Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 1784 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Deliveroo.
Our analysis of 61 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
$5.6b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Stage | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deliveroo 🦄 Operator of an online marketplace connecting consumers with local merchants 92Market top 10%Customers top 16%Tech top 19%Innovation top 25% All 13 signals ▾Markettop 10% Customerstop 16% Techtop 19% Innovationtop 25% Globaltop 25% Fin. healthtop 25% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Partnerstop 33% Producttop 33% Talenttop 39% Growthtop 46% Newstop 50% Market: 3,980 employees (top 3% of Food and Agriculture Tech) · Revenue ~$2.5B Customers: Play-Store rating 4.59★ across 1,407,397 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +7% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $3.1B | 60 mo ago | 3,980 | Miki Kuusi CEO | Acquired | +20% | — | 2 launchs · 3 partnerships |
| 2 | Ocado Group Developer of technology and automation solutions for online grocery businesses 74Market top 21%Fin. health top 24%News top 28%Partners top 31% All 13 signals ▾Markettop 21% Fin. healthtop 24% Newstop 28% Partnerstop 31% Globaltop 32% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Producttop 39% Moattop 42% Techtop 45% Innovationbottom 49% Growthbottom 48% Patentsbottom 46% Market: 20,132 employees (top 1% of Food and Agriculture Tech) · Revenue ~$1.6B Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2024) · Net margin 28.6% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $638M | 47 mo ago | 20,132 | Tim Steiner CEO | Public | — | 11 patents Automated robotic storage/retrieval and bag handling systems for order fulfillment | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 3 | Gousto 🦄 Provider of recipe boxes containing fresh ingredients and recipe instructions 69Moat top 26%Product top 27%Market top 28%Funding top 29% All 12 signals ▾Moattop 26% Producttop 27% Markettop 28% Fundingtop 29% Fin. healthtop 37% Customerstop 37% Innovationtop 39% Techtop 44% Growthtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 26% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Product: 12 distinct product lines · 1 published app (1.2M installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $541M | 51 mo ago | 702 702 → 1,100 (+57%) | Timo Boldt Co-Founder & CEO | Series F | +25% | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | HungryPanda Panda Takeaway Restaurant franchisees serving Chinese dishes 74Funding top 20%Growth top 24%Product top 24%Tech top 25% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Growthtop 24% Producttop 24% Techtop 25% Customerstop 43% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $296M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Headcount 33 → 77 (+133%) across vintages · App-install growth +35% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $296M | 20 mo ago | 77 | Kelu Liu Founder & CEO | Series D | +33% | — | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Tropic Biosciences Developer of gene editing technologies for improved tropical crop production 72Funding top 21%Growth top 23%Patents top 24%Moat top 29% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 23% Patentstop 24% Moattop 29% Innovationtop 30% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 44% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $73.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Headcount 58 → 95 (+64%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $74M | 3 mo ago | 95 95 → 160 (+68%) | Gilad Gershon Co-Founder & CEO | Series C | — | 124 patents Plant genetic engineering for banana shelf-life, reduced browning, and RNA‑silencing technologies | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Allplants Online retailer of prepared, plant-based meals delivered directly to consumers 74Growth top 13%Product top 26%Tech top 30%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 13% Producttop 26% Techtop 30% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Markettop 49% Fin. healthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Headcount 48 → 99 (+106%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $70M | 23 mo ago | 99 | — | Acquired | — | — | — |
| 7 | The Modern Milkman Online retailer of daily essential grocery products 82Funding top 19%Tech top 19%Moat top 28%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Techtop 19% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 32% Customerstop 37% Markettop 39% Producttop 40% Newsbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $68.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 58 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $69M | 4 mo ago | 148 148 → 150 (+1%) | Thomas Shaw Co-Founder | Series C | +13% | — | — |
| 8 | Hokodo Developer of API for invoicing platforms and marketplaces 67Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Tech top 32% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 32% Growthtop 45% Markettop 47% Producttop 49% Globalbottom 46% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $54.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $55M | 13 mo ago | 107 | Richard Thornton Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Series B | — | — | — |
| 9 | Huel Manufacturer of plant based powdered meals and nutritional food products 82News top 14%Tech top 20%Fin. health top 21%Funding top 29% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 14% Techtop 20% Fin. healthtop 21% Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 31% Moattop 31% Markettop 35% Talentbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 25 tracked, 8 types) · +800% YoY Tech: 72 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $50M | 31 mo ago | — | Julian Hearn Co-Founder & CMO | Acquired | — | — | — |
