Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Delaware, United States
The 65 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Delaware, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maple.
Our analysis of 81 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
$13.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Delaware
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Gourmet food delivery startup | $30M | 108 mo ago | 50 | — | TurbopackEmotionNode.js+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | SEEDX Provider of AI-based platform to identify genotypic traits in seeds for agriculture | $20M | 48 mo ago | 33 | Sarel Ashkenazy Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 3 | NAPIGEN Developer of genome engineering technology for plants, microbes, and animals | $8M | 23 mo ago | 28 28 → 21 (-25%) | — | — | — | 22 patents Mitochondrial genome editing for herbicide resistance and phosphite utilization in crops | 1 award |
| 4 | UrbanKisaan Provider of vertical farming technology solutions | $7M | 59 mo ago | 23 | Sampath Vinay Co-Founder | PleskTypeScriptNode.js+23 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Tric Robotics Automating pest control with light for healthier, sustainable farming | $7M | 11 mo ago | 5 | Adam Stager Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | Olaclick Platform offering digital menu solution for resturants | $5M | 49 mo ago | 50 | Jose Rico Co-Founder | WordPressCannyMySQL+34 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 7 | OLYRA Internet first brand offering cookies 40Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Techbottom 38% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $4M | 4 mo ago | 22 | Yannis Ouzounopoulos Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon ALB+17 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 8 | Maalexi Online B2B marketplace offering farm products | $3M | 16 mo ago | 19 | Azam Pasha Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsReactNext.js+19 | Top 50M | — | 5 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 9 | The Bland Company Manufacturer of functional protein ingredients derived from agricultural side streams 11Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Global bottom 44%Patents bottom 33% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 44% Patentsbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Innovationbottom 21% Techbottom 19% Funding: Raised $2.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | — | Yash Khandelwal Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 50M | 6 patents Concrete drop‑in anchoring systems for structural fastening and load‑bearing applications. | — |
| 10 | CroBio Provider of digital agricultural solutions | $2M | 16 mo ago | — | Ross Mulhall Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Ingarden Platform offering organic herb and vegetable microgreens kit | $2M | 17 mo ago | 4 | Natalie Paterson Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+19 | Top 50M | 4 patents Seed germination and hydroponic growth devices for indoor vertical farming | — |
| 12 | Peelon Provider of farm produce shelf life boosting packaging materials | $1M | 10 mo ago | 4 | Venkata Ummidi Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsUbuntu+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | Superbrewed Food Superfood processing company | $845K | 66 mo ago | 27 | Bryan Tracy CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+9 | Top 50M | 92 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 14 | Corteva Agriscience Provider of crop protection, seeds, biologicals, and seed applied technologies | $542K | 73 mo ago | 22,500 22,500 → 23,315 (+4%) | Chuck Magro Chief Executive Officer | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaLeaflet+28 | Top 500k | 1,990 patents Developing novel fungicidal chemicals and soybean disease‑resistance treatments. | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 15 | Hero Technologies Developer of aeroponics technology for cannabis cultivation system | $520K | 63 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Welnes Platform offering meal planning for nutritionists | $300K | 53 mo ago | 20 | — | FirebaseReactStripe+9 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 17 | Green Growth Data aggregation from harvesters of grain and vegetables | $200K | 49 mo ago | 6 | Evgeny Savin Co-Founder & CEO | ReactReact RouterVercel+10 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 18 | AquaHarvest Provider of solutions for organic fishing | $117K | 112 mo ago | 3 | John Zevgolis Co-Founder | — | — | 3 patents Optimizing LED lighting schedules for high‑density indoor hydroponic cultivation | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Delaware
#1
Series A · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2017 · 22 employees$4Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering cookies. The product catalog includes sandwich biscuits in flavors like dark chocolate, hazelnut cocoa, greek yogurt blueberry, and more. The company claims that the products are organic.
- Jan 2026Series A$3.5M
- Feb 2025Series A$5M
- Mar 2023Series A$4M
#2
Seed · Dover, Delaware · founded 2024$2.7Mraised▾
Manufacturer of functional protein ingredients derived from agricultural side streams. These ingredients provide solubility, foaming, gelling, and emulsifying properties for use in food production. The process utilizes agricultural byproducts to create flavor-neutral proteins that serve as alternatives to egg-based ingredients in bakery, beverage, and snack applications. The resulting products are designed for use in food manufacturing to replace animal-derived components.
