Radar · Food and Agriculture in United States
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in United States
The 21288 best Food and Agriculture companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Olam Agri.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
21288companies tracked
$78.7Bdisclosed funding
9unicorns
2875have raised
Food and Agriculture companies across the United States don't lack for scale. This directory tracks 21,288 of them, with $78.7 billion in total disclosed funding and nine unicorns sitting inside that pool. Olam Agri leads by a wide margin at $5.6 billion in funding, followed by Chobani at $1.4 billion and Celsius Holdings at $1.2 billion. Those top three alone tell you something about where the real capital concentration sits. And if you're trying to map momentum, 504 food, foodtech, and agriculture apps are posting median install growth of roughly 20% year-over-year, which I'd argue is one of the cleaner signals of where consumer behavior is actually moving.
Coverage growth is flat, but the themes heating up underneath that surface are specific: youth agriculture programs, food waste composting, organic recycling, and agricultural extension outreach. So what's driving investor attention? Backers like the United States Department of Agriculture and L Catterton are leaning into operators with real infrastructure, not just concept-stage pitches. Fruitist has pulled $886 million; Chobani's trajectory is well-documented. The funding here isn't speculative froth. It's earned-revenue businesses with disclosed capital behind them, ranked so you can find the ones that actually matter.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × UNITED STATES
Our analysis of 175 Food and Agriculture companies
$22.9b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
175companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
1.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
63%of audience held by top 3
10companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Stage | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olam Agri Global food and agri-business transforming food, feed, and fiber sustainably 89Funding top 20%Market top 26%Fin. health top 26%News top 36% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Markettop 26% Fin. healthtop 26% Newstop 36% Growthtop 40% Techtop 41% Producttop 47% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $5.6B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Market: 9,000 employees (top 4% of Food and Agriculture) · Revenue ~$260M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $5.6B | 3 mo ago | 9,000 | Acquired | — | 10 signals ▼17% Announcements · M&A · Capital raise | — | 6 job openings |
| 2 | Chobani Producer and brand of yogurt 74Funding top 19%Product top 22%Innovation top 27%Tech top 32% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Producttop 22% Innovationtop 27% Techtop 32% Markettop 35% Patentstop 37% Partnerstop 37% Newstop 43% Growthbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) Product: 3 product launch events in 12 mo, 4 the year before · 12 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.4B | 8 mo ago | 2,267 2,267 → 2,367 (+4%) | Series D | — | 16 signals ▼24% Capital raise · Hiring · Funding | 18 patents Low‑sugar plant and dairy alternatives, oat‑flour formulations, and ready‑packaging technologies. | 2 awards |
| 3 | Celsius Holdings Gluten free energy drink brand 74Funding top 23%Product top 35%Market top 37%Talent top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Producttop 35% Markettop 37% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 39% Newstop 39% Fin. healthtop 39% Techtop 50% Partnersbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Moatbottom 36% Funding: Raised $1.2B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.2B | 9 mo ago | 765 | Public | John Fieldly CEO | 43 signals Earnings · Announcements · Leadership | — | — |
| 4 | Fruitist 🦄 Provider of non-GMO berries, including jumbo blueberries and snack packs 76Funding top 13%Talent top 33%Growth top 35%Market top 41% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Talenttop 33% Growthtop 35% Markettop 41% Techtop 42% Globaltop 45% Funding: Raised $886M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $886M | 7 mo ago | — | Series D | Thomas Snyder Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 5 | AGCO Global agricultural machinery and precision technology solutions provider, empowering farmers 78Funding top 20%Tech top 20%Patents top 20%Moat top 21% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 20% Patentstop 20% Moattop 21% Markettop 22% Innovationtop 26% Partnerstop 26% Producttop 28% Fin. healthtop 35% Globaltop 45% Newstop 47% Talenttop 48% Customersbottom 45% Growthbottom 37% Funding: Raised $698M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 36 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 82 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $698M | 19 mo ago | 25,661 25,661 → 13,286 (-48%) | Public | Eric Hansotia Chairman | 18 signals ▼66% Earnings · Buyback · Leadership | 2,754 patents Precision agricultural machinery: combine harvesters, balers, headers, and variable row systems | — |
