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Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Florida, United States

The 432 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: REEF.

432companies tracked
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
74have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TECH × FLORIDA

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.

81companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2016median founding year
246kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1REEF 🦄
Platform offering parking management and suite solutions for multiple retail and food businesses
$768M67 mo ago7,150Ari Ojalvo
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+285 patents
Modular mobile business units with configurable utilities and smart parking verification systems
—
2Anuvia Plant Nutrients
Premier online football betting platform with comprehensive leagues and diverse options
$247M50 mo ago92Jeffrey Burnham
Founder
—47 patents
Controlled-release coated fertilizers integrating high-value organics and bioactive additives
—
3Valpak
Online platform offering deals on multi-category grocery products
50Funding top 19%Market top 38%Tech top 42%Product top 42%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 19%
Markettop 38%
Techtop 42%
Producttop 42%
Growthtop 45%
Moatbottom 42%
Customersbottom 39%
Globalbottom 31%
Innovationbottom 29%
Newsbottom 27%
Patentsbottom 23%
Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Market: 160 employees (top 18% of Food and Agriculture Tech) · Top-500,000 web property
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$140M1 mo ago160—Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+172 patents
Manual reconstitution containers for dispensing liquids (e.g., spray or mix‑on‑demand cans)
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4Kalera
Provider of salad kits, salad blends, microgreens, herbs, and dressings
$100M67 mo ago203Cristian E Toma
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+143 patents
Indoor hydroponic growth systems for controlled-environment vertical farming
—
5Algenol
Direct to ethanol technology provider by using algae biomass
$65M82 mo ago2Alejandro Gonzalez
Founder & President
WordPressPleskMySQL+18——
6Open Blue
Sustainable Cobia whitefish supplier delivering flavorful, versatile, and nutritious seafood
$54M109 mo ago140—Shogun Page BuilderShopifyBootstrap+41——
7Dorsia
Platform offering membership-based restaurant dine-outs
42Funding top 26%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 42%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 42%
Producttop 47%
Moattop 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 30%
Customersbottom 8%
Funding: Raised $50.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$50M16 mo ago19Marc Lotenberg
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+11——
8Metrc
Provider of track-and-trace and compliance platform for cannabis industry
$50M91 mo ago124
124 → 178 (+44%)
Jeff Well
CEO & President
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+3779 patents
RFID-based tracking and data-driven regulatory compliance for cannabis supply chains
1 partnership
9Grubbrr
Provider of self-ordering systems and digital kiosk software solutions
$35M49 mo ago169Bhavin Asher
Founder & CTO
Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+47——
10AFS
Provider of cloud and AI-based software for logistics
$31M163 mo ago473Richard Nicholas
CEO
Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+414 patents
Portable solid-fuel combustion systems for efficient heating and energy generation
—
11Mad Mobile
Platform offering suite solution for offline businesses
$20M24 mo ago153Greg Schmitzer
Founder & PRESIDENT
WordPressMySQLPHP+23—1 job opening
12Virtual Dining Concepts
Provider of software suite solutions for virtual restaurant businesses
$20M55 mo ago53Robbie Earl
Co-Founder
SalesforceAstroTikTok Pixel+17——
13Zero Gravity Solutions
Sustainable agriculture biotechnology unlocking plant potential, minimizing harmful inputs
$15M80 mo ago17John Mclean
Chief Executive Officer
—41 patents
Agricultural seed priming chemicals and industrial tangential flow filtration/magnetic separation technologies.
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14Odyssey Elixir
Internet-first brand offering mushroom-based energy drinks
19Funding top 37%Tech top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 25%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 37%
Techtop 43%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 25%
Marketbottom 20%
Funding: Raised $14.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr)
Tech: 30 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$14M5 mo ago10Scott Frohman
CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifyReact+27——
15Pasteuria Bioscience
Developer of biological nematicides to control plant parasitic nematodes in agricultural crops
$10M189 mo ago13————
16GORGIE
Internet first brand of energy drinks
$6M13 mo ago6Michelle Grant
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+39—1 partnership
17WineChain
Online marketplace for wine storage
$6M45 mo ago16Nicolas Mendiharat
Co-Founder
ContentstackAnt Designstyled-components+10——
18Aplós
Internet first brand of non-alcoholic spirits
40Funding top 38%Growth top 45%Tech top 45%Innovation top 47%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 38%
Growthtop 45%
Techtop 45%
Innovationtop 47%
Patentstop 47%
Moatbottom 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $5.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$6M6 mo ago10—ShopifySanityNode.js+2417 patents
