Radar · Food and Agriculture in Ontario
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 766 best Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maple Leaf Foods.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
766companies tracked
$4.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
86have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × ONTARIO
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies
$6.4b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
81%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2015median founding year
48median Fliar Index™
1Mcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Leaf Foods Meat products company 64Product top 18%Innovation top 25%Funding top 27%Market top 33% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 18% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 27% Markettop 33% Patentstop 40% Moattop 42% Newstop 48% Partnerstop 48% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 42% Techbottom 41% Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 7 the year before · Company stage: Public Innovation: 18 patents (top 40% of patent-holders) · 8 new-product events in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $2.1B | 85 mo ago | 14,000 | — | 18 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 award |
| 2 | Restaurant Brands International Food service company 74Funding top 25%Fin. health top 26%Market top 29%Talent top 33% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Fin. healthtop 26% Markettop 29% Talenttop 33% Producttop 35% Newstop 40% Innovationtop 42% Partnerstop 43% Techtop 47% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Funding: Raised $1.8B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) Fin. health: Revenue ~$9.4B (FY2015) · Net margin 6.1% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.8B | 81 mo ago | 6,200 6,200 → 9,269 (+50%) | Joshua Kobza CEO | — | 1 internship · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Open Farm Internet first brand offering pet food for cats and dogs 80Tech top 20%Growth top 25%Innovation top 27%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 20% Growthtop 25% Innovationtop 27% Talenttop 28% Newstop 30% Fundingtop 35% Producttop 36% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 76 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $65M | 65 mo ago | 93 | Jacqueline Prehogan Co-Founder | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | Flow Water Brand of packaged water 67Funding top 18%Tech top 25%Growth top 45%Market top 50% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Techtop 25% Growthtop 45% Markettop 50% Newsbottom 46% Talentbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $56.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 54 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $56M | 11 mo ago | 214 | Nicholas Reichenbach Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 5 | Tim Hortons Chain of limited service restaurant offering coffee | $50M | 73 mo ago | 122 | Jim Charade Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 6 | Beekeeper's Naturals Produces and markets bee products 57Tech top 25%Funding top 31%Talent top 38%Growth top 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 31% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses Funding: Raised $36.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $37M | 27 mo ago | 65 | Carly Kremer Founder & Chair of the Board | — | — |
| 7 | GreenSpace Brands Manufacturer of natural food products 21Product top 35%Funding top 37%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 34% All 5 signals ▾Producttop 35% Fundingtop 37% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $26.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $26M | 66 mo ago | 29 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Red Light Holland Truffles processing company | $24M | 64 mo ago | — | Todd Shapiro Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 9 | Blue Goose Pure Foods Vertically integrated poultry and meat products producer | $20M | 115 mo ago | — | Ben Nikolaevsky CEO & President | — | — |
| 10 | SOPerior Fertilizer Near-term SOP fertilizer, alumina, and sulphuric acid producer | $18M | 72 mo ago | 4 | Andrew Squires CEO & President | — | — |
| 11 | Del Monte Brand of fruits & vegetables | $18M | — | — | Christophe Bonduelle CEO & President | — | — |
| 12 | New School Foods Brand of plant based foods 40Innovation top 25%Patents top 26%Funding top 44%Moat bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Patentstop 26% Fundingtop 44% Moatbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 21% Newsbottom 17% Innovation: 20 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $18M | 21 mo ago | 17 | — | 20 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 2 job openings |
| 13 | Give and Go Prepared Foods Manufacturer of baked goods supplying retailers and the foodservice industry | $15M | 104 mo ago | 2,000 | — | 15 patents Edible decorative structures and packaging solutions for pastries and confectionery | 2 job openings |
| 14 | Hanfeng Evergreen Provider of community center services including space rental, youth programs, and library resources | $11M | 144 mo ago | 350 | Xinduo Yu Founder & Chairman | — | — |
| 15 | General Assembly Pizza Provider of event catering services | $10M | 63 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Greenhouse Brand of cold-pressed juices | $9M | 89 mo ago | 105 | Hana James Co-Founder | — | 1 expansion |