| 6 | BlueNalu Produces and supplies seafood products using fish cells 62Growth top 15%Funding top 20%Product top 30%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Fundingtop 20% Producttop 30% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 32% Newstop 32% Patentstop 33% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 34% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $118M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $118M | 5 mo ago | 50 | Series B | Lou Cooperhouse Co-Founder & CEO | 4 signals ▲300% Funding · Capital raise | 11 patents Cultured fish meat production and related cell line genetics for edible seafood | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 7 | Voyage Foods Provider of food processing services 64Patents top 15%Innovation top 19%Funding top 21%Tech top 39% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 15% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 21% Techtop 39% Growthtop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Patents: 85 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 83 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Innovation: 85 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 83 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $110M | 6 mo ago | 30 30 → 48 (+60%) | Series A | Adam Maxwell Founder & CEO | — | 85 patents Innovative chocolate analog production and plant‑based substrate processing for waste‑derived foods | — |
| 8 | Arcadia Biosciences Innovating healthy ingredients and wellness products, from seed to table 35Product top 14%Funding top 20%Patents top 25%Innovation top 31% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 20% Patentstop 25% Innovationtop 31% Partnerstop 41% Growthbottom 46% Moatbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 28% Newsbottom 27% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $101M across 21 rounds · 21 rounds over 21 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $101M | 5 mo ago | 72 | Public | — | — | 235 patents Genetically engineered wheat for improved nutrition, reduced allergens, and herbicide resistance | — |
| 9 | Dairy Farmers of America Brand of dairy products to consumers 60Funding top 22%Tech top 26%Market top 43%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 26% Markettop 43% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Productbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $94.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Tech: 65 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $94M | 4 mo ago | 353 | Funding Raised | Dennis Rodenbaugh President and Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 10 | Lemon Perfect Brand of cold-pressed lemon water 64Funding top 21%Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Moat top 48% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 45% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $92.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $93M | 12 mo ago | 84 84 → 65 (-23%) | Series A | Jeff Popkin CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | FWC Organization focused on aquaculture 35Funding top 27%Customers top 40%Tech top 49%Growth bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Customerstop 40% Techtop 49% Growthbottom 48% Marketbottom 47% Productbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Fin. healthbottom 9% Funding: Raised $88.7M across 84 rounds · 84 rounds over 15 yrs (5.6/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.15★ across 2,319 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +4% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $89M | 5 mo ago | 1,121 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | good culture Chain of limited service restaurant offering deserts 76Funding top 19%Growth top 25%Product top 25%News top 29% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 25% Producttop 25% Newstop 29% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 37% Marketbottom 45% Partnersbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $85.8M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $86M | 4 mo ago | 40 | Series C | — | 4 signals ▲300% M&A · Regulatory · Contracts | — | 2 job openings |
| 13 | Maison Solutions Specialty grocery retailer offering traditional Asian food and merchandise to modern U.S. consumers. 67Funding top 16%Growth top 25%Fin. health top 33%News top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Growthtop 25% Fin. healthtop 33% Newstop 45% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Techbottom 25% Moatbottom 24% Funding: Raised $79.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Revenue +114% YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $80M | 8 mo ago | 174 | Public | — | 5 signals ▼17% Earnings | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 14 | Sustainable Northwest Provider of ecological restoration services 35Funding top 23%Tech bottom 46%Market bottom 33%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $75.7M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 4 yrs (3.0/yr) Tech: 20 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $76M | 6 mo ago | 36 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 15 | Husk Power Systems AI-powered distributed energy platform delivering clean, reliable power in Global South 76Funding top 22%Customers top 24%Product top 26%Talent top 28% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Customerstop 24% Producttop 26% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 32% AItop 35% Innovationtop 39% Techtop 41% Globaltop 42% Newstop 49% Fin. healthbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Moatbottom 46% Funding: Raised $74.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 18 yrs (0.7/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 5.00★ across 2,880 ratings (3 apps) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $74M | 9 mo ago | 443 443 → 480 (+8%) | Series D | Ratnesh Yadav Co-Founder | 4 signals ▼33% Capital raise · IPO · New product | — | — |