| 10 | GrowUp Farms Vertical farm growing fresh, sustainable leaves year-round with renewable energy 50Growth top 12%Moat top 31%Funding top 38%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 12% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthbottom 47% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 34% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 20% Growth: Revenue +404% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $49M | 23 mo ago | 14 | Kate Hofman Co-Founder | Series B | — | — | — |
| 11 | Ivy Farm Food company creating cultivated plant-based meat 45Talent top 28%Patents top 31%Moat top 32%Innovation top 35% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Patentstop 31% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 35% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Patents: 24 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 24 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $40M | 32 mo ago | 56 | Cathy Ye Co-Founder | Seed | — | 24 patents Cultured meat production via advanced cell culture bioreactors and substrate systems | 3 job openings |
| 12 | Winnow Food waste tracking and management solutions provider 55AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Moat top 32% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 32% Techtop 36% Patentstop 44% Producttop 45% Innovationtop 50% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 42% Growthbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $37M | 27 mo ago | 38 | — | Series C | — | 27 patents Food waste monitoring and AI-driven food item classification for commercial kitchens | 1 award |
| 13 | Dendra AI-powered platform for environmental management, protection, and ecosystem restoration 67Growth top 8%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 8% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Globaltop 49% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 12 → 28 (+133%) across vintages Funding: Raised $28.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 11 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $28M | 25 mo ago | 28 | Matthew Ritchie Co-founder | Series B | — | — | — |
| 14 | Hoxton Farms Developer of lab-grown fat substitute products 48Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Patentstop 44% Innovationtop 50% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $25.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $26M | 11 mo ago | 14 | Max Jamilly Co-Founder & CEO | Series A | — | 3 patents Provides bioreactor systems for large‑scale cell culture. | — |
| 15 | Small Robot Revolutionizing farming with AI-powered robots for sustainable and profitable agriculture 62Growth top 18%Moat top 31%AI top 35%Funding top 37% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Moattop 31% AItop 35% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 40% Patentsbottom 40% Growth: Headcount 19 → 37 (+95%) across vintages Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $23M | 24 mo ago | 37 | Ben Scott-Robinson Co-Founder & CEO | Series B | — | 7 patents Autonomous precision farming robotics for planting, monitoring, and crop management | — |
| 16 | Entocylce Provider of end-to-end insect farming solutions and related insect technology 53Growth top 28%Funding top 32%Moat top 35%Product top 36% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 35% Producttop 36% Innovationtop 39% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $19.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $19M | 22 mo ago | 19 19 → 24 (+26%) | Keiran Whitaker Founder & CEO | Series A | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 17 | DELLI Curator and distributor of artisanal food and drink products 40Funding top 38%Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Market bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 42% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $16.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $16M | 21 mo ago | 27 | — | Seed | — | — | — |
| 18 | MishiPay Provider of mobile self-checkout solution for consumers 48Tech top 27%Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Moat top 37% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 27% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Moattop 37% Producttop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 47% Innovationbottom 40% Patentsbottom 38% Marketbottom 35% Customersbottom 33% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $11.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $11M | 9 mo ago | 23 | Mustafa Khanwala Co-Founder & CEO | Series B | — | 7 patents Frictionless self‑checkout for security‑tagged retail items using computer‑implemented transaction systems | — |
| 19 | Biographica Computational Platform for gene discovery and editing 24Talent top 38%Funding top 42%AI top 45%Moat top 48% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% AItop 45% Moattop 48% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $9.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $10M | 5 mo ago | 2 | Cecily Price Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | 3 job openings |
| 20 | Tenzo SaaS-based restaurant management and sales forecasting app 57Tech top 27%Growth top 28%Funding top 36%Innovation top 39% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 27% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 36% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Tech: 52 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $8M | 1 mo ago | 12 | — | Series A | — | — | — |
| 21 | HomeCooks Online platform offering home-cooked meals delivery services 42Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 37%Tech top 40% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Techtop 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 20% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $7M | 4 mo ago | 7 | Charlotte - Co-Founder | Seed | — | — | — |
| 22 | Adamo Foods Developer of fungi-based meat substitute products 16Funding top 43%Moat top 45%Patents top 46%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Moattop 45% Patentstop 46% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $5.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 4 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $5M | 22 mo ago | 5 | Pierre Dupuis Founder & CEO | Seed | — | 4 patents Fungal mycelium cultivation bioreactor systems for protein/biomass production | 1 job opening |
