Radar · Food and Agriculture in Scotland
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Scotland, United Kingdom
The 256 best Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Highland Spring.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
256companies tracked
$259.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
58have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × SCOTLAND
Our analysis of 75 Food and Agriculture companies
$9.3b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
75companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2017median founding year
50median Fliar Index™
143kcombined LinkedIn audience
28%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Spring Packaged water brand 55Fin. health top 20%Market top 34%Funding top 43%Tech bottom 43% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 20% Markettop 34% Fundingtop 43% Techbottom 43% Growthbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Fin. health: Revenue ~$140M · Revenue 2.2x total funding Market: 363 employees (top 12% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$140M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $64M | 46 mo ago | 363 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | Isle of Arran Distillery Premium scotch whiskey brand and company | $32M | 78 mo ago | 77 | Euan Mitchell CEO & MD | Cart FunctionalityRubyRuby on Rails+22 | Top 5M | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Innis & Gunn Brand of beers | $30M | 65 mo ago | 167 | Dougal Sharp Founder | Cart FunctionalityCraft CommerceCraft CMS+20 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 4 | ASC Producer and bottler of artisanal spirits and malt whiskies | $27M | 61 mo ago | 99 | David Ridley Managing Director | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+15 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 5 | Bella and Duke Internet first brand offering subscription-based food for pets | $19M | 61 mo ago | 68 68 → 100 (+47%) | Kevin Dorren Chairman & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 6 | Ardgowan Distillery Whiskey processing company | $12M | 48 mo ago | 2 | Martin Mcadam CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 7 | Agricarbon Provides agricarbon services for the agriculture sector | $11M | 30 mo ago | 16 | Stewart Arbuckle Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | Top 50M | 12 patents Soil sampling, core extraction, and processing technologies for agricultural and environmental analysis. | — |
| 8 | Holyrood Distillery Brand of gin | $11M | 28 mo ago | 27 27 → 21 (-22%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | Highlands Rewilding Provider of innovative research and technologies for nature | $10M | 50 mo ago | 22 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 10 | CPG Provider of regenerative farming services | $5M | 61 mo ago | 15 | Mark Laird CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+5 | Top 50M | — | 1 partnership |
| 11 | GlenWyvis Brand of multi-category spirits 53Growth top 28%Innovation top 30%Tech top 41%Product top 48% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Innovationtop 30% Techtop 41% Producttop 48% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Innovation: 3 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $4M | 4 mo ago | — | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+29 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | Nandi Proteins Developer of functional protein ingredients for food manufacturers | $4M | 69 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | 17 patents Food protein modification and denaturation control for edible product manufacturing | — |
| 13 | Scottish Bioenergy Manufacturer of natural food and cosmetic ingredients using biotechnology | $3M | 63 mo ago | 25 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+8 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 14 | Crucial Drinks Premium multi-category spirits company | $2M | 116 mo ago | — | Scott Watson Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+28 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 15 | Six By Nico Chain of limited service restaurant 72Tech top 23%Growth top 35%Market top 44%Funding bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 23% Growthtop 35% Markettop 44% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $2M | 10 mo ago | 175 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 16 | Feragaia Retailer of distilled non-alcoholic spirit, serves, and curated product bundles | $2M | 55 mo ago | 2 | Bill Garnock Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+27 | Top 10M | — | 2 expansions |
| 17 | Insignia Technologies Smart pigments and ink based sensing for packaging | $2M | 115 mo ago | 20 | — | — | — | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 18 | Dunnet Bay Distillers Alcoholic drinks processing company | $2M | 27 mo ago | 19 19 → 14 (-26%) | — | WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWooCommerce+28 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 19 | Actiph Brand of mineral water | $1M | 71 mo ago | 8 | Jamie Hamilton Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+25 | Top 5M | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 20 | Zayndu Manufacturer of non toxic agriculture chemicals 29Talent top 38%Tech top 45%Patents top 45%Funding top 46% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Patentstop 45% Fundingtop 46% Innovationbottom 46% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 27% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $1M | 12 mo ago | 20 | Glen Clark CEO | WordPressZohoMySQL+25 | Top 50M | 4 patents Plasma-based processing for peptide drug formulation and sterilization in medical therapeutics | — |