| 16 | waterdrop Internet first brand of electrolytes hydration cubes 82Funding top 23%Tech top 23%Customers top 24%Growth top 28% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 23% Customerstop 24% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Producttop 40% Markettop 42% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $70.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 67 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $70M | 1 mo ago | 350 | Series C | Thomas Wieser Co-Founder | — | — | 3 expansions |
| 17 | Kemin Manufacturer of ingredients and solutions for animal, food, and human industries 69Innovation top 30%Funding top 32%Patents top 37%Talent top 38% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Fundingtop 32% Patentstop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Growthtop 40% Newstop 40% Techtop 41% Markettop 47% Globaltop 50% Producttop 50% Innovation: 32 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) Funding: Raised $70.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $70M | 6 mo ago | 201 | Funding Raised | R Nelson Co-Founder | 6 signals ▼40% M&A · Announcements | 32 patents Adaptive multi‑carrier wireless communication systems (OFDMA, dynamic subcarrier clustering, interference control). | — |
| 18 | Barfresh Food Group Ready-to-blend frozen beverages manufacturer and distributor 55Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 31%Growth top 38% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 38% Newstop 39% Techtop 49% Fin. healthbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 23% Moatbottom 18% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 5 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $60M | 3 mo ago | 13 | Public | — | 10 signals ▼29% Earnings · M&A | — | — |
| 19 | La La Land Kind Cafe Restaurant serving multiple dishes 57Funding top 24%Tech top 36%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 36% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $60.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $60M | 7 mo ago | 58 | Series C | Francois Reihani Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Oats Overnight Brand of oats 62Funding top 20%Tech top 26%Product top 40%Market top 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 26% Producttop 40% Markettop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Customersbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $57.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $57M | 4 mo ago | 105 | Series C | Brian Tate Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 3 job openings · 1 award |
| 21 | Icelandic Provisions Authentic Icelandic Skyr, protein-rich yogurt, made with traditional heirloom cultures 55Funding top 25%Talent top 28%Tech top 32%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Patentstop 41% Innovationtop 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 23% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $54.3M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $54M | 8 mo ago | 11 | Series C | Terry McGuire Co-Founder | — | 8 patents Plant-based fermented food manufacturing processes and associated food packaging solutions. | 1 award |
| 22 | Founders Table Operator of a portfolio of founder-led restaurant companies 37Funding top 23%Product top 36%News top 41%Market bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Producttop 36% Newstop 41% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Innovationbottom 28% Funding: Raised $47.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $47M | 6 mo ago | 78 | Series C | Nick Marsh CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Elo Life Systems Provider of healthier food processing services 42Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $45M | 4 mo ago | 38 | Series A | Todd Rands CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Salted Builder of digital-first restaurant brands 42Funding top 21%Growth top 29%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 29% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Innovationbottom 19% Funding: Raised $42.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Headcount 49 → 65 (+33%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $43M | 6 mo ago | 65 | Series B | Jeffrey Appelbaum CEO/Founder | — | 2 patents Email analytics platform for measuring and optimizing email campaign performance | — |
| 25 | The Fresh Factory Apple processing company 48Funding top 18%Talent top 28%News top 33%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Talenttop 28% Newstop 33% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $42.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $42M | 4 mo ago | 28 | Public | Jeff Adeszko Co-Founder | 11 signals ▼45% Funding · Earnings | — | 1 expansion |
| 26 | Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Provider of Hawaiian-inspired plate lunches and catering services 64Customers top 25%Tech top 26%Funding top 27%News top 36% All 12 signals ▾Customerstop 25% Techtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Newstop 36% Producttop 40% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 43% Markettop 44% Talenttop 44% Innovationbottom 37% Globalbottom 32% Moatbottom 22% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.69★ across 1,792 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +18% in 6 mo Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $42M | 3 mo ago | 1,998 | Series C | Cameron Mcnie Founder/Executive Chairman | 3 signals ▲200% Leadership · New product | — | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 27 | Real American Beer Internet first brand of beers 78Funding top 27%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $28.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $28M | 3 mo ago | — | Series B | Chad Bronstein Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | Lucky Beverage Provider of zero sugar energy drinks 53Funding top 22%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $26.