IoT-enabled monitoring and communication systems for modular shipping containers
—
19MamaFoods
Online marketplace of multi-category grocery products
$5M27 mo ago7—Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+32——
20Atarraya
Operators of autonomous shrimp farms for the sustainable production of shrimps
42Growth top 35%Moat top 38%Tech top 44%Funding top 46%
All 9 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 38%
Techtop 44%
Fundingtop 46%
Patentstop 46%
Innovationtop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 34%
Globalbottom 31%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 7 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$5M10 mo ago34Daniel Russek
Founder & CEO
Wix eCommerceWixSentry+167 patents
Aquaculture technology for shrimp farming and cultivation systems
1 partnership
21BioTrackTHC
Seed-to-sale cannabis software solutions for cultivation, processing, and dispensary management
$5M125 mo ago60—WordPressMySQLPHP+13——
22Uptown Network
Provider of a SaaS solution for digital recipe books and menus
$5M136 mo ago11
11 → 24 (+118%)
Jack Serfass
CEO / Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspacePHP+17—4 launchs
23VVF AgTech
Operator of agricultural businesses including farming, land investment, and retail
$5M14 mo ago—Sasi Vallem
Founder & CEO
PHPYouTubeBootstrap+7——
24Nutrition Corporation
Plant-based nutrition for simplified, vibrant living and achieving wellness goals
$4M114 mo ago3Marco Borges
CEO & Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+40151 patents
Formulating silicon, biotin, and chromium dietary supplements and microbial cell bleaching technologies.
—
25Organic Growth Holdings
Producer and supplier of cannabis products
$3M71 mo ago—Shawn Rogers
Co-Founder
———
26Hazlnut
Provider of restaurant management solutions
$3M56 mo ago12—WordPressMySQLPHP+28——
27ExcelAg
Innovative crop solutions for healthy, sustainable, and safe agricultural production
$2M14 mo ago21Nely Cepeda
Co-Founder & VP
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+34——
28AGERpoint
AI-powered field data solutions for agriculture, ecosystems, and carbon markets
$2M120 mo ago31AgCode Nl
Co-CEO
—39 patents
Precision agriculture and forestry analytics using advanced remote sensing and data‑fusion models.
—
29Harvest Croo Robotics
Provider of AI-powered automated strawberry harvesting services
$2M81 mo ago19—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15——
30Sarbari
Provider of a food cost management software for the restaurant industry
$2M142 mo ago11————
31Mitra-9
Offers plant-based beverages
$2M32 mo ago24Anthony Vasquez
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifySecomapp+16—2 launchs
32Terra Vera
Provides technology solution for cleaning pesticides for microbial free crops
$2M63 mo ago5Kathryn Radovan
SVP
Cart FunctionalityYouTubeCloudflare+15——
33Actionable Quality Assurance
Business analytics solutions to restaurants for exception handling
$2M106 mo ago6————
34Bruno
Online retailer of curated wine selections with unique bottle stories
$2M——Bruno Golombek
Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+29——
35Team Gemini
Organic waste recycling solution provider
$1M138 mo ago6Ilonka Haugner
CEO
———
36OceanSpace
Provider of image sensing-based aquaculture ecosystem monitoring solutions
$1M71 mo ago———3 patents
Automated optical imaging and AI classification of microscopic marine organisms
—
37Overproof
AI-powered business intelligence platform for beverage alcohol industry
$1M74 mo ago27Marc Kuyper
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+31——
38Space AG
Digital agriculture platform provides solutions for monitoring crop behavior
$1M50 mo ago26Guillermo Vivanco
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowYouTubeSwiper+14——
39MagicalButter
Internet first brand offering blender
$1M36 mo ago40Garyn Angel
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+51——
40Donna Italia
Platform offering plug-and-bake pizza solution for the hospitality industry
$888K96 mo ago39Gilad Shalom
Founder & CEO
TildaZohoYouTube+14——
41Agriculture Intelligence
AI-based solutions for measuring and managing agriculture industry
$822K33 mo ago5Matthew Donovan
Chief Executive Officer
———
42Soilcea
Developing HLB-resistant citrus trees using CRISPR technology for Florida's citrus industry
$750K15 mo ago3Chana Cannon
Co-Founder & VP
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+9——
43SpeedETab
Mobile ordering at restaurants & bars
$650K123 mo ago3————
44Integrated Plant Genetics
Provider of genetic technologies for plant development and resistance
$566K133 mo ago—Dean W Gabriel
Founder & President
—39 patents
RNAi and nano-formulated agrochemicals for controlling bacterial, fungal, and vector-borne plant diseases
—
45Little Lunches
App-based platform for personalized kids meal planning
$565K43 mo ago2Jessica Facusse
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityUbuntuBootstrap+15—1 award
46Valet
Platform offering food delivery services
$500K58 mo ago9————
47F4 Tech
Provider of forestry management solutions
$467K183 mo ago16Mark Milligan
Owner
———
48Envonics
AI-powered precision agriculture solutions for sustainable and high-yield farming
$256K40 mo ago—Lior Barhai
Chief Executive Officer
—2 patents
AI-driven nutrient concentration control for hydroponic water solutions
—
49EZ Ag Innovations
Developer of AI-powered precision spraying technology for agriculture
$175K23 mo ago—Arnold Schumann
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
—493 patents
Smart infant health monitoring, therapeutic and disinfection devices for early-life care
—

Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida

#1
Acquired · St Petersburg, Florida · founded 1968 · 160 employees
$140Mraised
▾

Online platform offering deals on multi-category grocery products. The product catalog includes deals and coupons on restaurants, home services, dental services, dry cleaners shops, travel, electronics, sports products, fashion, beauty, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%
Market
top 38%
Tech
top 42%
Product
top 42%
Growth
top 45%
Moat
bottom 42%
Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Market: 160 employees (top 18% of Food and Agriculture Tech) · Top-500,000 web property
Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Conventional Debt$140M
Investors
First Horizon National Corporation, UMB Bank, Trive Capital, Eldridge Industries
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCaddy
#2
Series A · Margate, Florida · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$14.3Mraised
▾

Internet-first brand offering mushroom-based energy drinks. The company offers drinks in various flavours including blackberry, passion fruit, ginger, lemon, oat latte, dragon fruit, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%
Tech
top 43%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 25%
Market
bottom 20%
Funding: Raised $14.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Tech: 30 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. LA Libations) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$5M
  • Dec 2024Series A$6.7M
  • Mar 2023Series A$6.3M
  • May 2022Series A$1.3M
Founders & team
Scott FrohmanCEO
Investors
Richard Laver
#3
Series A · Miami, Florida · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Internet first brand of non-alcoholic spirits

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
top 45%
Innovation
top 47%
Patents
top 47%
Moat
bottom 49%
Funding: Raised $5.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Security: Hsts
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$5M
  • Jun 2023Series A$5.5M
Investors
McCarthy Capital, The Helm
Tech stack
AttentiveAwinCore-JsElevarFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#4
Series A · Miami, Florida · founded 2021 · 19 employees
$50.4Mraised
▾

Platform offering membership-based restaurant dine-outs. The company offers a members club curating cuisine, art, and entertainment. The members can have private tables and tickets.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
top 42%
Product
top 47%
Moat
top 48%
Funding: Raised $50.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: creative, finance
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series A$50.4M
  • Feb 2025Seed—
Founders & team
Marc LotenbergCo-Founder & CEOJoshua SternCo-Founder
Investors
Index Ventures, Invus, Flagstaff Ventures, JAZ Capital Partners, Red Sea Ventures, Entrepreneur
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Series A · Lakeland, Florida · founded 2017 · 34 employees
$5Mraised
▾

Operators of autonomous shrimp farms for the sustainable production of shrimps. They have developed shrimp boxes that are capable of growing shrimp, anywhere. It uses a microbial community that acts as a Nitrogen sequestration strategy that eliminates the risk of diseases. It manages the process using algorithms and connects production data to procurement and sales, in a bidirectional manner. It uses monitoring sensors to collect farm data.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 38%
Tech
top 44%
Funding
top 46%
Patents
top 46%
Innovation
top 48%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 7 patents
Tech: 21 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Silal) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series A$5M
Founders & team
Daniel RussekFounder & CEO
Investors
Animo
Tech stack
BootstrapCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#6
Series A · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2022 · 6 employees
$6.5Mraised
▾

Internet first brand of energy drinks

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. GORGIE) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$24.5M
  • Jun 2023Seed$6.5M
Founders & team
Michelle GrantFounder & CEO
Investors
Notable Capital, Coefficient Capital, Ore Ventures
Tech stack
AccessibeAhoyApple PayApplovinAttentiveBackbone.Js
#7
Series A · Okeechobee, Florida · founded 2022
$4.6Mraised
▾