| 21 | Whitebox Manufacturer & brand of carbonated & non-carbonated soft drinks 35Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 40%Tech bottom 40% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 40% Techbottom 40% Productbottom 39% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $1M | 21 mo ago | 10 | Josh Rennie Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+19 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Bellfield Brewery Craft Brewery | $1M | 105 mo ago | 21 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGoogle Maps+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 23 | Nc’nean Brand of whiskey 40Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 31% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1M | 3 mo ago | 15 15 → 23 (+53%) | Annabel Thomas Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+38 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 24 | Locavore Provider of wholesale and catering services for crops | $1M | 58 mo ago | — | Reuben Chesters Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Stewart Brewing Brand of beer | $1M | 55 mo ago | 33 | Jo Stewart Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 26 | Burleighs Gin Premium gin brand | $821K | 63 mo ago | 6 | Graham Veitch Co-Founder & MD | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Mara Seaweed Sea weed producer | $779K | 129 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Loch Lomond Brewery Beer brand | $723K | 94 mo ago | 13 | Fiona MacEachern Founder & MD | Wix eCommerceCart FunctionalityWix+14 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 29 | North Uist Distillery Brand of gin & whiskey | $668K | 42 mo ago | 2 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+33 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 30 | Fellow Creatures Brand of chocolate | $616K | 56 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Macphie Manufacturer of food ingredients for bakery and foodservice | $559K | 137 mo ago | 181 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 32 | Meatcure Restaurants Restaurant chain | $499K | 120 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | SuperJam Private label Jam company | $496K | 139 mo ago | 1 | Fraser Doherty Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 34 | Brite Internet first brand offering plant-based nutrition drinks | $488K | 26 mo ago | 4 | Andrius Ratkevicius Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+25 | Top 5M | 10 patents Molded paper inserts and tooling for printing/finishing processes | 3 expansions |
| 35 | Hebridean Food Company Seafood company | $484K | 81 mo ago | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Tongue In Peat Internet first brand of sauces & condiments | $439K | 33 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Kocktail Brand of cocktails | $374K | 37 mo ago | — | Andrew Hutchinson Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+25 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 38 | Agren Provider of sustainable land management and renewable energy solutions | $320K | 142 mo ago | — | Erik Odendaal Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Wolfcraig Brand of scotch whisky | $310K | 46 mo ago | 3 | Jamie Lunn Co-Founder & Director | Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceZURB Foundation+28 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 40 | Agri-EPI Provider of agriculture engineering and strategy services | $300K | 92 mo ago | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Arbikie Manufacturer of distilled spirits, gift sets, tasting packs, and experiences | $266K | 110 mo ago | — | David Stirling Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+34 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 42 | CHOC Plus Confectionaries manufacturer | $254K | 136 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Crossbill Gin Gin brand and company | $250K | 56 mo ago | 4 | Jonathan Engels Founder | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceSentry+17 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 44 | Salar Smokehouse Brand of seafood | $205K | 41 mo ago | 6 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 45 | Aquanzo Operator of aquaculture farm | $185K | 33 mo ago | 8 | Stefanie Lobnig Co-Founder | CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | FIERCE Beer Manufacturer of craft beer and fruit infused beverages | $151K | 26 mo ago | — | David McHard Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+23 | Top 5M | — | 3 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 47 | Valentian Vermouth Brand of spirits | $148K | 55 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Scottish Shellfish Producer & supplier of products to supermarkets, wholesalers, and restaurants | $124K | 73 mo ago | — | Robert Mitchell Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 50M | — | 1 partnership |
| 49 | Freedom Bakery Restaurants serving bakery products | $111K | 50 mo ago | — | Matt Fountain Founder & Managing Director | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | Top 10M | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland
#1
Seed · Dingwall, Scotland · founded 2015$3.8Mraised▾
Seed · Dingwall, Scotland · founded 2015
Brand of multi-category spirits
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Tech
top 41%Product
top 48%Funding
bottom 43%Global
bottom 29%Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 3 product lines
Tech: 53 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$683K
- 2017Seed$820.7K
- Jul 2016Seed$3M
Investors
Firstport
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAstraAstra WidgetsBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#2
Series A · Peebles, Scotland · founded 2012 · 15 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Series A · Peebles, Scotland · founded 2012 · 15 employees
Brand of whiskey
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 40%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 47%Global
