Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Houston, United States
The 76 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dream Harvest.
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 Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Harvest Producer of vegetables using the indoor farming facility | $51M | 54 mo ago | Series A | Harmeet Singh Co-Founder + Science Advisor | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Applied Carbon Developer of mobile biochar production technology 22Funding top 33%Talent top 38%Global bottom 39%Tech bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $41.6M 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 22/100 | $42M | 22 mo ago | Series A | Jason Aramburu Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | WebflowWorkableSlick+7 | — | — |
| 3 | MALK Organics Provider of plant-based dairy alternatives | $24M | 27 mo ago | Series B | Coletta Castleschouldt Co-Founder | 2014 | Amazon WebstoreWooCommerceWordPress+41 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 4 | iwi Manufacturer of algae-based nutritional products | $10M | 65 mo ago | Series A | Tom Dimke Chief Executive Officer/Board of Directors | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | 37 patents Driver behavior monitoring and wireless device detection for vehicle telematics systems | — |
| 5 | Rivalry Tech App-based provider of online ordering software solutions for food businesses | $4M | 43 mo ago | Series A | Marshall Law Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Indoor Harvest Hemp product innovator focusing on sustainable solutions and global market leadership | $2M | 39 mo ago | Public | — | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | sEATz App-based food delivery platform | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | Aaron Knape Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySentryQuasar+13 | — | — |
| 8 | BeeHex Developer of 3D printers for the food industry | $1M | 111 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+14 | 9 patents Automated food 3D printing systems with integrated robotics, cleaning, and material control | — |
| 9 | EmGenisys Provider of embryo health assessment platform for animal health | $521K | 20 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | — | 37 patents AI-driven real-time video analysis for embryo sex and quality prediction | — |
| 10 | PhoLicious Online retailer of instant noodle bowls and related merchandise items | $500K | 12 mo ago | Seed | Joseph Trousdale Co-Founder | 2021 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+20 | — | — |
| 11 | Algae Farm Developer of algae-based biomass production solutions | $431K | 168 mo ago | Seed | Rick Berman Founder & CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Arva Provider of regenerative agriculture solutions connecting farmers and corporations | $422K | 76 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jay McEntire Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | 4 job openings |
| 13 | Uniphage Developer of bacteriophage crop biological solutions using AI | $276K | 50 mo ago | Funding Raised | Sofia Sigal-Passeck Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Houston
#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020$41.6Mraised▾
Developer of mobile biochar production technology. This technology converts agricultural crop residue into biochar, a stable form of carbon, directly in the field. The process utilizes natural thermal processes and precision automation, improving soil health and permanently sequestering carbon. The mobile nature of the solution reduces transportation costs and environmental impact associated with traditional centralized biochar production methods. The technology incorporates remote sensing and advanced analytics to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
- Jul 2024Series A$21.5M
- Oct 2023Series A$20M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$200K
- Mar 2021Seed—
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2021$500Kraised▾
Online retailer of instant noodle bowls and related merchandise items. The company offers various flavors of instant pho and ramen noodle bowls. Additionally, it provides branded merchandise for purchase. The company focuses on delivering convenient meal solutions.
- 2025Angel$500K
#3
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 39 employees$23.9Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based dairy alternatives. The platform provides plant-based alternatives using dry fruits and nuts.
- Feb 2024Series B$7M
- Dec 2022Series B$9M
- Jul 2020Series A$7.9M
- Mar 2016Seed—
#4
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2019 · 4 employees$521.4Kraised▾
Provider of embryo health assessment platform for animal health. It offers an assisted reproductive cattle technology that utilizes video motion magnification to determine if cells are actively dividing or decaying and also ensures that the embryos are alive and healthy at the time of transfer.
- Sep 2024Seed$521.4K
#5
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 33 employees$50.8Mraised▾
Producer of vegetables using the indoor farming facility. It uses the vertical farming system and provides a controlled environment to grow its produce. It offers green leafy crops like romaine, green leaf, oakleaf, bok choy, and sweet green leaf lettuce.
- Dec 2021Series A$50M
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt$725K
- Jun 2017Seed$50K
#6
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 2 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Hemp product innovator focusing on sustainable solutions and global market leadership. The company aims to establish hemp products globally, spanning nutraceuticals, industrial fibers, plastics, and new market development. It envisions replacing hydrocarbon products with sustainable hemp-based alternatives, fostering a carbon-negative industry. The business model includes fiber, textiles, nutraceuticals, software, media, and manufacturing. The company focuses on building relationships in events, media, consumer products, and international markets, driving business development and expanding its investor base. It aims to bring innovative hemp products into mainstream markets, contributing to a sustainable and environmentally beneficial future.
- Feb 2023Post IPO$1.6M
- May 2017Post IPO$300K
- Mar 2017Post IPO$824K
- Aug 2016Post IPO$75K
#7
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 5 employees$3.5Mraised▾
App-based provider of online ordering software solutions for food businesses. The solutions provided are mobile ordering technology, mobile ordering during sports and entertainment events, customer experience management through app features, vendor performance management, and operation management.
- Nov 2022Series A$3.5M
#8
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2017 · 36 employees$10Mraised▾
Manufacturer of algae-based nutritional products. The company offers algae-based omega-3 supplements for the benefits of the brain, cardiovascular, eye care, immunity, and joint & bone health.
- Jan 2021Series A$10M
#9
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 5 employees$1.7Mraised▾
sEATz is an app-based food delivery platform. It allows users to select their present venue with seat location, browse the menu, and place orders to get the food delivered to the location. It allows users to order various products including drinks, food, gear with pre-order history. It offers an online payment solution & the app is available for iOS and Android users.
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$500K
- Sep 2019Seed$1.7M
#10
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2021$50Kraised▾
App-based restaurant discovery platform. The platform allows customers to search and order food from nearby local restaurants. It also provides doorstep delivery services. Its mobile application is available on the iOS platform.
- Jan 2024Convertible Debt—
- Jan 2021Seed$50K
#11
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2023$20Kraised▾
Provider of data automation solutions for sustainable agriculture. It offers solutions for automating farm-level data. It offer guidance on verifying eco claims for sustainable materials. It offers data collected on the ground to AI processing of satellite imagery.
- 2024Seed$20K
#12
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2020$276Kraised▾
Developer of bacteriophage crop biological solutions using AI. It developed a technology that allows faster development of bacteriophage-based solutions and It leverages AI to select bacterial and fungal viruses to eliminate pathogens using only the genomic information of pathogens.
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$276K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Houston researches in food tech
- University of Houston12
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston3
- Houston Health and Human Services Department1
- Sam Houston State University1
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