Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in China
The 620 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Xingsheng.
Food and Agriculture Tech in China is moving fast enough that tracking 620 companies across $30.1 billion in disclosed funding is, frankly, a full-time job. This directory ranks the best of them by equity raised and recent momentum, and the numbers make a clear case for why you should pay attention right now.
Xingsheng leads the pack at $4.9 billion, followed by Missfresh at $1.7 billion, and Shenzhen Pudu Technology at $279 million. That's a serious gap between the top tier and the rest, and it tells you something real about where capital concentrates in this market. Nine unicorns have emerged from the cohort, with Zhen Fund, Sequoia Capital and Tencent among the most active backers. According to futuremarketinsights.com, the global food and agriculture tech addressable market sits at roughly $4,200 billion in 2023, growing at a 4.7% CAGR, so China's slice of that is not a rounding error. And median app install growth across 504 food and agritech apps is running at plus-20% year-over-year, which signals that consumer-facing adoption is keeping pace with the B2B capital story. So is this a sector peaking or just finding its stride? Based on the funding trajectory here, I'd say the latter.
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Our analysis of 414 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
$46.7b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xingsheng 🦄 Community e-commerce platform empowering local stores and transforming consumer lifestyles | $4.9B | 59 mo ago | Series D | 171 | 2013 | Zhou Yingjie Co-Founder | 4 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 2 | Xingsheng Community Network Service 🦄 Provider of chain community for supermarket brand operator | $3.7B | 63 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | Furong Xingsheng Founder | — | — |
| 3 | Pinduoduo Innovative e-commerce platform connecting consumers with a wide range of products | $3.2B | 65 mo ago | Public | — | 2015 | Lei Chen CEO | — | — |
| 4 | Ele.me 🦄 App-based food ordering and delivery platform | $2.8B | 100 mo ago | Acquired | 10,000 | 2008 | Mark Zhang Co-Founder | — | — |
| 5 | Missfresh 🦄 App based platform offering multi-category grocery products | $1.7B | 47 mo ago | Acquired | 57 | 2014 | Xu Xiaohui Co-Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Beijing Freebee Electronic Commerce Provider of self check-out solutions for retail stores | $1.5B | 72 mo ago | Series C | 500 | 2016 | Zhuang Chenchao Founder | — | — |
| 7 | Dingdong Maicai Online retailer of grocery products | $1.3B | 61 mo ago | Public | 3,363 | 2017 | Liang Changlin Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Meicai 🦄 B2B platform offering multi-category farm products | $1.3B | 92 mo ago | Series F | 30,000 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Beijing Shihui Technology 🦄 Online distributor of groceries facilitating group buying 60Moat top 15%Funding top 24%Market top 38%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 15% Fundingtop 24% Markettop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Funding: Raised $1.2B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $1.2B | 62 mo ago | Series D | — | 2018 | Wang Peng Co-Founder | — | — |
| 10 | Huitongda Provider of logistics services for online businesses | $994M | 60 mo ago | Public | 4,630 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Yijiupi 🦄 Online B2B distribution platform offering multi-category alcoholic beverage products | $642M | 76 mo ago | Series D | 73 | 2014 | Sheng Chen Co-Founder | — | — |
| 12 | Huimin 🦄 Online B2B retailer platform offering grocery products | $522M | 65 mo ago | Series C | — | 2013 | Zhang Yichun Founder & Chairman | 59 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 13 | 1919 Online retail marketplace to purchase alcohol | $334M | 91 mo ago | Series C | 2,528 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Benlai Online platform to order premium groceries | $317M | 80 mo ago | Series D | 12 | 2012 | — | 2 patents Precise low‑flow fluid control valves for micro‑hydraulic and medical dispensing systems | — |
| 15 | Yiguo Online retailer offering grocery supplies | $300M | 106 mo ago | Series D | 310 | 2005 | — | 5 patents Automated trench‑digging/fertilizing equipment and marine wastewater treatment technologies | — |
| 16 | Chongho Bridge Rural financial services provider empowering communities in remote areas | $299M | 59 mo ago | Series D | 6,000 | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Shenzhen Pudu Technology Provider of an indoor catering robot | $279M | 25 mo ago | Series C | 500 | 2016 | Zhang Tao Founder & CEO | 216 patents Autonomous delivery robots: motion control, localization, obstacle detection, and navigation systems. | — |