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $26M | 7 mo ago | — | Series B | Richard Laver Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 29 | Curio Wellness Manufacturer of cannabis products and operator of dispensaries 64Tech top 30%Funding top 31%Growth top 32%Innovation top 36% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 32% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 49% Partnersbottom 47% Globalbottom 30% Customersbottom 29% Tech: 59 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $25.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $26M | 4 mo ago | 139 139 → 214 (+54%) | Series B | Wendy Bronfein Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | THE H.WOOD GROUP Offers event catering services 50Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Tech top 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Techtop 47% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% 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 50/100 | $25M | 5 mo ago | — | Acquired | Brian Toll Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 31 | Aqua Theon Company that specializes in the development and commercialization of innovative seaweed based products and… 65Funding top 26%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $24.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $24M | 2 mo ago | — | Seed | Alissa Miky Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | RipeLocker Postharvest technology extends perishables' freshness, reduces waste, and ensures quality 22Funding top 36%Patents top 40%Innovation top 44%Moat bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 44% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 22% Techbottom 22% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $21.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 6 yrs (1.5/yr) Patents: 10 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $21M | 5 mo ago | 18 | Series B | George Lobisser Co-Founder & CEO | — | 10 patents Vacuum-based atmospheric control systems for extending shelf-life of perishable foods | — |
| 33 | Bond Pets Internet first brand offering plant-based pet food 53Funding top 29%Innovation top 34%Growth top 35%Product top 36% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Innovationtop 34% Growthtop 35% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Techbottom 48% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 30% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Innovation: 8 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $20M | 2 mo ago | 31 | Series A | Pernilla Audibert Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 34 | BLUESTRIPES Restaurant & cafe serving chocolates and chocolate snacks 42Funding top 38%Tech top 38%Talent top 38%Growth bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $20M | 2 mo ago | 18 | Series B | Max Fichtman Co-Founder | — | — | 1 award |
| 35 | Throne SPORT COFFEE Internet first brand of coffee 72Growth top 28%Funding top 33%Tech top 40%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 33% Techtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $18.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $18M | 3 mo ago | — | Series A | Michael Fedele Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 36 | Westrock Coffee Provider of coffee, tea, and extract beverage solutions 82Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 21%Market top 30% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 21% Markettop 30% Fin. healthtop 32% Techtop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Growthtop 43% Newstop 43% Globalbottom 37% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 5 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $17M | 6 mo ago | 1,327 | Public | Joe Ford Co-Founder | 10 signals ▼44% Announcements · Earnings | — | — |
| 37 | Cerebelly Internet first brand offering plant-based personalized food products for kids 57Tech top 25%Funding top 26%Growth top 35%Talent top 37% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 37% Newstop 41% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 58 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $16.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $17M | 3 mo ago | 32 | Series B | Nick Langan Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 38 | Quinn Snacks Delicious, better-for-you pretzel snacks made with regenerative farming and transparent ingredients 45Funding top 27%Tech top 32%Growth top 45%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 32% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $16.4M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 14 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $16M | 1 mo ago | 29 | Series E | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Sow Good Provider of fruits, veggies, candies, and other items processing services 67Growth top 18%Funding top 25%News top 25%Partners top 28% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Fundingtop 25% Newstop 25% Partnerstop 28% Fin. healthtop 50% Marketbottom 47% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 30% Moatbottom 21% Growth: Headcount 31 → 225 (+626%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $15.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $16M | 5 mo ago | 225 | Public | — | 9 signals ▲350% Earnings · Contracts · Capital raise | — | — |
