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Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Shanghai, China
The 100 best Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yum China.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
100companies tracked
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
30have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × SHANGHAI
Our analysis of 49 Food and Agriculture companies
$9.5b in tracked funding; 20% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2020.
49companies analysed
20%cloud-native stacks
2020funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2012median founding year
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yum China Restaurants group in China 69Fin. health top 25%Partners top 25%Market top 27%Funding top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 25% Partnerstop 25% Markettop 27% Fundingtop 30% Newstop 32% Producttop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Fin. health: Revenue ~$11.8B (FY2016) · Net margin 9.4% Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 9% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $460M | 117 mo ago | Public | 450,000 | 1987 | Joey Wat CEO | 2 awards |
| 2 | Shanghai Milkground Food Brand offering milk products 42Funding top 44%Global bottom 33% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $459M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Single-market focus (China) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $459M | 66 mo ago | Series D | 3,034 | 1988 | — | — |
| 3 | Shanghai Jiaoda Onlly Provider of real estate development, construction management and food safety testing services 65Market top 31%Funding top 42%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Markettop 31% Fundingtop 42% Globalbottom 29% Market: 968 employees (top 14% of Food and Agriculture) Funding: Raised $79.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $80M | 55 mo ago | Public | 968 | 1998 | — | — |
| 4 | Shanghai McGindi Group Provider of event catering services 65Market top 26%Funding top 36%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Markettop 26% Fundingtop 36% Globalbottom 29% Market: 4,000 employees (top 7% of Food and Agriculture) Funding: Raised $74.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $74M | 42 mo ago | Series C | 4,000 | 2003 | — | — |
| 5 | Shanghai Guanshengyuan Food Private label manufacturer & brand of confectioneries | $73M | 219 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1915 | Weng Mao CEO | — |
| 6 | Seesaw Restaurant serving coffee 27Funding top 43%Market bottom 38%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $60.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 37 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $60M | 51 mo ago | Series A | 37 | 2012 | — | — |
| 7 | YPX Cayman Holdings Provider of collegiate athletic department services | $59M | 142 mo ago | Deadpooled | 200 | 2010 | Chris Tay Co-Founder | — |
| 8 | Coffee Box Retail coffee chain operator 24Funding top 38%Global bottom 33% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $55.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Single-market focus (China) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $56M | 72 mo ago | Deadpooled | 20 | 2003 | — | — |
| 9 | Babela's Kitchen Casual dining restaurant chain | $40M | 172 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2005 | Stella Zhong CEO | — |
| 10 | MollyBox Online subscription-based platform for pet supplies 37Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 38% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $33.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $33M | 46 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2017 | Ju Yi Founder and CEO | — |
| 11 | Zhongming Jiaye Retail chain food & beverage products | $30M | 86 mo ago | Series C | — | 2012 | — | — |
| 12 | CellX Company develops cell-cultivated meat products 35Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Market bottom 39%Global bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $25.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $26M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 40 | 2020 | Ran Liu Co-Founder & Board Director | — |
| 13 | Fukey Technology QR-based payment solutions for merchants and businesses 53Market top 35%Funding top 47%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Markettop 35% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 36% Market: 1,000 employees (top 13% of Food and Agriculture) Funding: Raised $21.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $21M | 54 mo ago | Deadpooled | 1,000 | 2016 | — | — |
| 14 | Xianshi Information Technology Distributors of food & beverages products | $16M | 98 mo ago | Series B | 300 | 2015 | — | — |
| 15 | Mr.Choi PATISSERIE limited information available | $15M | 92 mo ago | Series A | 30 | 2010 | — | — |
| 16 | Shanghai Kaishan Wine Brand of ready to drink alcoholic spirits | $14M | 72 mo ago | Series B | — | 2018 | Tang Wei Founder & CEO | — |
| 17 | Shanghai Bifengtang Delicious Food Chinese food restaurants | $13M | 195 mo ago | Series A | — | 1998 | Ye Ximing Founder | — |
| 18 | Xiaomanjiao Restaurant serving multiple dishes | $2M | 60 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | Guo Bonan Founder | — |
| 19 | Shanghai Jinsui Agricultural Science & Technology Integrated company in cultivation, processing, and supply of rice small bud | $2M | 61 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 20 | Shanghai Zidan Printing Provider of food packaging services | $1M | 360 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1981 | — | — |
| 21 | Mr. Pancake Chains providing pancake and breakfast menu items for in-house dining | $1M | 68 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | Cui Manyi Founder | — |