| 23 | AgriDex Provider of blockchain based supply chain platform 27Growth top 45%Tech top 45%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 20 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $5M | 18 mo ago | 7 | Henry Duckworth CEO & ex-Founder | Seed | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 24 | Spotta Smart insect monitoring as a service for sustainable pest management 53Patents top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Innovation top 37% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 33% Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 12 in 2017-21 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $5M | 8 mo ago | 10 | Neil D'Souza-Mathew Co-Founder & CTO | Series B | — | 28 patents Networked sensor systems for agricultural pest detection and monitoring | — |
| 25 | Mondra Provider of analytics solutions to analyse carbon footprint awareness 16News top 32%Funding top 38%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 32% Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 18% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding Funding: Raised $4.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $5M | 7 mo ago | 2 | Jason Barrett Founder & CEO | Series A | — | — | — |
| 26 | Yetipay.me POS payment processing solution for businesses 16Talent top 38%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 30% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 24 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $5M | 11 mo ago | 4 | Tom Allin Co-Founder | Seed | — | — | — |
| 27 | Pimentae Internet first brand offering tequila cocktails 29Tech top 31%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Innovation top 46% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 31% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 46% Fundingtop 48% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 14% Fin. healthbottom 13% Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 11 mo ago | 5 | Alice Parmiter Co-Founder | Seed | — | — | 1 launch |
| 28 | Arborea Developer of technology producing protein and ingredients using carbon dioxide 45Moat top 25%Growth top 28%Patents top 29%Innovation top 33% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 25% Growthtop 28% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 33% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 17% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 40 patents Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $4M | 17 mo ago | 2 | Julian Melchiorri CEO | Series A | — | 40 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 29 | Better Nature Internet first brand offering natural nutrition products 48Growth top 25%News top 26%Innovation top 39%Patents top 39% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 26% Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 39% Talenttop 40% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Productbottom 39% Marketbottom 20% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $4M | 11 mo ago | 7 | Fabio Rinaldo Co-Founder and COO at Better Nature Tempeh | Seed | — | 8 patents Fermentation and processing technologies for plant-based protein foods and starter cultures | — |
| 30 | FLOX Provider of tracking and monitoring solutions to the broiler industry 40AI top 15%Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Moat top 45% All 9 signals ▾AItop 15% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Moattop 45% Patentstop 46% Innovationbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 19% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $4M | 21 mo ago | 8 | — | Series A | — | 5 patents AI-driven health monitoring and disease detection for poultry in precision livestock farming | 1 expansion |
| 31 | Bindbridge Bindbridge 65Talent top 23%Funding top 50%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $4M | 3 mo ago | — | George Crane Co-Founder & CEO | Series A | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 32 | Boulevard Platform offering fulfillment solution for businesses 37Growth top 39%Tech top 47%Funding bottom 47%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 39% Techtop 47% Fundingbottom 47% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Headcount 49 → 58 (+18%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 20 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 18 mo ago | 58 | — | Seed | — | — | — |
| 33 | Getalpa Provider of financial management platform for hospitality businesses using AI 19Funding top 44%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $3.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $4M | 3 mo ago | — | Anton Soulier Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | 1 launch |
| 34 | Field Doctor Online platform offers chef-made frozen meals 45Tech top 28%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 28% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | 23 23 → 22 (-4%) | Alex Brooks Co-Founder & CCO | Seed | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 35 | Fermtech Developer of ingredients that enhance food and reduce carbon emissions 29Growth top 35%News top 48%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Newstop 48% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 1 types) · +100% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 2 mo ago | — | Andy Clayton Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | — |
| 36 | SugaROx Provider of plant sugar-based crop protection solution for farmers 48Growth top 15%News top 24%Talent top 28%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Newstop 24% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 40% Moattop 48% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 19% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 2 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $3M | 1 mo ago | 4 | Ben Davis Co-Founder | Series A | — | — | — |