| 40 | Culture Fresh Foods Provider of dairy products packaging services 14Funding top 39%Tech bottom 45%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 24 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $13M | 4 mo ago | 12 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Khloud Provider of network security services ensuring connection verification and access control 74Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Talent top 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $12.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $12M | 2 mo ago | — | Series C | Jeff R Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 42 | Green Coffee Company Coffee producer offering farm-direct, traceable roasted coffee 64Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 42% Innovationtop 46% Globalbottom 46% Funding: Raised $11.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $12M | 1 mo ago | — | Series A | Cole Shephard Founder & Co-CEO & Chairman | — | 56 patents Cartridge-based beverage carbonation and dispensing systems for coffee and other drinks | — |
| 43 | Big Tree Farms Provider of CRM, analytics, and apps for sports and esports organizations 40Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Global bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Funding: Raised $11.6M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $12M | 5 mo ago | 12 | Series D | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | BrewVo Beer processing beer 29Growth top 35%Funding top 41%Tech bottom 39%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $10.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $11M | 3 mo ago | 18 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | PopUpBagels Chain of full service restaurant offering pizza 57Growth top 28%Tech top 30%Funding top 37%Market bottom 31% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 30% Fundingtop 37% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $9M | 2 mo ago | 15 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Cream Co Provider of high quality meat, pork, and beef products 57Growth top 28%Tech top 40%Funding top 43%Product bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 40% Fundingtop 43% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $9M | 1 mo ago | 51 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Eat Mezcla Brand of bars 48Tech top 31%Growth top 35%Funding top 40%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 31% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 40% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 23% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $8M | 3 mo ago | 10 | Series B | — | — | — | 3 launchs |
| 48 | Brami Internet-first brand offering pasta and more 50Talent top 28%Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Funding top 37% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 51 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | 10 | Series B | William Hicks Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 49 | MOSH Online brand offering protein bars with brain-supporting nutrients 48Tech top 28%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 28% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Growthtop 45% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | 18 | Series A | Maria Shriver Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 50 | MetroDiner Chain of limited service restaurant offering chicken 82Tech top 21%Innovation top 25%Growth top 35%Product top 36% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 21% Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 35% Producttop 36% Markettop 37% Moattop 48% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 60 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $5M | 2 mo ago | 943 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in United States
#1
Acquired · Richardson, Texas · founded 2021 · 9000 employees$5.6Braised▾
Acquired · Richardson, Texas · founded 2021 · 9000 employees
Global food and agri-business transforming food, feed, and fiber sustainably. The company operates across diverse agricultural supply chains, offering origination, processing, trading, logistics, distribution, and risk management services. With a focus on high-growth markets, it sources and delivers quality products through its own operations and partnerships. The company transforms raw materials into value-added products, ensuring efficient and cost-effective transport and distribution. As an independent trader, it manages risks for customers in real-time, fostering sustainable practices and supporting farming communities. The company unlocks value for customers and strives for a food-secure future, building enduring partnerships and positively impacting climate, nature, and biodiversity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Market
top 26%Fin. health
top 26%News
top 36%Growth
top 40%Tech
top 41%Funding: Raised $5.6B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2026)
Market: 9,000 employees (top 4% of Food and Agriculture) · Revenue ~$260M · Top-1,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$260M
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 7 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +7 · hiring: Jacques Souza Luiz Marques, Tominaga
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$100M
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt$615M
- Dec 2022Conventional Debt$2B
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt$2.9B
Investors
Natixis, MUFG, FMO, SALIC
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience Manager Edge Delivery ServicesAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe Target
#2
Fruitist 🦄Series D · Santa Cruz, California · founded 2012$886Mraised▾
Fruitist 🦄
Series D · Santa Cruz, California · founded 2012