| 17 | Hill Street Beverage Company Brand of wines & beers | $9M | 42 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Pure Extracts Cannabis extracts processing company | $9M | 66 mo ago | — | Doug Benville Founder | — | — |
| 19 | lovegoodfats brand of snacks bars | $8M | 68 mo ago | 21 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Kitchen Hub Restaurant serving multiple dishes | $8M | 55 mo ago | 50 | Adam Armeland Co-Founder | — | — |
| 21 | Dairy Farmers of Canada Brand of dairy products 64Innovation top 38%Market top 41%Tech top 42%Funding top 43% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 38% Markettop 41% Techtop 42% Fundingtop 43% Growthtop 45% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 2 new-product events in 24 mo Market: 512 employees (top 19% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $8M | 35 mo ago | 512 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Chickapea Brand of chickpea based pasta 40Growth top 35%Funding top 36%Tech top 42%News top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 42% Newstop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $7M | 8 mo ago | 20 | Shelby Taylor Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 23 | Friendlier Online platform offering eco-friendly food packaging solutions for businesses 32Tech top 37%Growth top 45%Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 37% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $7M | 30 mo ago | — | Kayli Dale Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 job opening |
| 24 | Mother Raw Brand of dressings & marinades | $6M | 66 mo ago | 14 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Congo Coffee Restaurant serving coffee and donuts | $5M | 47 mo ago | — | Nia Bangala Founder | — | — |
| 26 | Nuts For Cheese Vegan cheese brand | $5M | 48 mo ago | 21 | Margaret Coons Founder & CEO | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 27 | Walker's Chocolates Manufacturer of hand-crafted chocolates | $5M | 86 mo ago | — | Harry Walker Founder & Owner | — | — |
| 28 | Scout Brand of seafood | $4M | 43 mo ago | 15 | Nate Dunn Co-Founder & COO | — | — |
| 29 | Boreal Carbon Provider of forestry services | $3M | 56 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Odd Burger Provider of vegan fast food restaurant services 29Product top 28%Funding top 41%News top 44%Growth bottom 47% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 28% Fundingtop 41% Newstop 44% Growthbottom 47% Marketbottom 39% Talentbottom 39% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Product: 1 published app (10.1k installs) · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $3.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 16 mo ago | 52 | Vasiliki McInnes Co-Founder | — | — |
| 31 | Organic Garage Chain of stores selling organic food | $2M | 79 mo ago | 125 | Matt Lurie CEO | — | — |
| 32 | Brasa Peruvian Provider of event catering services | $2M | 43 mo ago | — | Michel Falcon Founder | — | — |
| 33 | Clēan Works Manufacturer of fruits & vegetables cleaning tools | $2M | 70 mo ago | 11 | — | — | 1 award |
| 34 | SPoT Coffee Cafe chain | $2M | 41 mo ago | 60 | Anton Ayoub CEO | — | — |
| 35 | Schep's Bakeries Bakery cafe serving pancakes, syrup waffles, and cookies | $2M | 75 mo ago | — | Jacco Schep CEO | — | — |
| 36 | CaroMeats Restaurant serving fresh meat | $2M | 49 mo ago | 5 | John Cappuccitti Co-Founder | 9 patents Cultured meat bioprocessing: anchored cell constructs, sheet bioreactors, sorption systems | — |
| 37 | TS Manufacturing Manufacturer of saw mill equipment | $2M | 42 mo ago | — | Ted Smith Owner | — | 1 expansion |
| 38 | Gwella Brand of mushroom | $2M | 60 mo ago | 30 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Froot Pops Manufacturer of chocolate-covered fruit snacks using responsibly sourced ingredients 53Growth top 35%Funding bottom 48%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 40% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $1M | 2 mo ago | — | Mrmangesh Mutadak Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 40 | AWAKE Brand of chocolate 50Tech top 28%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1M | 11 mo ago | 14 | Matt Schnarr Founder & Chief Customer Officer (B2B Sales) | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 41 | Cedar Valley Selections Manufacturer of pita chips made with coconut oil in various flavors. | $1M | 31 mo ago | 23 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Good Sunday Brand of juices | $1M | 56 mo ago | 5 | Christian Karayannides Founder | — | — |
| 43 | Two Hands Online Marketplace offering multi category products | $1M | 56 mo ago | 1 | Nadav Elituv CEO | — | — |
| 44 | Cizzle Brands Health and wellness company offering hydration and nutrition products 35Growth top 37%Funding top 42%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 37% Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $787k across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 2 yrs (3.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $787K | 1 mo ago | — | John Celenza Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 45 | Well Told Health Organic nutritional food brand | $656K | 45 mo ago | — | Monica Ruffo Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 46 | Freshii Chain of limited service restaurant serving burritos, wraps, soups, salads, and frozen yogurts | $428K | 112 mo ago | 1,090 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Conestoga Meat Owns and operates pork farm | $150K | 61 mo ago | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 48 | Flourish Protein pancake mix brand | $150K | 83 mo ago | 11 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 49 | The Cronos Group Global cannabinoid company innovating cannabis research, technology, and product development | $137K | 87 mo ago | — | Michael Gorenstein CEO & President | 9 patents Cannabis vaping devices, cannabinoid formulations, and modular cultivation systems | — |