Operator of agricultural businesses including farming, land investment, and retail. The company cultivates tropical crops and operates plant nurseries. It also trades Indian vegetables and provides farm experience vacation hospitality. The business focuses on sustainable agriculture and aims to provide fresh produce.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series A$488.5K
  • Aug 2023Series A$422.5K
  • Dec 2022Series A$4.2M
Founders & team
Sasi VallemFounder & CEO
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapFont AwesomeGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceIsotope
#8
Funding Raised · Miami, Florida · founded 2001 · 21 employees
$2.5Mraised
▾

Innovative crop solutions for healthy, sustainable, and safe agricultural production. The company focuses on discovering, researching, developing, and manufacturing proprietary product lines to provide solutions for customers in the agricultural sector. They offer customized solutions, introducing new technologies to enhance crop and user safety, with a commitment to systemic nutrition and organic protection. Their product lines include systemic nutrition, plant immunity, plant protection (organic and conventional pesticides), and adjuvants/product enhancers. They serve varied geographic regions through partnerships with local distributors. The company is dedicated to integrity, respect for people and the planet, sustainable production, and improving customer livelihoods. They offer solutions for rice, pineapple, bananas, peanuts, leafy vegetables, and tomatoes.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Conventional Debt$2.5M
Founders & team
Nely CepedaCo-Founder & VP
Tech stack
AmchartsAstraCore-JsElementorFastlyGodaddy
#9
REEF 🦄
Series D · Miami, Florida · founded 2013 · 7150 employees
$768.4Mraised
▾

Platform offering parking management and suite solutions for multiple retail and food businesses. It offers solutions to manage and optimize parking spaces in real-time. It also connects brands to consumers through its proximity network and offers solutions like customer acquisition, fulfillment, retail space development for brands, and last-mile delivery. Also, it offers mobile applications for users to find & compare parking spaces, payments management, and more. Additionally, it offers a cloud-based POS system, web & app-based ordering system, digital kiosks, and signage to retail outlets and food enterprises.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 120k LinkedIn followers — 48.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series D$766.5M
  • 2018Series C—
Founders & team
Ari OjalvoCo-Founder & CEOAziz IhsanogluCo-Founder
Investors
SoftBank, Mubadala, Oaktree Capital Management, UBS, Target Global, LDR Ventures
Tech stack
AmplitudeApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Series D · Zellwood, Florida · founded 2015 · 92 employees
$247.3Mraised
▾

Premier online football betting platform with comprehensive leagues and diverse options. This platform offers a wide array of betting choices, including single bets, accumulators, over/under, odd/even, 1X2, and handicap betting. It provides a secure and user-friendly experience with 24/7 availability, catering to both novice and experienced bettors. The platform features live scores, real-time analysis, and various promotions, enhancing the betting experience. With a focus on accessibility, it supports mobile devices and offers automated deposit and withdrawal systems. It is a comprehensive hub for online sports betting, emphasizing convenience, security, and a broad selection of football leagues. Login, register, bet now, deposit, withdraw, mobile betting, online casino, sports betting, live betting, football leagues, promotions, 24/7 support, secure platform, user-friendly, multiple betting options, automated system.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Series D$65.5M
  • Feb 2021Series C$103M
  • Jun 2020Series C$55.8M
  • Nov 2016Series B$23M
Founders & team
Jeffrey BurnhamFounder
Investors
Riverstone Holdings, Piva Capital, Morgan Stanley, LK Advisors, Aliment Capital, TPG
#11
Series A · Tampa, Florida · founded 2010 · 153 employees
$20Mraised
▾

Platform offering suite solution for offline businesses. The mobile retail platform provides data­-based engagement and mobile point-­of-sale solutions. The platform integrates with the retailer POS and other enterprise systems and provides store associates with relevant customer details including purchase history, preferences, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Conventional Debt$50M
  • Jan 2023Series A$20M
  • Nov 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Greg Schmitzer Founder & PRESIDENT
Investors
Decathlon Capital Partners, Eastward Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley, Bridge Bank
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpMaterial Design LiteBootstrapWpbakery
#12
Seed · Tampa, Florida · founded 2014 · 3 employees
$750Kraised
▾