Provider of non-GMO berries, including jumbo blueberries and snack packs. It cultivates berries with a focus on flavor, consistency, and size. Berries are grown with care and verified under the Non-GMO Project. The company aims to provide a snacking alternative to traditional processed foods.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%Talent
top 33%Growth
top 35%Market
top 41%Tech
top 42%Global
top 45%Funding: Raised $886M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series D (Oct 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 40k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 3 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series D$150M
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt$400M
- Aug 2024Series C$100M
- Mar 2024Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China, Santander, Rabobank, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Barclays
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Series D · Norwich, New York · founded 2005 · 2267 employees$1.4Braised▾
Series D · Norwich, New York · founded 2005 · 2267 employees
Chobani, LLC is the producer of the Chobani brand of strained yogurt. It is genetically modified (non-GMO) and contains only natural ingredients and natural sweeteners. Chobani sponsored the US Olympic Team in 2012. Chobani opened its first yogurt bar in New York City's SoHo neighborhood in July, 2012. It opened one of the world’s largest yogurt-processing plants in Twin Falls, Idaho. The plant won the 2013 DBIA Design-Build Project of the Year award and the 2013 Food Plant of the Year award from Food Engineering magazine. Expanded to Australia in 2011, Canada in 2013 and UK in 2012.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Product
top 22%Innovation
top 27%Tech
top 32%Market
top 35%Patents
top 37%Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Oct 2025)
Product: 3 product launch events in 12 mo, 4 the year before · 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Innovation: 18 patents (top 40% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · 7 new-product events in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 201k LinkedIn followers — 16.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series D$650M
- Jun 2018PE—
- Apr 2014Conventional Debt$750M
Investors
Hoopp, Thomas Properties Group, TPG
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosApache Http ServerApple Icloud Mail
#4
Public · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2004 · 765 employees$1.2Braised▾
Public · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2004 · 765 employees
CELSIUS is a brand of energy drink. Its products have different flavors such as inferno punch, blueberry pomegranate, cherry lime, pineapple coconut, watermelon berry and strawberries & cream. It claims that its products are gluten free, soy free, and do not contain sugar, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Product
top 35%Market
top 37%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 39%News
top 39%Funding: Raised $1.2B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Aug 2025)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public
Market: 765 employees (top 16% of Food and Agriculture) · Revenue ~$742M · Top 60% by revenue among 40 tracked Food & Beverage Products peers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Post IPO$585M
- Aug 2022Post IPO$550M
- Aug 2020Post IPO$22M
- Dec 2018Post IPO$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Boyu Capital, CD Financial, Grieg Group, Charmnew, PepsiCo
Tech stack
AudioeyeBootstrapCloudflareFancyboxGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#5
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016 · 350 employees$70Mraised▾
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016 · 350 employees
Internet first brand of electrolytes hydration cubes. It offers a variety of flavors such as lime, acai, cranberry, hibiscus, ginger, and mango. The company sells their products through their own online website as well as through retailers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Tech
top 23%Customers
top 24%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 28%Product
top 40%Funding: Raised $70.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2026)
Tech: 67 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.84★ across 4,315 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +10% in 6 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 27k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series C$117.1M
- Jan 2023Angel—
- Feb 2022Series B$70M
- Oct 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Dohler Ventures, Temasek, Founders Future, Bitburger Ventures, Atlantic Grupa, Aspeya
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmerican ExpressApple PayBackbone.JsCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#6
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2005 · 13 employees$60.4Mraised▾
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2005 · 13 employees
Ready-to-blend frozen beverages manufacturer and distributor
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 31%Growth
top 38%News
top 39%Tech
top 49%Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 5 product lines
Funding: Raised $60.4M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 14 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$7.3M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$3M
- Oct 2023Post IPO$2M
- Mar 2020Post IPO$5.9M
Investors
Bel Group
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCloudflare
#7
Series C · Irvine, California · founded 2014 · 40 employees$85.8Mraised▾
Series C · Irvine, California · founded 2014 · 40 employees
Chain of limited service restaurant offering deserts
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 25%Product