| 18 | Jiuxian 🦄 Online retailer for Liquor | $264M | 130 mo ago | Series G | 1,073 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Baidu Waimai Online food ordering and delivery platform | $250M | 109 mo ago | Acquired | 10,000 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 20 | XAG Manufacturer of agricultural drones, robots, autopilot consoles, and smart farm systems | $248M | 32 mo ago | Series C | 1,370 | 2007 | Bin Peng Co-Founder | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 launchs |
| 21 | Fruitday Online B2C platform for imported fruits | $205M | 118 mo ago | Series D | 900 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Pudu Robotics Provider of delivery robots for restaurants 72Funding top 17%Innovation top 22%Product top 31%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Innovationtop 22% Producttop 31% Moattop 31% Newstop 36% Techtop 39% Markettop 40% Growthtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $192M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Innovation: 6 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $192M | 1 mo ago | Series D | 203 | 2016 | Felix Zhang Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 23 | Delicious without waiting Local life marketing platform for restaurants, driving customer acquisition and growth | $162M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | 38 | 2013 | Lu Ruihao Co-Founder & CMO | — | — |
| 24 | Freshmarket Online B2C supplier of groceries from farm to nearby collection points | $154M | 82 mo ago | Series C | 40 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Jiubianli Retail and O2O platform for liquor ordering and delivery | $141M | 99 mo ago | Series C | 1,415 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Meican Online platform for ordering meals | $133M | 54 mo ago | Series E | 5 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ds365 Online B2B marketplace for FMCG goods | $127M | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | Ning Song Founder | — | — |
| 28 | Anlaiye Mobile app for students on campus to order groceries from local businesses | $124M | 47 mo ago | Deadpooled | 54 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Xianlife Online retailer of cross-border grocery products | $112M | 90 mo ago | Series C | 8 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Beequick O2O booking service from local merchants promising 1 hour delivery | $110M | 115 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 111 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Xiaoqule Online community-based group-buying platform | $108M | 90 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2018 | Ma Xintong Founder | — | — |
| 32 | STARFIELD Platform offering plant-based meat products | $101M | 53 mo ago | Series B | — | 2009 | Kiki Wu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 33 | The radish Internet first grocery retailer | $100M | 83 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | Li Yang Founder | — | — |
| 34 | BingoBox Operator of smart retail stores | $95M | 101 mo ago | Series B | 200 | 2017 | Benny Lin Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 35 | Ubox Producer of smart vending machines | $85M | 81 mo ago | Acquired | 2,127 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Dafengshou Innovative agricultural service platform providing solutions for farmers and agricultural businesses | $73M | 86 mo ago | Series C | 43 | 2014 | Tan Zexin Founder | — | — |
| 37 | Oh Plus Network Technology Checkout-free convenience store and snack bar | $71M | 96 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2017 | Michael Lv Founder | — | — |
| 38 | DayDayCook Online discovery platform for food recipes | $70M | 11 mo ago | Public | 104 | 2012 | Norma Chu Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 39 | ShanDianGou On-demand grocery delivery from local stores | $66M | 118 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | wang yongsen Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 40 | Urfresh Online retailer of imported fruits | $55M | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | Wang Haihui Co-Founder | — | — |
| 41 | Acewill Digital solutions provider empowering clients in the cloud era | $43M | 37 mo ago | Series E | 68 | 2006 | — | 17 patents Barbecue grill design and integrated display screen user‑interface technology. | — |
| 42 | Zhoupu Data Data and AI solutions empowering fast-moving consumer goods businesses | $39M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 200 | 2015 | Mu Wei Co-Founder | — | — |