| 37 | El Rayo Tequila Internet-first brand offering tequila 24Growth top 35%Tech top 45%Funding top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 45% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 12% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $3M | 17 mo ago | 5 | Tom Bishop Co-Founder & CEO | Series A | — | — | — |
| 38 | Mission Internet-first brand offers energy drinks 55Tech top 28%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | — | Tom Whittle Founder | Seed | — | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | Fieldwork Robotics Developer of autonomous robots for harvesting soft fruits and reducing waste 53Growth top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 35% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Patentstop 36% Talenttop 38% Newstop 43% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 29% Marketbottom 27% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | 14 14 → 17 (+21%) | Martin Stoelen Founder | Series A | — | 29 patents Automated harvesting and post‑harvest handling robots for fruit and vegetable processing. | 1 partnership |
| 40 | Resurrect Bio Provider of AI-based crop protection solutions 32Talent top 28%Funding top 40%News top 43%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 40% Newstop 43% AItop 45% Moattop 48% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 19% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $2.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | 2 | Sophien Kamoun Co-Founder | Series A | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 41 | Embargo Platform offering loyalty software for bars and restaurants 42Talent top 28%Customers top 31%Growth top 35%News top 43% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Customerstop 31% Growthtop 35% Newstop 43% Techtop 44% Producttop 47% Moattop 48% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record Customers: Play-Store rating 4.23★ across 6,258 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +23% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $2M | 9 mo ago | 8 | Tsewang Wangkang Co-Founder | Series A | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 42 | Edmundscocktails Provider of ready-made bottled cocktails delivered directly to consumers 57Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | — | Tom Mayes Co-Founder & Managing Director | Seed | — | — | — |
| 43 | TiPJAR Provider of tipping solutions for restaurants 37Growth top 35%News top 37%Tech top 41%Funding top 50% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Newstop 37% Techtop 41% Fundingtop 50% Productbottom 48% Talentbottom 48% Customersbottom 42% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 31% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding, Leadership rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | 15 | James Brown Co-Founder | Series A | — | — | — |
| 44 | Elaniti Provider of an online platform for soil analysis 7Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 43%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 28% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 28% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | 4 | Scott Jarrett Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 45 | Servo Provider of AI-enabled integrated video analytics software for restaurants 19Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 36% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $1M | 12 mo ago | — | Amit Frenkel Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | — |
| 46 | FreshCheck Provider of food safety monitoring tools and swabs 22Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 46%Funding bottom 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 46% Fundingbottom 44% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 12% 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 22/100 | $1M | 5 mo ago | 2 | Alex Bond Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | — | — | — |
| 47 | Gennate Developer of nano-based formulas for crop fertilization and agriculture enhancement 29Talent top 38%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $734k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $734K | 2 mo ago | — | Farid Khan Co-Founder | Seed | — | — | — |
| 48 | Plant Organelle Technologies Developer of technology for reprogramming chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes in crops 40Talent top 45%Global bottom 48%Funding bottom 37% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 37% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $656K | 12 mo ago | — | Anil Day Co-Founder & Director | Funding Raised | — | — | — |
| 49 | HyveGEO Developes new materials for energy and electronics applications 35Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 47%Funding bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 47% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $500K | 5 mo ago | — | Samsurin Welch Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | Seed | — | — | 1 award |
| 50 | Flybox Provider of modular containerized insect farm 21Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 48%Funding bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $400K | 6 mo ago | 3 | Thomas Stringer Co-Founder | Seed | — | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in England
#1
Series C · Norwich, England · founded 2016 · 95 employees$73.5Mraised▾
Developer of gene editing technologies for improved tropical crop production. The company focuses on improving crops to be tastier and hardier. It aims to make crops less reliant on pesticides and more resilient to climate change. The company’s technology supports farmers, equipping them against climate change. It helps them to increase their yields.
- Mar 2026Series C$105.3M
- Jul 2022Series C$35M
- Jun 2020Series B$28.5M
- Jun 2018Series A$10M
#2
Series C · Manchester, England · founded 2018 · 148 employees$68.9Mraised▾
Online retailer of daily essential grocery products. The product catalog include milk, fruit juices, eggs, butter, cream, bakery products, coffee, meat, yogurt, and more. It allows users to subscribe to the delivery service. The mobile platform is available for Android and iOS users.