| 50 | Index Biosystems Provider of food safety testing services | $100K | 52 mo ago | 7 | David Singer Vice President Of Business Development/Cofounder | 10 patents Inert synthetic biology engineering of cells and bio‑material identification/traceability solutions | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario
#1
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 214 employees$56.5Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 214 employees
Brand of packaged water
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Tech
top 25%Growth
top 45%Market
top 50%News
bottom 46%Talent
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $56.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Tech: 54 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Key Account Manager (US)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$2M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$1.5M
- Oct 2024Post IPO$2M
- Oct 2020Series D—
Founders & team
Investors
Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, Virgo, NFS Leasing, BeatBox Beverages, JPK Capital, Global Edge Investments
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsEmotion
#2
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2024$787.5Kraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2024
Cizzle Brands is a company dedicated to elevating the game in health and wellness, offering innovative hydration solutions for athletes and individuals alike. They aim to help individuals achieve their full potential through their products and services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 37%Funding
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 46%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 22%Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $787k across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 2 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$6.2M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$712.3K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$98.7K
- Dec 2024Seed$42.1K
Founders & team
Investors
Joseph Gunnar & Co, Ascent Partners, OIC
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018
Manufacturer of chocolate-covered fruit snacks using responsibly sourced ingredients. The company develops and manufactures chocolate-covered fruit snacks. It focuses on using ripe fruit paired with high-quality chocolate. The company is committed to responsibly sourcing ingredients and using eco-friendly packaging.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
bottom 48%Global
bottom 48%Talent
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 40%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2026)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Canada
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Active Partners, Graph Ventures
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle Font ApiHstsMicrosoft 365
#4
Series C · Ontario · founded 2015 · 20 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Series C · Ontario · founded 2015 · 20 employees
Brand of chickpea-based pasta. It offers healthy food products intended to offer gluten-free, organic, and vegan pasta. The company's products include pasta from chickpeas and lentil flour that contains protein, fiber, iron, nutrient, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Tech
top 42%News
top 44%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $7.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2025)
Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$3M
- Apr 2021Series C$7.4M
- 2019Series A—
- Aug 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
InvestEco, Export Development Canada, District Ventures Capital, District Ventures, AGT Foods, FCC
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCore-JsElfsightFacebook PixelGodaddy
#5
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 17 employees$18Mraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 17 employees
Brand of plant based foods
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%Patents
top 26%Funding
top 44%Moat
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 43%Innovation: 20 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Funding: Raised $18.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Sales Representative (US), Director of Finance
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Seed$6M
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2023Seed$12M
Investors
Protein Industries Canada, Lever VC, Blue Horizon, Good Startup, Alwyn Capital, Joyance Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElfsightGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#6
Series A · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2012 · 14 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Series A · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2012 · 14 employees
Brand of chocolate
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 28%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 46%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 26%Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$5.8M