- Feb 2026Seed$2.7M
#3
Seed · Newark, Delaware · founded 2017 · 5 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Automating pest control with light for healthier, sustainable farming. They are revolutionizing agriculture by providing farmers with tractor-scale autonomy for pest and disease control. Their innovative solution uses ultraviolet light as a chemical-free alternative, promoting efficiency and sustainability. They offer services like white glove pest and disease control using UV light, bug vacuum services, and data-driven analytics for optimized crop management. Their technology improves yields, ensures resistance-free pest control, and unlocks organic pricing. They build robust equipment designed for the challenges of any season. They are committed to growing healthier, more sustainable food for everyone through automation. They are a tech company focused on social impact, offering multiple services to farmers.
- Jul 2025Seed$5.5M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$650K
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$256K
#4
Seed · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2021 · 19 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Online B2B marketplace offering farm products. It offers rice, palm oil, garlic, onions, oranges, jaggery powder, avocados, sunflower oil, wheat flour, green papayas, bananas, and more. It also offers products on an installment basis.
- Jan 2025Conventional Debt$3M
- Jul 2024Venture Debt$1M
- Jan 2024Seed$3M
- May 2022Seed$300K
#5
Seed · New Castle, Delaware · founded 2020 · 4 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of farm produces shelf life boosting packaging materials . It has developed biodegradable solutions for every fresh produce packaging need. Peelon is a unique versatile biomaterial that is biodegradable, compostable, and renewable.
- Aug 2025Seed$1M
#6
Seed · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2016 · 28 employees$8Mraised▾
Developer of genome engineering technology for plants, microbes, and animals. The technology targets organelles with their own DNA, specifically mitochondria and chloroplasts. These organelles are important for energy creation and producing biochemical molecules. The genome technology has applications ranging from industrial biotechnology to animal and human healthcare, as well as agriculture.
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$175K
- Jul 2022Seed$7.9M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$225K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$100K
#7
Seed · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2019$2.4Mraised▾
Provider of digital agricultural solutions. They harnesses the power of soil bacteria to combat soil health decline and drought creating a rich and biodiverse soil ecosystem.
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$835.5K
- Apr 2024Seed$1.6M
#8
Seed · Dover, Delaware · founded 2005 · 4 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Platform offering organic herb and vegetable microgreens kit. It offers an automated indoor garden kit that grows organic, nutrient-dense microgreens at home. It also comes with automated devices that provide lighting and optimal irrigation for organic seeds to grow.
- Jan 2025Seed$1.2M
- May 2023Seed$542.4K
- May 2022Seed$64.7K
- Nov 2021Seed$1M
#9
Series A · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2016 · 33 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based platform to identify genotypic traits in seeds for agriculture. It has developed a platform leveraging machine learning algorithms to identify the genotypic traits from the seed's phenotypical appearance. It also enables users to check genetic purity and germination probabilities.
- Jun 2022Series A$10M
#10
Acquired · Claymont, Delaware · founded 2014 · 50 employees$30Mraised▾
Gourmet food delivery startup. The app, which offers both lunch and dinner, provides three entree choices per meal. These choices change daily (though some dishes may end up on frequent rotation) and always include one vegetarian option.
- 2017Conventional Debt$10M
- Mar 2015Series A$22M
- Nov 2014Seed$4M
#11
Seed · Dover, Delaware · founded 2020 · 50 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Platform offering digital menu solutions for restaurants. It allows businesses to share the personalized menu links on Google Maps, Instagram, and Facebook. The customers can scan QR codes, check the products on the digital menu and confirm the orders via WhatsApp. Its features include send satisfaction surveys, products recommendation & promotions, and more.
- May 2022Seed$4.4M
- 2021Seed$125K
#12
Seed · Lewes, Delaware · founded 2017 · 23 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of vertical farming technology solutions.They build farms globally, using less water and no soil compared to traditional farming. Their approach combines proprietary hardware, software, and crop science expertise to grow crop varieties pesticide-free. The product catalog includes fruits, such as bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, and more. It also provides vegetables such as romaine lettuce, arugula, baby lettuce, carrots and more. It is creating a sustainable future for agriculture.
- Jul 2021Seed—
- Aug 2020Seed$125K
- May 2019Angel$14.2K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Delaware researches in food tech
- University of Delaware13
- Delaware State University3
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