top 25%News
top 29%Innovation
top 36%Tech
top 37%Funding: Raised $85.8M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Accounting Manager, People Operations Manager
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$55M
- Feb 2022Series C$64M
- May 2020Series B$4M
- Feb 2019Series B$8M
Investors
CAVU Consumer Partners, ALMANAC, 301 INC, General Mills, Manna Tree, SEMCAP
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsElementor
#8
Public · Davis, California · founded 2002 · 72 employees$101Mraised▾
Public · Davis, California · founded 2002 · 72 employees
Innovating healthy ingredients and wellness products, from seed to table. The company cultivates next-generation wellness products, focusing on specialty wheat ingredients with enhanced nutritional profiles. They aim to reinvent wheat as a functional food, adding value to the entire supply chain. They develop healthy formulations of wheat products. Additionally, they offer coconut water, a natural and hydrating beverage. The company focuses on consumer demands for healthier choices, offering products that are Non-GMO Project Verified. They are involved in agricultural innovation, food manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Their business model includes product development, supply chain management, and brand marketing. They are focused on health and wellness, food science, and sustainable agriculture.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Funding
top 20%Patents
top 25%Innovation
top 31%Partners
top 41%Growth
bottom 46%Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $101M across 21 rounds · 21 rounds over 21 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2026)
Patents: 235 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 77 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Post IPO$2.1M
- Feb 2021Post IPO$25M
- Dec 2020Post IPO$327K
- Jul 2020Post IPO$2.5M
Investors
NIDDK, Garywoitzik, Saints Capital, BASF, USAID, Vilmorin & Cie
Tech stack
AccessibeApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle Font Api
#9
Series C · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 2018 · 1998 employees$42Mraised▾
Series C · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 2018 · 1998 employees
Provider of Hawaiian-inspired plate lunches and catering services. The company offers a menu featuring sweet and savory chicken, pork, or vegetable plate lunches served with rice and macaroni salad. Sides include island favorites such as SPAM Musubi and macaroni salad. Desserts feature DOLE Soft Serve. The business model includes dine-in, takeout, and catering options.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 25%Tech
top 26%Funding
top 27%News
top 36%Product
top 40%Growth
top 42%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.69★ across 1,792 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +18% in 6 mo
Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $42.0M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 5 yrs (2.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$2.1M
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt$200K
- May 2025Series C$3.9M
- May 2025Conventional Debt$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Empire Group International
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailApple Sign-InAppnexusBootstrapCart Functionality
#10
Series B · San Diego, California · founded 2017 · 50 employees$118Mraised▾
Series B · San Diego, California · founded 2017 · 50 employees
Produces and supplies seafood products using fish cells. Its product offerings include finned fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. The company's products are developed by isolating living cells from fish tissue which is placed into a culture media for proliferation and then assembled. The company claims its products are serum-free. The company supplies its products to CPG product companies, the food service & retail industry, and food processors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 15%Funding
top 20%Product
top 30%Moat
top 31%Innovation
top 32%News
top 32%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $118M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2025Series B$11M
- Oct 2023Series B$33.5M
- Jan 2021Series A$60M
Founders & team
Investors
Stray Dog Capital, CPT Capital, New Crop Capital, Clear Current Capital, Griffith Foods, Richs
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulusUsercentricsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Funding Raised · Kansas City, Kansas · founded 1998 · 353 employees$94Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Kansas City, Kansas · founded 1998 · 353 employees
Brand of dairy products to consumers. Its other products include yogurt, cheese, and essential pantry staple. It is a national milk marketing cooperative that markets its members raw milk and sells dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products to wholesale buyers domestically and internationally.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Tech
top 26%Market
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 47%Product
bottom 41%Funding: Raised $94.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Feb 2026)
Tech: 65 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Market: 353 employees (top 24% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-1,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 114k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Director of Transportation, Salt Lake City
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$46M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$48M
Founders & team
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayAxiosAzureBackbone.JsBootstrap
