Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Indiana, United States
The 100 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Indiana, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Taranis.
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 Indiana
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taranis Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for agricultural crop monitoring | $100M | 45 mo ago | 171 | 2015 | Eli Bukchin Co Founder & CTO | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | SteadyServ Technologies Inventory management solution for draft beer | $27M | 99 mo ago | 43 | 2012 | — | — | 11 patents Automated draft beer distribution and dispensing system integration | — |
| 3 | ClusterTruck Food delivery platform on food truck concept | $23M | 60 mo ago | 98 98 → 71 (-28%) | 2015 | — | Top 5M | 6 patents Cloud-based logistics orchestration platform for transportation routing and supply chain coordination | — |
| 4 | Traction Provider of farm data management software solutions 42Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 41% Producttop 50% Marketbottom 37% Innovationbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 24% Customersbottom 22% Funding: Raised $17.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $17M | 4 mo ago | 28 | 2020 | Brian Stark Co-Founder and Product Marketing Director | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Market Wagon Online marketplace offering groceries from farmers | $15M | 33 mo ago | 61 | 2016 | Daniel Brunner Co-Founder & COO | Top 1M | — | — |
| 6 | Epogee Manufacturer of plant-based fat replacement products | $8M | 88 mo ago | 9 | 2011 | David Rowe Founder | Top 10M | 7 patents Food formulation additives for low‑fat dressings and plant‑based meat binders | — |
| 7 | Algaeon Developing technology for high yield microalgae cultivation | $5M | 120 mo ago | 3 | 2008 | James Miller CEO | — | 10 patents Euglena-derived nutritional and immunomodulatory bioproducts, including lysates and purified beta‑glucans. | — |
| 8 | The Bee Developer of hive monitoring software | $4M | 50 mo ago | 13 | 2016 | Wyatt Wells Co-founder | — | — | — |
| 9 | Smart-Apply Precision spraying systems improving efficiency, reducing costs, and promoting environmental health | $3M | 44 mo ago | 11 | 2011 | Jerry Johnson President and CEO | Top 50M | — | — |
| 10 | FloVision Solutions Provider of food waste management solutions for restaurants | $2M | 13 mo ago | 6 | 2020 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | EZ-Chow Provider of online ordering solutions for restaurants | $1M | 26 mo ago | 6 | 2015 | — | Top 5M | — | — |
| 12 | Owl Manor Veterinary Developer of medical devices for companion animals | $1M | 117 mo ago | 10 | 2015 | Mark Schindel Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Heliponix Ag-tech company empowering people to grow fresh produce locally | $1M | 23 mo ago | 6 | 2016 | Scott Massey Co-Founder & CEO | — | 82 patents High‑density indoor rotary aeroponic farming systems with modular seed cartridge technology. | — |
| 14 | Patronpath Online ordering solution for restaurants. | $1M | 175 mo ago | — | 2004 | Srinivas Gorty Co-CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | JUA Technologies Developer of smart food dehydration solutions | $856K | 45 mo ago | 1 | 2016 | Reiko Ileleji Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Real Food Blends Real food meals for tube feeding, offering nutritional variety and support | $550K | 143 mo ago | 18 | 2012 | — | Top 5M | — | — |
| 17 | Fritter Online Food Ordering Delivery | $250K | 159 mo ago | — | 2010 | Derek Dahl Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 18 | Rogo Provider of robotic soil sampling solutions | $200K | 84 mo ago | 19 | 2014 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 19 | SnapShyft On-demand staffing platform for multiple industries | $145K | 86 mo ago | 8 | 2016 | Thor Wood Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Insignum AgTech Developer of plant signaling technology for optimized crop management decisions | $100K | 9 mo ago | 2 | 2019 | Kyle Mohler Founder & CEO | — | 7 patents Genetically engineered plants for rapid detection of pathogenic diseases in agriculture | — |
| 21 | Anu Ag-Tech company for individuals to grow their fresh produce at home | $100K | 34 mo ago | 6 | 2016 | Scott Massey Co-Founder & CEO | Top 50M | — | — |
| 22 | Leaftech Ag Provider of integrated handheld digital lab solutions for crop management | $100K | 73 mo ago | 3 | 2020 | John Mascoe Founder & CEO | — | 3 patents Portable plant health sensing devices for field phenotyping and diagnostics | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Indiana
#1
Series A · Auburn, Indiana · founded 2020 · 28 employees$17Mraised▾
Provider of farm data management software solutions. It has developed cloud-based accounting and payroll software. It also offers data integration, minimizes data entry, helps evaluate farms' profitability for lease negotiations, and helps make year-end tax planning decisions. It enables farmers to understand the actual profit and track net worth.
