Radar · Food and Agriculture in North Holland
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in North Holland, Netherlands
The 183 best Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ahold Delhaize.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
183companies tracked
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
25have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × NORTH HOLLAND
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies
$1.3b in tracked funding; 58% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
50companies analysed
58%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
30median Fliar Index™
3.7Mcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th Season Brand of snacks products | — | — | Funding Raised | 6 | Ward Grasveld Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 2 | Abbot Kinney's Manufactures and supplies plant-based yogurt | — | — | Acquired | — | Gijs Van Maasakkers Co-Founder | Craft CMSSentryPHP+17 | — | — |
| 3 | Allround Marketing Provider of vegetables processing services | — | — | Unfunded | — | Maheshwar Dutt CEO & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 4 | Amsterdam Cheese Internet first brand of cheese, dips, and snacks | — | — | Acquired | — | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPageFly+35 | — | — |
| 5 | Amusca Provider of insect-based animal feed | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Pim Faas Founder | — | 2 patents Insect breeding systems for larvae and crawling insects | — |
| 6 | Arboreal B.V. Provider of restoring bio diverse landscapes and carbon sequestration | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Andreas Eke CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | Attesacoffee Importer and distributor of traceable specialty green coffee beans | — | — | Unfunded | — | Nishit Tanna Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — |
| 8 | Avaera Cooking oil brand | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Martine Boerboom Founder Avaera Vegan Beverages - Open to Strategic Partnerships and Investor | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland
#1
Public · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2007 · 40 employees$33.1Mraised▾
Public · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2007 · 40 employees
Brand of fruits & vegetables
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Partners
top 35%News
top 36%Talent
top 36%Growth
top 40%Market
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $33.1M across 23 rounds · 23 rounds over 17 yrs (1.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals
News: 51 BI events in 12 mo (of 155 tracked, 10 types) · +9% YoY · 12 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$5.8M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$735.2K
- Apr 2025Post IPO$3.8M
- Apr 2024Post IPO$417.8K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Core-JsDiviGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGravity FormsJquery
#2
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 36 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 36 employees
Internet-first brand offering coffee
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Funding
top 35%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%News
top 39%Moat
bottom 38%Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $5.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$5.8M
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt$802K
- Apr 2024Series A$5.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Rubio impact Ventures, Abn Amro, Rabobank, Icecat, ABN AMRO Social Impact Fund, ECBF
Tech stack
Apple PayBackbone.JsBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#3
Public · Zaandam, North Holland · founded 2016 · 102 employees$684Mraised▾
Public · Zaandam, North Holland · founded 2016 · 102 employees
Ahold Delhaize is a food retailer. They offer products through a wide range of formats such as supermarkets, convenience stores, online delivery, pick-up points, hypermarkets, specialty stores, and gasoline stations. The company operates in 5 countries such as the United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Central & Southeastern and Europe. It owns brands such as Food Lion, Giant Martins, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Albert and more. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $91.42B and a net profit of $2.68B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%News
top 25%Funding
top 28%Product
top 35%Growth
top 38%Talent
top 38%Tech: 65 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Azure · Devops: Nginx
News: 54 BI events in 12 mo (of 351 tracked, 14 types) · +170% YoY · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $684M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 187k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Post IPO—
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$684M
Founders & team
Investors
Elliott Management, 27th Street Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAxiosAzureAzure Front DoorBootstrapCloudflare
#4
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2005 · 252 employees$21.9Mraised▾
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2005 · 252 employees
Brand of chocolates. They sell their chocolates in their own stores. The company invests in long-term partnerships with farmer cooperatives and helps them professionalize.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 30%Funding
top 38%Growth
top 45%Market
top 46%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Funding: Raised $21.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Angel (Apr 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 210k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Angel—
- Jun 2023Series B$21.9M
- Feb 2020PE—
Founders & team
Investors
JamJar Investments, Verlinvest, Rabo Investments
Tech stack
American ExpressApple Icloud MailAudiohookAzureCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#5
Late Stage · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2003 · 7500 employees$293Mraised▾
Late Stage · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2003 · 7500 employees
Strauss Coffee is a holding company and manufacturer of coffee products. The company holds multiple brands such as BeanZ, Elite Coffee, MK Cafe, Ambassador, Doncafe, Amigo, Doncafe, Chernaya Karta, Fort, and Chorna Karta. The company claims to sell the products in 23 countries including Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Israel.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
top 25%Market
top 31%Funding
top 34%Moat
top 38%Growth
top 45%Tech
top 45%Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Patents filed in 3 jurisdictions · Investors from 1 country beyond Netherlands
Market: 7,500 employees (top 4% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-50,000,000 web property · Serving 60+ countries worldwide
Funding: Raised $293M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 18 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round PE (May 2008)
Funding rounds
- May 2008PE$293M
Founders & team
Investors
TPG
Tech stack
AzureBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Cookiebot
#6
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2020$2.4Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2020
Brand of cashew nuts. It offers a range of products, including organic cashews and flavored nuts. Its ingredients include salt, paprika, garlic, onion, and sugar.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 27%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $2.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Stichtinggoeiegrutten, People Planet Profit