bottom 32%News
bottom 31%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Bugsnag, Microsoft Clarity
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Export Manager
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$3.4M
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$314.5K
- Mar 2020Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
HIE, Lifted Ventures, Lotus Investments
Tech stack
AdscaleAnimate.CssApple PayBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#3
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2017 · 175 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2017 · 175 employees
Chain of limited service restaurant
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Growth
top 35%Market
top 44%Funding
bottom 49%Global
bottom 30%Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 175 employees (top 31% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-500,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed$2.4M
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCookieyesCore-Js
#4
Seed · Loughborough, Scotland · founded 2019 · 20 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · Loughborough, Scotland · founded 2019 · 20 employees
Manufacturer of non toxic agriculture chemicals. It create and sell ActivatedAir seed priming solutions to support controlled environment agriculture growers seeking optimal plant health.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Tech
top 45%Patents
top 45%Funding
top 46%Innovation
bottom 46%Moat
bottom 42%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Http/3
Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Seed$2M
- May 2023Seed$159.1K
- Apr 2023Seed$257.4K
- Oct 2022Seed$299K
Founders & team
Investors
Foresight Group, Growthdeck, Oxford Technology, Cambridge Agritech
#5
Funding Raised · Blackford, Scotland · founded 2011 · 363 employees$64.2Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Blackford, Scotland · founded 2011 · 363 employees
Highland is a spring water brand. Their products include still water, spring water and more. The company sells their products through stores and retailers in Scotland.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 20%Market
top 34%Funding
top 43%Tech
bottom 43%Growth
bottom 34%Global
bottom 32%Fin. health: Revenue ~$140M · Revenue 2.2x total funding
Market: 363 employees (top 12% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$140M · Top-5,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $64.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jul 2022)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Conventional Debt$64.2M
Investors
BREAL Zeta CF
Tech stack
Alpine.JsCloudflareCookieyesFacebook PixelGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#6
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2020 · 10 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2020 · 10 employees
Manufacturer & brand of carbonated & non-carbonated soft drinks
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 40%Tech
bottom 40%Product
bottom 39%News
bottom 32%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Seed$345.7K
- Aug 2023Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Linton Investments
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Early Stage · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 1835 · 27 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Early Stage · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 1835 · 27 employees
Brand of gin
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Brand Home Operations Supervisor
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Scottish Enterprise, Ferovinum
Tech stack
Apexcharts.JsCdnjsCloudflareCookieyesCore-JsCreatejs
#8
Series A · Dundee, Scotland · founded 2018 · 16 employees$11.3Mraised▾
Series A · Dundee, Scotland · founded 2018 · 16 employees
Provides agricarbon services for the agriculture sector
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 10.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Series A$11.3M
- Aug 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
First Milk, Barclays, Shell, The Nest family office, Counteract, Ananke
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#9
Acquired · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2003 · 167 employees$29.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2003 · 167 employees
Brand of beers. The company is known for its innovative craft beers, including its flagship beer The Original and a range of IPAs and limited-edition brews. It employs unique brewing techniques such as aging beer in oak casks previously used for bourbon or rum.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 9.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Series B—
- Jan 2020Series B$4.2M
- Sep 2017Series B$18M
- Nov 2016Series A$2.9M
Founders & team
Investors
L Catterton, C&C Gleeson
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCraft CmsCraft CommerceGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#10
Series A · Greenock, Scotland · founded 2016 · 2 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Series A · Greenock, Scotland · founded 2016 · 2 employees
Whiskey processing company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Visitor Centre & Shop Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2022Series A$794.4K
- Aug 2021Conventional Debt$4.2M
- Jun 2021Series A$12.7M
- Dec 2018Seed$362.7K
Founders & team
Investors
Scotland Government, Distil, The Marie Ainsworth Pension Trust, The Ray Sheerin Retirement Benefit Scheme, Doorbury, Grain
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle Analytics
#11
Public · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 1983 · 99 employees$27.1Mraised▾
Public · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 1983 · 99 employees
