125Kraised▾
Operator of a food delivery platform intended to deliver meat. The company offers a wide range of products including meat from cows, goats, chicken, fish, and more, enabling customers and businesses to get food delivered to their doorstep.
#9
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2013$49.2Kraised▾
Manufacturer of agro-allied drinking products based in Lagos, Nigeria. The company produces natural drinking products and operates a water packaging factory that produces bottled water and sachet for consumers.
- 2016Seed$49.2K
#10
Funding Raised · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2017$10Kraised▾
Producer of infant food products intended to address moderate malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. The company's products include wholesome organic infant cereals, meals, condiments, snacks, and fresh homemade meals, enabling parents to improve the nutritional status of their babies.
- Apr 2017Grant (prize money)$10K
#11
Series A · Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · founded 2012—raised▾
Provider of food & agriculture business and innovation technology services
- Mar 2026Series A—
- Jan 2023Series A—
- Nov 2021Seed—
#12
Funding Raised · Ikeja, Lagos · founded 2020 · 21 employees—raised▾
Supplier of nuts, seeds, and seasoning products
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.