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityElementorGoogle WorkspaceHttp/3LitespeedLitespeed Cache
#7
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2022 · 12 employees$7.2Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2022 · 12 employees
Provider of timber business services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Tech
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 38%News
bottom 22%Market
bottom 21%Funding: Raised $7.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2022)
Tech: 22 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel · Security: Hsts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Seed$5.6M
- May 2022Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Speedinvest, HV Capital, Creandum, Booom
#8
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019$811.8Kraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019
Brand of ice cream
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 39%Funding
bottom 32%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $812k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (Netherlands)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Seed$811.8K
Founders & team
Investors
Noorderimpact, IJscuypje
#9
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 21 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 21 employees
Chain of limited service restaurant
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%Funding
bottom 36%Growth
bottom 35%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 30%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 35 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding: Raised $2.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2023)
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Brave New Food Investments, phase2.earth, Blu Capital Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsElementorFacebook Pixel
#10
Series A · Hilversum, North Holland · founded 2016 · 14 employees$12Mraised▾
Series A · Hilversum, North Holland · founded 2016 · 14 employees
Distributor of plant based food products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 24%Funding: Raised $12.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series A (Jun 2018)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Netherlands
Funding rounds
- Jun 2018Series A$12M
Founders & team
Investors
301 INC, Unovis Asset Management, Goeie Grutten Impact Fund, New Crop Capital
#11
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 19 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 19 employees
Brand of cheese sauces
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 8how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 38%Funding
bottom 31%Market
bottom 28%News
bottom 22%Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Netherlands
Funding: Raised $2.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2022)
Market: 19 employees
Funding rounds
- May 2022Seed$2.1M
Investors
Döhler, Feast Ventures, Paulig, Rockstart, Solo Holdings
#12
Deadpooled · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2015$7.2Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2015
Natur is a brand of cold pressed juice. Offers products such as cold-pressed juices, cold-pressed shots, snacks, and supercharged juices. It claims that its products are 100% raw and natural. It sells its products online as well as through stores. The company sells its majority of products in UK and Netherland.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 46%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $7.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2019)
Global: Single-market focus (Netherlands)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2019Post IPO$7.2M
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$1.1Btotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
43disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Peter L Gianulis
CFO · Organto
Lukas Grosfeld
Co-Founder · Wakuli
Yorick Bruins
Co-Founder · Wakuli
Frans Muller
President & Chief Executive Officer · Ahold Delhaize
Henk Beltman
CEO · Tony's Chocolonely
Zion Balas
CEO · Strauss Coffee
Roel Van De Weijer
Co-founder · Johnny Cashew
Dimitris Pagkratis
Co-Founder · Timberhub
Stefan Wijdenes
Co-Founder & Co-Owner · IJsbaart
Tijn Baart
Co-Owner · IJsbaart
Hidde Stolwijk
Co-Founder · Karma Kebab
Ivo Der Pauw
Co-Founder · Karma Kebab
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 127,563 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands
How research on Agritech is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 107 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201920222024
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 35% → 41% across 2019–2024.
top research entities
- Wageningen University & Research84
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam5
- Eindhoven University of Technology4
- Utrecht University4
- Erasmus University Rotterdam3
leading researchers
Marilena Gemtou · Søren Marcus Pedersen · Ayalew Kassahun · George Papachristos · C.J. Wattel · Spyros Fountas · Bedir Teki̇nerdoğan · Jeffrey D. Michler
▲
Breakthroughs9 · 8%
▲ 0%→4% share
18 median citations56% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agricultural engineering breakthroughs are newly emerging — field-share rose from 0% to 4% across 2 rising sub-topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture4
- Sustainability3
- Agricultural engineering2
- Soil carbon2
- Climate change2
Landmark Application of machine learning to improve dairy farm management: A systematic literature review · 77 cites
◆
Advancements34 · 32%
▲ 0%→44% share
2 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are intensifying — Agriculture papers surged 1→20 and Food security 1→4, lifting field-share to 44%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture1→20
- Food security1→4
Landmark Adoption of climate‐smart agriculture among smallholder farmers: Does farmer entrepreneurship matter? · 155 cites
▼
Concerns45 · 42%
▲ 0%→32% share
9 median citations42% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture concerns doubled 8→16 papers while Climate change grew 4→7, pushing concern field-share to 32%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture8→16
- Climate change4→7
- Natural resource economics1→4
- Environmental resource management1→4
- Food security3→4
Landmark Building knowledge systems for sustainable agriculture: supporting private advisors to adequately address sustainable fa · 131 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands
Where agritech is researched across Netherlands
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Wageningen84 · +0.13
Groningen8 · -0.04
Amsterdam7 · -0.10
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 183 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in North Holland, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands?
The Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $1.1B in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in North Holland, Netherlands?
Ahold Delhaize is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in North Holland, Netherlands, with $684M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands are funded?
19 of the 183 Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Holland, Netherlands Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in North Holland, Netherlands Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Europa, Goeie Grutten Impact Fund, Triodos Investment Management, 27th Street Capital, Aimforthemoon.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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.