| 22 | 51Ludou Provider of semi-autonomous smart vending machines | $1M | 96 mo ago | Deadpooled | 30 | 2015 | — | — |
| 23 | Meet Weilai Research and development of seed cells | $1M | 44 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Gaishi Beverage Distributor of tea beverages | $338K | 29 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | Liu Gang CEO | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai
#1
Series A · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 40 employees$25.7Mraised▾
Series A · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 40 employees
Company develops cell-cultivated meat products. The company has created lab-grown meat kebabs and tofu with minced lab-grown meat. The company also developed cell-cultivated beef products using 3D bioprinting technology.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%Talent
top 38%Market
bottom 39%Global
bottom 38%News
bottom 22%Funding: Raised $25.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Jun 2023)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Market: 40 employees
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Series A$6.5M
- Feb 2022Series A$14.8M
- Sep 2021Series A$4.3M
- Dec 2020Seed$50K
Founders & team
Investors
Agronomics, Purple Orange Ventures, Humboldt Fund, Zhen Fund, Lever VC, Sky9 Capital
#2
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2003 · 4000 employees$74.1Mraised▾
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2003 · 4000 employees
Provider of event catering services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 26%Funding
top 36%Global
bottom 29%Market: 4,000 employees (top 7% of Food and Agriculture)
Funding: Raised $74.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2022)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Series C$27.9M
- Aug 2021Series C$46.3M
Investors
China Everbright, Jinbang Capital, Tianwei Food
#3
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021$338.1Kraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021
Gaishi Beverage (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive enterprise established on July 1, 2021, focusing on product innovation and marketing innovation in the tea industry. They specialize in tea drink product research and development, production, sales, branding, and overseas development.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Series A$338.1K
Founders & team
#4
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017$33Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017
MollyBox is an online subscription-based platform for pet supplies. Offerings include food and treats for cats. Users can place orders on a monthly subscription basis.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $33.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Aug 2022)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 4 countries beyond China
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Series C$20M
- Mar 2019Series B$13M
- Angel—
Founders & team
Investors
Unity Ventures, DCM Ventures, Tekton Ventures, Long Capital, FJ Labs, Digitalis Ventures
#5
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012 · 37 employees$60.4Mraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012 · 37 employees
Restaurant serving coffee
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 43%Market
bottom 38%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $60.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2022)
Market: 37 employees
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2022Series A—
- Jul 2021Series A$15.4M
- 2017Series A$45M
Investors
HEYTEA, Pak Fook Holdings, BA Capital, CoStone Capital
#6
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1988 · 3034 employees$459Mraised▾
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1988 · 3034 employees
Brand offering milk products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $459M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Dec 2020)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Series D$459M
Investors
Mengniu Dairy
#7
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1998 · 968 employees$79.8Mraised▾
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1998 · 968 employees
Provider of real estate development, construction management and food safety testing services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 31%Funding
top 42%Global
bottom 29%Market: 968 employees (top 14% of Food and Agriculture)
Funding: Raised $79.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2021)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Post IPO$79.8M
Investors
Zhejiang Yitang Medical Service Co, China Capital Investment Group
#8
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016 · 1000 employees$21Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016 · 1000 employees
QR-based payment solutions for merchants and businesses. It enables businesses to collect online payments from customers. Customers can scan The Qr code and make payments from their linked wallets or cards. It also provides solutions for account and sales management.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 35%Funding
top 47%Global
bottom 36%Market: 1,000 employees (top 13% of Food and Agriculture)
Funding: Raised $21.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2021)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Series B$21M
Investors
Ruipeng Capital, Yolo Investments
#9
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1987 · 450000 employees$460Mraised▾
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1987 · 450000 employees