- Aug 2012Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Btomorrow Ventures, BDC, BrandProject
Tech stack
AosApple PayCart FunctionalityCivicthemeCloudflareCore-Js
#7
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1991 · 14000 employees$2.1Braised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1991 · 14000 employees
Maple Leaf is a meat products company. Their products include sausage, meat, meat snacks, deli, ham, and sliced meat. Their brands include Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Swift.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 18%Innovation
top 25%Funding
top 27%Market
top 33%Patents
top 40%Moat
top 42%Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 7 the year before · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 18 patents (top 40% of patent-holders) · 8 new-product events in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $2.1B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 18 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2019)
Audience (LinkedIn): 157k LinkedIn followers — 15.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2019Conventional Debt$2B
- Jul 2016Grant (prize money)$69.1K
- Aug 2008Grant (prize money)$500K
- Venture Debt$140M
Investors
IAM Group, Ontario Canada, Canadian Space Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, 195 Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#8
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 52 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 52 employees
Provider of vegan fast food restaurant services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 28%Funding
top 41%News
top 44%Growth
bottom 47%Market
bottom 39%Talent
bottom 39%Product: 1 published app (10.1k installs) · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $3.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2025)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 75 tracked, 8 types) · -56% YoY · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Post IPO$698.3K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$298.2K
- Jan 2023Post IPO$972.9K
- Oct 2022Post IPO$255.8K
Founders & team
Investors
BoxOne Ventures
Tech stack
Apple PayBootstrapBunnyCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-Js
#9
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 6200 employees$1.8Braised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 6200 employees
Restaurant Brands International is a food service company. Its brand portfolio includes Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes. The company has operations worldwide. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $6.64B and a net profit of $1.01B
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Fin. health
top 26%Market
top 29%Talent
top 33%Product
top 35%News
top 40%Funding: Raised $1.8B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Sep 2019)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$9.4B (FY2015) · Net margin 6.1% · Revenue +12% YoY
Market: 6,200 employees (top 5% of Food and Agriculture) · Revenue ~$9.4B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 211k LinkedIn followers — 20.6% of this cohort's audience · 430 engagements/post (6.9× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$1.8B
Founders & team
Investors
3G Capital, Continental Grain Company, Cinven, Capital Q Ventures
Tech stack
AddtoanyAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAureliaBootstrap
#10
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 65 employees$36.6Mraised▾
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 65 employees
Beekeeper's Naturals produces and markets bee products. Product offerings include pollen, propolis spray, hemp honey, hemp honey sticks, royal jelly, various varieties of honey etc. Claims to raise bees using wild plants for pollen collection and produce natural, non-GMO, gluten free products. It markets its products under its own brand name Beekeeper's Naturals. It distributes the products through retailers across different geographies of the world.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Funding
top 31%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 45%Market
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Funding: Raised $36.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 60k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Rachael Leigh Cook) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Series C$18.7M
- Jun 2023Series B$14M
- Oct 2019Series A$3.9M
Founders & team
Investors
CAVU Consumer Partners, Vibrant, Muse Capital, Sonoma Brands Capital, Verity Venture Partners, Plus Capital
Tech stack
AliaAmazon AdvertisingAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreApple Pay
#11
Seed · Guelph, Ontario · founded 2020$7.4Mraised▾
Seed · Guelph, Ontario · founded 2020
Online platform offering eco-friendly food packaging solutions for businesses. The platform provides cups, bowls and other food storage containers. The company claims that the products has features such as reusable, recycles, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 37%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 40%Market
bottom 29%Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Datadog, Sentry
Funding: Raised $7.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Lead Software Developer, Finance Manager
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Seed$5M
- May 2023Seed$2.3M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Relay Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDatadogFacebook Pixel
#12