Producer and bottler of artisanal spirits and malt whiskies. This company offers contract bottling services to other brands in the spirits industry. It also owns and manages several brands of Scotch malt whisky, providing a complete supply chain solution from production to market. The company's portfolio includes single cask offerings and other blended spirits. They provide investor information and regulatory updates through their website.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2021Conventional Debt$27.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Royal Bank of Scotland
#12
Series B · Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland · founded 2016 · 68 employees$18.6Mraised▾
Series B · Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland · founded 2016 · 68 employees
Internet first brand offering subscription-based food for pets. The platform offers users personalized recommendations based on the pet's details like gender, age, weight, activity, height, health issues, diet plans, and more. The platform offers meals in various flavors like beef, salmon, lamb, fish, duck, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Series B$9.9M
- Feb 2020Series A$5.7M
- May 2018Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Mobeus Equity Partners, BGF, Techstart Ventures, BLUE14, Gresham House Ventures
Tech stack
AdalyserAhrefsAlpine.JsAnimate.CssApache Http ServerAwin
Funding & investor landscape
$259.7Mtotal disclosed funding
53companies funded
96disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov3 rounds
Notable founders
Annabel Thomas
Founder & CEO · Nc’nean
Glen Clark
CEO · Zayndu
Ralph Weir
CEO · Zayndu
Josh Rennie
Co-Founder · Whitebox
Pietro Collina
Co-Founder · Whitebox
Stewart Arbuckle
Co-Founder · Agricarbon
Dougal Sharp
Founder · Innis & Gunn
Martin Mcadam
CEO · Ardgowan Distillery
David Ridley
Managing Director · ASC
Kevin Dorren
Chairman & CEO · Bella and Duke
Euan Mitchell
CEO & MD · Isle of Arran Distillery
Andrius Ratkevicius
Founder · Brite
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,075,655 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 · United Kingdom
How research on Agritech is moving in the United Kingdom
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 199 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201820222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 37% across 2018–2026.
top research entities
- University of Bristol15
- University of Lincoln12
- University of Sussex7
- University of Oxford7
- University of Reading6
leading researchers
Redmond R. Shamshiri · Cornelia Weltzien · Ibrahim A. Hameed · Lenka Pitonakova · Siva K. Balasundram · Ian J. Yule · Tony E. Grift · Andrew J. Dougill
▲
Breakthroughs21 · 11%
▲ 0%→13% share
4 median citations81% since 2021mostly methods-led
Robot research newly emerging in UK Agritech breakthroughs — 5 papers signal precision-automation gains.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture8
- Robot5
- Precision agriculture3
- Field (mathematics)2
- Testbed2
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→8
Landmark AgROS: A Robot Operating System Based Emulation Tool for Agricultural Robotics · 94 cites
◆
Advancements77 · 39%
▲ 0%→37% share
3 median citations64% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture advancements intensifying — papers surged from 3 to 31, with Food security rising 2 to 9.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture3→31
- Food security2→9
- Climate change1→6
Newly emergingRobot 0→8 · Context (archaeology) 0→6 · Field (mathematics) 0→5
Landmark Artificial intelligence and food security: swarm intelligence of AgriTech drones for smart AgriFood operations · 144 cites
▼
Concerns67 · 34%
▲ 0%→32% share
2 median citations63% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture concerns tripled from 4 to 36, with Sustainability newly flagged alongside Climate change doubling to 6.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture4→36
- Food security1→6
- Climate change2→6
Newly emergingSustainability 0→5
Landmark Research and development in agricultural robotics: A perspective of digital farming · 507 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where agritech is researched across United Kingdom
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.
Bristol15 · +0.16
London10 · +0.18
Oxford9 · +0.20
Edinburgh7 · +0.73
Cambridge5 · +0.24
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing agritech patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 7 assignees (2024–2025), led by S&A Group Holdings, IBM UK, IBM; annual filings 2→1.
3 filings7 assigneespeak 2/yr2024–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2024–2025)
top patent filers
- S&A Group Holdings6
- IBM UK1
- IBM1
- Suffern Edward1
- Wooldridge James1
- Bozek James1
- Francis Kellie1
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Scotland, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 256 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Scotland, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $259.7M in disclosed equity funding across 53 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Scotland, United Kingdom?
Highland Spring is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Scotland, United Kingdom, with $64.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom are funded?
53 of the 256 Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Scotland, United Kingdom?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Scotland, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Scotland, United Kingdom Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Scotland, United Kingdom Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Scottish Enterprise, Europa, HSBC, Clydesdale Bank, Scotland Government.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
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