| 43 | Chunmi Electronic Technology Manufactures and supplies smart kitchen appliances | $32M | 61 mo ago | Series D | 40 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Xinjiang Boshiran Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Agricultural machinery solutions provider specializing in cotton pickers and harvesting equipment | $26M | 56 mo ago | Series B | 942 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 45 | 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 | — | — |
| 46 | Aigens Provider of suite solutions for restaurants | $14M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 120 | 2012 | Peter Liu Co-Founder & CTO | — | 2 partnerships |
| 47 | Nanjing Zhouzi Future Food Technology Provider of food safety testing services | $14M | 37 mo ago | Series A | — | 2019 | Ding Shijie Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 launchs |
| 48 | Avant Meats Developer of cell-based meat and animal protein food products | $14M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 21 | 2018 | Kai Chan Co-Founder & CEO | 67 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 49 | Botinkit Provider of AI-driven digital kitchen solutions for global businesses 48Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $13M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | 2021 | Rui Chen Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 50 | Livin Farms Developer of insect-based alternative proteins | $10M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 11 | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in China
#1
Series D · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 203 employees$192.5Mraised▾
Provider of delivery robots for restaurants. The company developed different products including the chatbot, universal delivery robot, and delivery robot. The companys products are applied in different industries, including restaurants, coffee shops, hospitals, schools, office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, and factories.
- Apr 2026Series D$150M
- May 2023Series C—
- Feb 2023Series C$15M
- Sep 2021Series C$77M
#2
Series B · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2021$13Mraised▾
Provider of AI-driven digital kitchen solutions for global businesses. Its robots are designed to automate cooking processes and offer precise digital controls for replicating recipes.
- Apr 2026Series B$50M
- Apr 2025Series B—
- Jul 2023Series A$13M
- Dec 2022Seed—
#3
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 104 employees$70.5Mraised▾
Online discovery platform for food recipes. Its app allows users to experience diverse culinary delights through video tutorials, pictures, and interactive sharing features aimed at inspiring daily cooking. The platform offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Jul 2025Post IPO$27M
- Jul 2022Series C$500K
- Feb 2021Series C$25M
- Aug 2020Series C$20M
#4
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 500 employees$279.5Mraised▾
Provider of an indoor catering robot. It provides delivery robots include intelligent delivery capabilities with safety performance and loading efficiency. It provides robots can fulfill delivery tasks by placing food on the tray and starting delivery on the table number. Company are equipped with obstacle identification and response mechanisms, improving stability even during emergencies. Company robots can handle multiple delivery tasks and provide status updates via a watch. It offer customized voice announcements for promotions at restaurants, enhancing the overall delivery experience.
- May 2024Series C$69.5M
- May 2023Series C—
- Feb 2023Series C$14.6M
- Sep 2021Series C$78M
#5
Series D · Changsha, Hunan · founded 2013 · 171 employees$4.9Braised▾
Community e-commerce platform empowering local stores and transforming consumer lifestyles. Operates on a "pre-sale + self-pickup" model, enabling online ordering with next-day local pickup. Focused on revitalizing local stores, empowering upstream suppliers, and changing consumer lifestyles. The company emphasizes user experience, cost reduction, and in-depth market penetration. It has a self-built logistics network with a three-tier system ensuring product quality and timely delivery, connecting agricultural products to urban areas and industrial goods to rural communities. The platform offers opportunities for supplier onboarding, store partnerships, and career openings. It aims to revitalize millions of physical convenience stores, connect global brands to countless households, and transform the way families live.
- Jul 2021Series D$300M
- Feb 2021Series D$3B
- Jan 2021Series C$100M
- Dec 2020Series C$700M
#6
Acquired · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 57 employees$1.7Braised▾
App based platform offering multi-category grocery products. The platform offers a range of products like snacks, cooking oil, beverages, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, and more.