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013 · 93 employees$65Mraised▾
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013 · 93 employees
Internet first brand offering pet food for cats and dogs. The product catalog includes dry food, dry food, wet food, freeze-dried Raw, supplements broths, brothers, liquid toppers, and more. The company claims that the products are ethically and sustainably produced.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%Growth
top 25%Innovation
top 27%Talent
top 28%News
top 30%Funding
top 35%Tech: 76 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Innovation: 5 new-product events in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. PetSmart) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Series C$65M
Founders & team
Investors
General Atlantic, Encore Consumer Capital
Tech stack
AliaAlpine.JsAmazon AdvertisingAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Ses
Funding & investor landscape
$4.4Btotal disclosed funding
58companies funded
106disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Export Development Canada5 rounds
Notable founders
Nicholas Reichenbach
Founder & CEO · Flow Water
John Celenza
Founder & CEO · Cizzle Brands
Mrmangesh Mutadak
Founder & CEO · Froot Pops
Shelby Taylor
Founder & CEO · Chickapea
Matt Schnarr
Founder & Chief Customer Officer (B2B Sales) · AWAKE
Adam Deremo
Co-Founder & CEO · AWAKE
Vasiliki McInnes
Co-Founder · Odd Burger
Patrick Doyle
Executive Chairman · Restaurant Brands International
Daniel S Schwartz
Co-Chairman · Restaurant Brands International
Carly Kremer
Founder & Chair of the Board · Beekeeper's Naturals
Dave Jones
Chief Executive Officer · Beekeeper's Naturals
Kayli Dale
Co-Founder & CEO · Friendlier
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 283,921 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 · Canada
How research on Agritech is moving in Canada
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 106 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201820232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 40% across 2018–2025.
top research entities
- University of Guelph13
- University of Saskatchewan8
- University of British Columbia8
- University of Alberta8
- University of Prince Edward Island8
leading researchers
Alben Cardenas · Aisha Syed · W. Sean Kennedy · German Monsalve · Jeffrey D. Michler · Emilia Tjernström · Simone Verkaart · Kai Mausch
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Breakthroughs11 · 10%
▲ 0%→12% share
7 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agriculture robotics research is surging — Robot and IoT breakthroughs newly emerged, with Agriculture papers jumping to 6 rising studies.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture6
- Robot3
- Internet of Things2
- Real-time computing2
- Big data1
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→5
Landmark Data Management and Integration of Low Power Consumption Embedded Devices IoT for Transforming Smart Agriculture into Ac · 58 cites
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Advancements36 · 34%
▲ 0%→37% share
3 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agritech advancement research intensified sharply — field-share hit 37%, with Agriculture advancements tripling and IoT newly contributing 5 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture22
- Internet of Things5
- Greenhouse gas4
- Agricultural science4
- Ecology3
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→19 · Internet of Things 0→5
Landmark Energy Efficiency Optimization in SWIPT Enabled WSNs for Smart Agriculture · 85 cites
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Concerns36 · 34%
▲ 0%→32% share
6 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture concern papers tripled from 4 to 14, signalling rapidly intensifying scrutiny of Canadian agritech risks.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture4→14
Landmark Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Smart Agriculture: Applications, Requirements, and Challenges · 577 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where agritech is researched across Canada
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.
Edmonton/Calgary10 · -0.06
Vancouver8 · +0.16
Ottawa/Kingston8 · +0.57
Montreal7 · +0.14
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing agritech patents in Canada
Canada agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 1 assignees (2020–2022), led by Intel; annual filings 2→1.
3 filings1 assigneespeak 2/yr2020–2022
filing momentum (YoY 2020–2022)
top patent filers
- Intel3
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Ontario, Canada?
Radar tracks 766 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have raised a combined $4.4B in disclosed equity funding across 58 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Ontario, Canada?
Maple Leaf Foods is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Ontario, Canada, with $2.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada are funded?
58 of the 766 Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Ontario, Canada?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Ontario, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ontario, Canada Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Ontario, Canada Food and Agriculture companies on this list include District Ventures Capital, Ontario Centre of Innovation, District Ventures, Export Development Canada, Harlo Entertainment.
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