Developing HLB-resistant citrus trees using CRISPR technology for Florida's citrus industry. This innovative company focuses on restoring the natural defenses of citrus trees against Huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease. Through precision breeding and collaboration with the University of Florida, they are creating new citrus varieties that exhibit reduced disease levels and vigorous growth. Their technology offers a breakthrough solution for citrus growers, aiming to revitalize the industry and mitigate the economic impact of HLB. This research and development company is committed to sustainable agriculture and offers a potential social impact by preserving a vital agricultural sector. They leverage gene editing to improve crop resilience and promote healthier citrus production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$650K
  • Feb 2024Seed$500K
  • Jun 2018Seed$250K
Founders & team
Chana CannonCo-Founder & VPYianni LagosCo-Founder & President
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBlocksyBlocksy CompanionGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace

Funding & investor landscape

$1.7Btotal disclosed funding
62companies funded
122disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
United States Department of Agriculture8 rounds
National Science Foundation3 rounds
The Yield Lab3 rounds
America’s Seed Fund2 rounds
Animo2 rounds
Aspect Investors2 rounds
Convexa2 rounds
Crimson Investment Fund2 rounds
Morgan Stanley2 rounds
OSTI2 rounds

Notable founders

Scott Frohman
CEO · Odyssey Elixir
Marc Lotenberg
Co-Founder & CEO · Dorsia
Joshua Stern
Co-Founder · Dorsia
Daniel Russek
Founder & CEO · Atarraya
Michelle Grant
Founder & CEO · GORGIE
Sasi Vallem
Founder & CEO · VVF AgTech
Nely Cepeda
Co-Founder & VP · ExcelAg
Ari Ojalvo
Co-Founder & CEO · REEF
Aziz Ihsanoglu
Co-Founder · REEF
Jeffrey Burnham
Founder · Anuvia Plant Nutrients
Greg Schmitzer
Founder & PRESIDENT · Mad Mobile
Chana Cannon
Co-Founder & VP · Soilcea
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,677,195 docs

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

RESEARCH IN FLORIDA · Agri & Food

How research on Food Tech in Florida is moving

A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Florida — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 130 papers.

University of Florida and peers lead Florida's food-tech research, dominated by safety concerns and food security in diverse populations, with a cautiously contested tone reflecting far more concerns than breakthroughs.

130 papers · stance +0.09 · 11% breakthrough · 54% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Florida74
  • Florida State University11
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University8
  • Florida Department of Citrus7
  • University of Central Florida6
leading researchers
Liang, Song · McKune, Sarah Lindley · Mugagga, Frank · Mukwaya, Paul Isolo · Semakula, Henry Musoke · Frank Asche
prism intelligence · tone & topics
72% positive · 21% critical tone
HealthAgricultureBusinessFood IndustryEnvironmentPublic Health
▲ Breakthroughs9 · 7%
▲ 0%→7% share
0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Food safety research is newly emerging as a breakthrough area — brand-new with 4 papers driving field-share from 0% to 7%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety4
  • Listeria monocytogenes2
  • Bacteria2
  • Listeria2
  • Food science2
Newly emergingFood safety 0→4
Landmark Isolation, Characterization, and Application of Bacteriophage LPSE1 Against Salmonella enterica in Ready to Eat (RTE) Fo · 137 cites
◆ Advancements29 · 22%
▼ 33%→22% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations93% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements field-share cooling from 33% to 22%, though Food safety surged 1→6 papers alongside newly emerging Food processing and Postharvest topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety1→6
Newly emergingFood processing 0→4 · Postharvest 0→4 · Agriculture 0→4
Landmark Sustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices · 178 cites
▼ Concerns45 · 35%
▼ 50%→33% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations87% since 2021mostly empirical
Food safety concerns intensifying sharply — rising from 2 to 16 papers — as Production economics newly emerges with 9 papers amid cooling field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety2→16
  • Food security1→5
  • Food processing3→6
Newly emergingProduction (economics) 0→9 · Agriculture 0→5 · Empowerment 0→4
Landmark An overview of global rice production, supply, trade, and consumption · 1,514 cites

Common questions

How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies are there in Florida, United States?
Radar tracks 432 indexable Food and Agriculture Tech companies headquartered in Florida, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida, United States?
The Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.7B in disclosed equity funding across 62 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Florida, United States?
REEF is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Florida, United States, with $768.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida, United States are funded?
62 of the 432 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Florida, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech unicorns are there in Florida, United States?
1 Food and Agriculture Tech company in Florida, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Florida, United States Food and Agriculture Tech companies?
The most active investors in Florida, United States Food and Agriculture Tech companies on this list include United States Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, The Yield Lab, America’s Seed Fund, Animo.
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