- Jul 2022Post IPO$29.6M
- Mar 2022Post IPO—
- Dec 2020Series F$306M
- May 2020Series F$500M
#7
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015$3.2Braised▾
Innovative e-commerce platform connecting consumers with a wide range of products. It is a dynamic online marketplace facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers. The platform emphasizes value and accessibility, offering a diverse selection of goods through its website and mobile application. It focuses on social commerce, encouraging users to share and discover products through their networks. The company provides services for merchants, including onboarding, support, and tools to manage their online stores. It also offers customer service and dispute resolution to ensure a positive shopping experience. The platform is committed to consumer protection and intellectual property rights. It operates a B2C model, leveraging technology to create a seamless and engaging shopping experience.
- Dec 2020Post IPO$500M
- Mar 2020Post IPO$1.1B
- Sep 2019Post IPO$875M
- Apr 2018Series D$3B
#8
Funding Raised · Changsha, Hunan · founded 2009$3.7Braised▾
Provider of chain community for supermarket brand operator. The company operates through franchise stores and provides ordering, food supplies, warehousing, logistics, and distribution services. It also enables users to provide last-mile delivery.
#9
Series C · Tianhe, Guangzhou · founded 2007 · 1370 employees$247.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of agricultural drones, robots, autopilot consoles, and smart farm systems. The company offers drones for spraying, spreading, field mapping, and logistics. Agricultural rovers are available for plant protection and farm material delivery. The autopilot consoles bring automated steering to tractors. Smart fertigation systems and IoT products extend automation to irrigation and nutrient management.
- Sep 2023Series C—
- Mar 2021Series C$46M
- Nov 2020Series C$181.6M
- Sep 2014Series A$20M
#10
Ele.me 🦄Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2008 · 10000 employees$2.8Braised▾
Ele.me is an app-based food ordering and delivery platform. The users can discover foods from nearby restaurants and delivers them through their own logistic team. It also allows customers to track their food orders in real-time. Provides a mobile application available for both Andriod and iOS users.
- Feb 2018Series G$200M
- May 2017Series G$15.9M
- Apr 2016Series G$1.2B
- Nov 2015Series F—
#11
Series D · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2018$1.2Braised▾
Online distributor of groceries facilitating group buying. It provides a platform for farmers, retailer, and others in the food retail chain. Customers can buy farm produce in groups through neighbourhood stores listed on the platform.
- Mar 2021Series D$750M
- Nov 2020Series C$196M
- Jul 2020Series C$80M
- Jun 2020Series C$81.4M
#12
Public · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 3363 employees$1.3Braised▾
100.me is an online retailer of grocery products. It offers vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, seafood, kitchen supplies, and others. Claims to deliver orders within 29 minutes after placing the orders. The mobile application is available for Android users.
- May 2021Series D$330M
- Apr 2021Series D$700M
- May 2020Series C$300M
- Jul 2019Series B—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Food Technology is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Food Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,976 China-affiliated papers.
- Jiangnan University167
- China Agricultural University142
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology136
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences125
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs125
- Food safety3→110
- Detection limit1→59
- Food packaging1→26
- Food spoilage1→24
- Food science1→21
- Food safety8→343
- Food processing3→228
- Shelf life2→153
- Food science7→132
- Food industry2→123
- Food safety15→310
- Food processing9→156
- Food security12→147
- Agriculture13→136
- Production (economics)5→89
Where food tech is researched across China
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.
Who's filing food tech patents in China
China food tech patent filing is accelerating — 143 filings from 224 assignees (2016–2025), led by Guangdong Midea Consumer Electri, Qiulei HU, Midea Group; annual filings 8→14.
- Guangdong Midea Consumer Electri13
- Qiulei HU12
- Midea Group10
- Whirlpool10
- SO KWOK KUEN8
- Gushwa David J7
- Kingclean Electric Green TECH Su6
- Hefei Midea Refrigerator6
Common questions
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.