Radar · Food and Agriculture in Winnipeg
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Winnipeg, Canada
The 38 best Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AGI.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
38companies tracked
$72.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × WINNIPEG
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies
$6.4b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
81%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2015median founding year
48median Fliar Index™
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGI Global leader providing equipment and solutions for agriculture commodity handling 57Talent top 21%Product top 34%Funding top 35%Tech top 40% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 21% Producttop 34% Fundingtop 35% Techtop 40% Markettop 45% Newstop 45% Growthtop 48% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 7 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $50M | 89 mo ago | Public | Gary Anderson Co-Founder | 1996 | Optimizely Content ManagementApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+36 | — | — |
| 2 | Merit Functional Foods Plant-based milk processing company | $23M | 72 mo ago | Series C | Barry Tomiski Co-CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Arctic Glacier Manufacturer of ice cubes | — | 138 mo ago | Acquired | Peter Laport President & Chief Executive Officer | 1996 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | — | — |
| 4 | 26 Projects Retailer of beer | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 5 | AC Security Provider of security guard services, remote video monitoring, and access control | — | — | Unfunded | Nathan Alexander Chief Executive Officer | 2017 | — | 3 patents Smartphone security auditing tools and IoT device communication protocol compliance. | — |
| 6 | AgAdvantage Provider of crop protection and agroeconomic services | — | — | Unfunded | Tim Winter CEO & President | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Alliance Seed Supplier of high-quality cereal crop seeds | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 8 | Angel's Share Cocktail Brand of cocktail | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2019 | — | — | — |
Top 3 Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg
#1
Public · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 1996 · 750 employees$50Mraised▾
Public · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 1996 · 750 employees
Global leader providing equipment and solutions for agriculture commodity handling. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for the storage, handling, processing, and monitoring of bulk agriculture commodities. These include grain bins, handling systems, conditioning equipment, and processing technology. The company serves farmers, processors, and commercial customers, providing customized engineering solutions to produce, protect, and deliver grain, fertilizer, seed, feed, and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation, and customization, the company provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The company strengthens and secures the global food supply chain.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 21%Product
top 34%Funding
top 35%Tech
top 40%Market
top 45%News
top 45%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated · 11 leadership moves in 12 mo
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 7 distinct product lines · 1 published app (362 installs)
Funding: Raised $50.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 26 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2019)
Audience (LinkedIn): 126k LinkedIn followers — 67.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2018Post IPO$86.2M
- Dec 2017Post IPO$59.8M
- Apr 2017Conventional Debt$86M
Founders & team
Investors
Parallel49 Equity
Tech stack
AddthisAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppnexusAzure
#2
Series C · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 2019$22.8Mraised▾
Series C · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 2019
Plant-based milk processing company
Funding rounds
- Aug 2020Series C$22.8M
- Jun 2020Conventional Debt$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Bunge, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
#3
Acquired · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 1996 · 1002 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Winnipeg, Manitoba · founded 1996 · 1002 employees
Manufacturer of ice cubes
Funding rounds
- Mar 2015PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Harvest Partners, Prospect Capital, H.I.G. Private Equity, Thecarlylegroup.fr
Tech stack
Backbone.JsBootstrapBugherdBunnyBunny FontsCdnjs
Funding & investor landscape
$72.8Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Gary Anderson
Co-Founder · AGI
Art Stenson
Co-Founder · AGI
Barry Tomiski
Co-CEO · Merit Functional Foods
Ryan Bracken
Co-CEO · Merit Functional Foods
Peter Laport
President & Chief Executive Officer · Arctic Glacier
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 283,921 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Agritech is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 106 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201820232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 40% across 2018–2025.
top research entities
- University of Guelph13
- University of Saskatchewan8
- University of British Columbia8
- University of Alberta8
- University of Prince Edward Island8
leading researchers
Alben Cardenas · Aisha Syed · W. Sean Kennedy · German Monsalve · Jeffrey D. Michler · Emilia Tjernström · Simone Verkaart · Kai Mausch
▲
Breakthroughs11 · 10%
▲ 0%→12% share
7 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→12% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture6
- Robot3
- Internet of Things2
- Real-time computing2
- Big data1
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→5
Landmark Data Management and Integration of Low Power Consumption Embedded Devices IoT for Transforming Smart Agriculture into Ac · 58 cites
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Advancements36 · 34%
▲ 0%→37% share
3 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→37% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture22
- Internet of Things5
- Greenhouse gas4
- Agricultural science4
- Ecology3
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→19 · Internet of Things 0→5
Landmark Energy Efficiency Optimization in SWIPT Enabled WSNs for Smart Agriculture · 85 cites
▼
Concerns36 · 34%
▲ 0%→32% share
6 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→32% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture4→14
Landmark Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Smart Agriculture: Applications, Requirements, and Challenges · 577 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where agritech is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Edmonton/Calgary10 · -0.06
Vancouver8 · +0.16
Ottawa/Kingston8 · +0.57
Montreal7 · +0.14
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing agritech patents in Canada
Canada agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 1 assignees (2020–2022), led by Intel; annual filings 2→1.
3 filings1 assigneespeak 2/yr2020–2022
filing momentum (YoY 2020–2022)
top patent filers
- Intel3
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Winnipeg, Canada?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada on this list have raised a combined $72.8M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Winnipeg, Canada?
AGI is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Winnipeg, Canada, with $50M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada are funded?
2 of the 38 Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Winnipeg, Canada?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Winnipeg, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Winnipeg, Canada Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Winnipeg, Canada Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Harvest Partners, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bunge, H.I.G. Private Equity, IAM 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.