Yum China was a part of Yum Group until November 1, 2016. It spun off to be listed on NYSE under the ticker YUMC. It claims to be present in over 1,100 cities and towns and runs more than 7,300 restaurants. Also, it claims to have more than 40 million employees. It currently runs KFC in the Chinese market as an exclusive operator and has the right to operate three brands Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and the wholly-owned East Dawning and Little Sheep restaurant chain. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $9.56B and a net profit of $0.44B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 25%Partners
top 25%Market
top 27%Funding
top 30%News
top 32%Product
top 35%Fin. health: Revenue ~$11.8B (FY2016) · Net margin 9.4% · Revenue +4% YoY
Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 9% of tracked companies
Market: 450,000 employees (top 1% of Food and Agriculture) · Revenue ~$11.8B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 69.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2016PE$460M
Founders & team
Investors
Primavera, Ant Group, Boston York Restaurant Group, IFM Investors, E Fund, US Asset Management
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#10
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2003 · 20 employees$55.6Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2003 · 20 employees
Coffee Box is a retail coffee chain operator. It offers coffee drinks such as bullet-proof coffee, pink coconut water, flavoured latte coffee, mocha coffee, hot chocolate, coffee shakes etc. Claims to operate nearly 100 coffee stations across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and other cities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $55.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (2020)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- 2020Series B—
- Apr 2019Series B$30.7M
- Mar 2018Series B$25M
Investors
Chuangxin Innovation Works, Qiming Venture Partners, Gaorong Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Bell Capital
#11
Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai
Research and development of seed cells
Investors
Galileo Venture Investor
#12
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2010 · 200 employees$59Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2010 · 200 employees
Provider of collegiate athletic department services. This entity manages and promotes all aspects of a university's athletic programs. Services encompass team management, scheduling, ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and alumni relations. It also includes facilities management, media relations, and compliance with governing bodies' regulations. The organization supports student-athlete development through academic advising, sports medicine, and strength and conditioning programs. It facilitates engagement with fans and sponsors through various digital and in-person channels.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2014Series D$25M
- Nov 2012Series C$11.5M
- Oct 2011Series B$20M
- Sep 2010Venture Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
LionRock Capital, Ignition Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Mitsui Global Investment, Hotung Investment Holdings, Maybank
Funding & investor landscape
$1.5Btotal disclosed funding
24companies funded
29disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IDG Capital2 rounds
Qiming Venture Partners2 rounds
Notable founders
Ran Liu
Co-Founder & Board Director · CellX
Ziliang Yang
Co-Founder & CEO · CellX
Liu Gang
CEO · Gaishi Beverage
Ju Yi
Founder and CEO · MollyBox
Joey Wat
CEO · Yum China
Chris Tay
Co-Founder · YPX Cayman Holdings
Tang Wei
Founder & CEO · Shanghai Kaishan Wine
Weng Mao
CEO · Shanghai Guanshengyuan Food
Stella Zhong
CEO · Babela's Kitchen
Guo Bonan
Founder · Xiaomanjiao
Cui Manyi
Founder · Mr. Pancake
Ye Ximing
Founder · Shanghai Bifengtang Delicious Food
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,760,412 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 FROM Shanghai · institutions
What Shanghai researches in agritech
Shanghai University and Jiao Tong University lead moderately optimistic agritech research (mean stance 0.29), dominated by Smart Agriculture and AI themes across 20 papers, with recent work surging post-2020.
20 papersstance +0.2913% breakthrough27% concern
local research themes
Smart Agriculture and AIE-commerce and Technology InnovationsRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationGreenhouse Technology and Climate ControlRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsQualitative Comparative Analysis Research
top institutions
- Shanghai University7
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University7
- Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences1
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute1
- Shanghai Public Security Bureau1
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Shanghai, China?
Radar tracks 100 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Shanghai, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China on this list have raised a combined $1.5B in disclosed equity funding across 24 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Shanghai, China?
Yum China is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Shanghai, China, with $460M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China are funded?
24 of the 100 Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Shanghai, China?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Shanghai, China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Shanghai, China Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Shanghai, China Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Zhen Fund, BA Capital, Hosen Capital, IDG Capital, Orchid Asia Group.
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.