Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Guangdong Province, China
The 65 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Guangdong Province, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shenzhen Pudu Technology.
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 Guangdong Province
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenzhen Pudu Technology Provider of an indoor catering robot | $279M | 25 mo ago | Series C | 2016 | Zhang Tao Founder & CEO | ReactReact Routercore-js+1 | — |
| 2 | 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 | 2 mo ago | Series D | 2016 | Felix Zhang Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | 1 launch |
| 3 | STARFIELD Platform offering plant-based meat products | $101M | 53 mo ago | Series B | 2009 | Kiki Wu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 4 | BingoBox Operator of smart retail stores | $95M | 101 mo ago | Series B | 2017 | Benny Lin Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 5 | Dafengshou Innovative agricultural service platform providing solutions for farmers and agricultural businesses | $73M | 86 mo ago | Series C | 2014 | Tan Zexin Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Wine9 Online retailer of imported wine and beer | $45M | 138 mo ago | Series C | 2009 | Zhang Huijun Founder | — | — |
| 7 | Shenzhen Kemai Technology Provider of multiple solution for retail and catering industries | $15M | 63 mo ago | Series B | 2000 | — | Vue.jslit-htmllit-element+5 | — |
| 8 | Panda Does Not Go Online brand offering cakes | $15M | 57 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2017 | Yang Zhenhua Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 9 | Niwoning Online platform offering multi-category grocery products | $15M | 90 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2016 | Liu Kai Founder | — | — |
| 10 | Xiaonongnv Online business-to-business distributor of agricultural produce | $15M | 124 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2014 | Yang Wei Founder | — | — |
| 11 | 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 | Node.jsUbuntuTailwind CSS+7 | — |
| 12 | Nongfadai P2P platform for agricultural loans | $6M | 119 mo ago | Series A | 2015 | Zheng Weibo Co-Founder | — | — |
| 13 | Dongguan Hongchi Intelligent Technology Smart vending machines for offline retailers | $5M | 103 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2017 | Forest Tian Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 14 | YoPoint Smart vending machines for offline retailers | $4M | 94 mo ago | Series A | 2017 | Kane Yau Co-Founder & GM | EnvoyVue.jscore-js+4 | — |
| 15 | Haosesalad Internet first restaurant focussing on serving healthy salads and calorie counted meals | $3M | 111 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2015 | Guo Xun Xiao Founder | — | — |
| 16 | Yeba.im SaaS for night pubs to offer entertainment activities | $2M | 111 mo ago | Series A | 2012 | Wei Yifei CEO | — | — |
| 17 | Dongguan Sesame Provider of agricultural cloud computing solutions | $1M | 72 mo ago | Seed | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 18 | CoolHobo VR-based m-commerce platform for retailers to sell directly to Chinese consumers | $1M | 103 mo ago | Seed | 2015 | Huizhu Chen Co-Founder & CMO | — | — |
| 19 | FEC Chopsticks Technology Digital agriculture solutions provider | $720K | 92 mo ago | Seed | 2018 | Li Xiaojun Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 20 | Bingo Fresh Online fruits retailer | $490K | 130 mo ago | Series A | 2014 | Chilam Chen Co-Founder & President | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Guangdong Province
#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
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
#4
Series B · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2009$101.4Mraised▾
Platform offering plant-based meat products. The company specializes in developing plant-based meat products using plant protein, providing consumers with healthy meat alternatives. The company extracts meat molecules from plants, using molecular sensory to interact between flavor substances, and claims not using antibiotics, flavors, and other chemicals.
- Jan 2022Series B$100M
- Aug 2020Series A—
- Mar 2020Seed$1.4M
#5
Series B · Zhongshan, Guangdong Province · founded 2017 · 200 employees$94.8Mraised▾
Operator of smart retail stores. Its store has features like automated payments, order & inventory management, reporting & analytics, and more. It includes security measures such as an intelligent anti-theft system, cloud video storage facility, recovery of unpaid goods, and more. The registered users can enter the store by scanning the QR code, then purchase and pay for the products through the app at checkout.
- Jan 2018Series B$80M
- Jul 2017Series A$14.8M
#6
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2014 · 43 employees$73.3Mraised▾
Innovative agricultural service platform providing solutions for farmers and agricultural businesses. The platform offers a range of services including an agricultural e-commerce marketplace, smart agriculture solutions, and production management services. It caters to individual farmers, large farms, government entities, and research institutions. The company focuses on improving agricultural production efficiency and quality through technology and comprehensive service offerings. Services include precision agriculture, digital agriculture infrastructure, and agricultural Internet of Things technologies. The platform also supports local agricultural industries through technology promotion, talent development, and brand building. It provides a suite of smart agriculture solutions, including technical support, equipment application, and training, leveraging AI and big data for precise environmental analysis and yield prediction. The company aims to empower the agricultural sector with technology-driven solutions and comprehensive support services.
- Mar 2019Series C—
- Aug 2018Series B$29.1M
- Jun 2017Series B$44.2M
- Jan 2016Series A—
#7
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2009 · 149 employees$44.6Mraised▾
Wine9 is an online retailer of imported wine, beef and sea food. Started by Zhang Huijun, a former employee of technology giant Huawei. Wine9 has 4 million registered users online and 80 offline franchises. More than 200 European chateaux supply wine to this company. The company has recently acquired 60% of an imported beer retailer in China.
- Dec 2014Series C$24M
- Jul 2012Series B$16.7M
- Jun 2011Series A$3.9M
#8
Deadpooled · Huizhou, Guangdong Province · founded 2017 · 2000 employees$15.5Mraised▾
Online brand offering cakes. It provides cakes for various occasions such as celebrations, birthdays, etc. It also offers various flavors like mango, chocolate, strawberry, and more.
- Sep 2021Series B$15.5M
- Mar 2020Series A—
- Nov 2019Seed—
#9
Series B · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2000 · 470 employees$15.5Mraised▾
Provider of multiple solutions for retail and catering industries. Its an internet O2O technology platform and operational service provider focusing on the retail and restaurant industry offering POS-ERP management software, cashier management systems, aggregated mobile payments, omnichannel marketing, artificial intelligence solution, and more.
- Feb 2021Series B$15.5M
#10
Deadpooled · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016$14.5Mraised▾
Online platform offering multi-category grocery products
- Dec 2018Series A$14.5M
- Jun 2018Series A—
#11
Deadpooled · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2014$14.5Mraised▾
Online business-to-business distributor of agricultural produce. Its platform provides catering businesses and restaurants with one-stop solutions for vegetables and fruits. It also delivers meats and freshwater seafood to businesses.
- Jan 2016Series B—
- Jun 2015Series A$12.9M
- Jan 2015Seed$1.6M
#12
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2015$6Mraised▾
Nongfadai is a P2P platform for agricultural loans. Platform connects lenders with borrowers seeking agricultural loans. Offers loans for harvesting, agricultural credit, auto loans for farming, winter storage credit, dealers, and other agricultural supply chain financing.
- Jul 2016Series A$6M
- Mar 2016Seed—
- Mar 2015Angel—
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
- Hefei Midea Refrigerator6
- Hefei Hualing6
Common questions
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