#12
Funding Raised · United States · founded 1999 · 1121 employees$88.7Mraised▾
Funding Raised · United States · founded 1999 · 1121 employees
Organization focused on aquaculture
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Customers
top 40%Tech
top 49%Growth
bottom 48%Market
bottom 47%Product
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $88.7M across 84 rounds · 84 rounds over 15 yrs (5.6/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Dec 2025)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.15★ across 2,319 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +4% in 6 mo
Tech: 34 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$482.8K
- Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$446.1K
- Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$446.1K
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$2.3M
Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USGS, United States Department of Agriculture, FEMA, NASA
Tech stack
AceApple Icloud MailBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$78.7Btotal disclosed funding
2,628companies funded
5,529disclosed rounds
25rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Thomas Snyder
Co-Founder · Fruitist
Steve Magami
Co-Founder · Fruitist
John Fieldly
CEO · Celsius Holdings
Thomas Wieser
Co-Founder · waterdrop
Christoph Hermann
Co-Founder Chief Product Officer · waterdrop
Cameron Mcnie
Founder/Executive Chairman · Hawaiian Bros Island Grill
Tyler McNie
Co-Founder · Hawaiian Bros Island Grill
Lou Cooperhouse
Co-Founder & CEO · BlueNalu
Dennis Rodenbaugh
President and Chief Executive Officer · Dairy Farmers of America
Adam Maxwell
Founder & CEO · Voyage Foods
Brian Tate
Co-Founder & CEO · Oats Overnight
Pernilla Audibert
Co-Founder & CTO · Bond Pets
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,042,753 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 States
How research on Agritech is moving in the United States
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 652 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201020192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 24% → 62% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
- International Food Policy Research Institute25
- University of California, Davis22
- Cornell University22
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign17
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association17
leading researchers
Saraju P. Mohanty · Bouali Et-taibi · Mohamed Riduan Abid · H.S. Jat · Andrea Cattaneo · Leslie Lipper · El‐Mahjoub Boufounas · Driss Benhaddou
▲
Breakthroughs103 · 16%
▲ 2%→22% share
▲11.0× share momentum2 median citations92% since 2021mostly methods-led
Robot research surged 1→19 papers, driving Breakthroughs field-share from 2%→22% in US agritech.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Robot1→19
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→51 · Precision agriculture 0→17 · Cloud computing 0→11
Landmark The Robotanist: A ground-based agricultural robot for high-throughput crop phenotyping · 151 cites
◆
Advancements253 · 39%
▲ 32%→42% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements intensifying — Agriculture papers quadrupled 24→127 as field-share climbed 32%→42%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture24→127
- Robot4→21
- Climate change2→17
- Agroforestry3→15
- Productivity2→13
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→18 · Agricultural engineering 0→15 · Precision agriculture 0→13
Landmark Responses of soil carbon sequestration to climate‐smart agriculture practices: A meta‐analysis · 470 cites
▼
Concerns186 · 29%
▼ 39%→25% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns cooling structurally — field-share fell 39%→25% despite Food Security papers rising 7→25.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture35→83
- Food security7→25
- Productivity2→10
- Agricultural economics2→10
- Internet of Things1→8
Newly emergingAgroforestry 0→10 · Sustainability 0→9 · Agricultural science 0→7
Landmark Climate-smart agriculture: what is it good for? · 334 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where agritech is researched across United States
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.
New York23 · +0.10
SF Bay Area15 · +0.03
Ann Arbor7 · +0.01
Boston6 · +0.60
Atlanta6 · +0.75
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing agritech patents in the United States
United States agritech patent filing is accelerating — 24 filings from 35 assignees (2016–2025), led by Microsoft, Vision Robotics, Koselka Harvey; annual filings 1→5.
24 filings35 assigneespeak 5/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Microsoft7
- Vision Robotics5
- Koselka Harvey5
- Wallach BRET5
- IBM4
- X DEV3
- Gerrish Steven R3
- CROP One Holdings2
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 21288 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in United States?
The Food and Agriculture companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $78.7B in disclosed equity funding across 2628 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in United States?
Olam Agri is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in United States, with $5.6B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in United States are funded?
2628 of the 21288 Food and Agriculture companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in United States?
9 Food and Agriculture companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in United States Food and Agriculture companies on this list include United States Department of Agriculture, L Catterton, FoodBytes, SKU, MassChallenge.
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