- Jan 2026Series C$13.7M
- Nov 2022Series C$59.4M
- Jul 2022Series B$2.7M
- Jun 2021Series A—
#3
Series A · London, England · founded 2016 · 12 employees$7.7Mraised▾
SaaS-based restaurant management and sales forecasting app. Provides features to analyze and set project targets, leverage data sources to measure employee performance, and forecast resources with social media analytics. The platform links all of your techs in real-time, including inventory management, point-of-sale systems, labor scheduling, and even data on weather and events.
- Apr 2026Series A$5M
- May 2023Series A$5M
- Nov 2018Seed$1.8M
- Apr 2017Seed$741.8K
#4
Series A · Harpenden, England · founded 2021 · 4 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Provider of plant sugar-based crop protection solution for farmers. It provides biostimulants to help farmers boost crop yields.
- May 2026Series A$3.4M
- Mar 2025Seed$1.3M
- Nov 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2024Seed$1.7M
#5
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 7 employees$7.2Mraised▾
Online platform offering home-cooked meals delivery services. The platform offers various dishes like salads, cakes, Japanese cuisines, sweets, burgers, desserts, ice creams, and more. The platform allows users to find local chefs based on their location.
- Jan 2026Seed$1.9M
- Dec 2023Seed$3.1M
- Apr 2023Seed$3.2M
- Dec 2021Seed$818.3K
#6
Series A · Cambridge, England · founded 2017 · 14 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Developer of autonomous robots for harvesting soft fruits and reducing waste. The company’s technology is adaptive and modular, providing growers with predictable harvesting costs. The robots are equipped with picking arms, AI-enhanced cameras, sensors, and machine learning. The robots are designed to pick fruits with efficiency and precision.
- Apr 2026Series A$4M
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$757.4K
- Aug 2023Seed$2M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$107.9K
#7
Seed · Oxford, England · founded 2022$3.3Mraised▾
Developer of ingredients that enhance food and reduce carbon emissions. The company transforms spent grains through fermentation to create cocoa alternatives. These ingredients aim to reduce carbon footprints and help businesses adapt to the cocoa crisis. The company focuses on creating sustainable solutions for the food industry.
- Apr 2026Seed$3.3M
#8
Seed · London, England · founded 2022 · 2 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Computational Platform for gene discovery and Editing. It offers a platform for gene discovery that leverages graph machine learning and customized knowledge graphs, to identify targets. It generates insights about genes in their natural context and guides experimentation.
- Jan 2026Seed$9.5M
#9
Series D · London, England · founded 2016 · 77 employees$295.7Mraised▾
Restaurant franchisees serving Chinese dishes. They provide authentic asian cuisine to consumers, primarily catering to chinese communities living abroad.
- Sep 2024Series D$55M
- Dec 2021Series D$130M
- Nov 2020Series B$70.2M
- Feb 2020Series A$20M
#10
Series B · London, England · founded 2018 · 107 employees$54.7Mraised▾
Developer of API for invoicing platforms and marketplaces. It provides customer-centric insurance and financing solutions to e-invoicing platforms, marketplaces, and cloud accounting platforms. It offers invoice protection for transactional risk management and secure freight to protect customer interests in transit.
- Apr 2025Series B$11.4M
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt$108.4M
- Apr 2023Series B—
- Apr 2022Series B$40M
#11
Series A · London, England · founded 2025$3.8Mraised▾
AI for targeted protein degradation in plants.
- Mar 2026Series A$3.8M
#12
Seed · London, England · founded 2017$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of financial management platform for hospitality businesses using AI. The platform connects to banking, sales, and supplier invoice data. It offers real-time profit and loss statements, cash flow analysis, and transaction categorization. The platform also provides alerts, recommendations, and industry benchmarking. It integrates with existing accounting software.
- Feb 2026Seed$3.5M
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
What England researches in food tech
University of New England, University of the West of England, and Public Health England cautiously examine food safety, organic agriculture, and Salmonella/Campylobacter risks, with concern dominating over breakthrough findings.
- University of New England12
- University of the West of England9
- Public Health England4
- Hunter New England Local Health District3
- New England Biolabs1