- Jan 2026Series A$2M
- Apr 2024Series A$11M
- Sep 2023Seed$3.5M
- Sep 2022Seed$3.5M
#2
Series A · South Bend, Indiana · founded 2020 · 6 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of food waste management solutions for restaurants. The software offers a food analytics platform that uses proprietary image recognition technology to determine food waste. The platform allows users to identify the foods that they want the system to track. The company installs cameras above customer's workstations, production lines, and trash cans. The cameras monitor the food production process, automatically classifying food items and quantifying the amount thrown away.
- Apr 2025Series A$8.7M
- Jun 2024Seed$670K
- Nov 2021Seed$1.1M
- Mar 2021Seed$270K
#3
Series D · Westfield, Indiana · founded 2015 · 171 employees$99.5Mraised▾
Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for agricultural crop monitoring. The platform provides insights regarding crop health, weed detection, insect damage, and nutrient deficiencies. It offers tools for advisors and growers to improve crop management and yields. The platform delivers imagery and data to assist with decision-making.
- Sep 2022Series D$40M
- Jul 2020Series C$30M
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$56.1K
- Nov 2018Series B$20M
#4
Seed · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2019 · 2 employees$100Kraised▾
Developer of plant signaling technology for optimized crop management decisions. It provides genetic modification solutions for crops. It leverages gene editing technology to create crop traits that are bred into seeds, enabling growers to identify specific plant stresses. It facilitates farmers to optimize growth and deal with the issue of early-stage infections.
- Sep 2025Seed$2.4M
- Apr 2025Seed$4.2M
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$600K
- Mar 2023Seed—
#5
Series A · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2016 · 61 employees$14.7Mraised▾
Online marketplace offering groceries from farmers. The product catalog includes seafood, meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, beverages, snacks, grains, oil, honey, water, dairy products, bakery products, sauces, nutrition products, and more.
- Sep 2023Series A$2.8M
- Aug 2022Series A$1.2M
- May 2021Series A$5M
- Mar 2021Series A—
#6
Seed · West Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2016 · 6 employees$1Mraised▾
Ag-tech company empowering people to grow fresh produce locally. It is revolutionizing agriculture by enabling individuals to cultivate their own food using innovative technologies. Specializing in pure produce grown without harmful chemicals, they offer container farms and vertical farming systems that maximize space and minimize water usage. Their rotary aeroponics technology enhances plant yields, while seed pods simplify the growing process. Grow AI leverages advanced IoT, deep learning, and computer vision to optimize growing conditions automatically. Health monitoring through NDVI provides insights into plant vitality. This company is committed to sustainability, community, and empowering people to make healthier choices through accessible, locally-grown produce. This is a B2C and B2B business model.
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$175K
- Mar 2021Seed$515K
- Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$256K
- Apr 2020Seed$415K
#7
Series B · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2015 · 98 employees$22.6Mraised▾
ClusterTruck is a food delivery platform that connects customers with food trucks that combine their kitchen capacity. The delivery is done by the company and freshness is ensured with technology that times the start of order preparation with driver's delivery timings.
- Jun 2021Series B$215K
- Jul 2020Series B$2M
- Mar 2019Series B$3.6M
- Sep 2018Series B$3.6M
#8
Seed · New Albany, Indiana · founded 2015 · 6 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Chow is a provider of online ordering solutions for restaurants. Its features include a customized solution, intgrated third-party delivery company, integration with various POS, and more. It works on a subscription-based revenue model.
- Mar 2024Seed$50K
- Jun 2021Seed$170K
- Mar 2020Seed$1M
#9
Deadpooled · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2012 · 43 employees$27.5Mraised▾
SteadyServ Technologies offers restaurant management systems with focus on draft beer. SaaS platform leverages IoT system to monitor keg levels and helps reduce wastage of draft beer. Mainly targeted at brewery, also offers digital menus and analytics powered by BreweryDB, BreweryMap, and PocketBeer applications developed by it.
- Mar 2018Series A$3.6M
- Mar 2018Series A$1.8M
- Dec 2016Series A$525K
- Jul 2016Series A—
#10
Series A · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2016 · 13 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Developer of hive monitoring software. It offers software for decision support to commercial bee-keepers by providing them real-time data about the hive using sensors and also generate and provide insights by using data analytics.
- Mar 2022Series A$1.3M
- Dec 2021Series A$175K
- Aug 2020Series A$1M
- Apr 2020Seed$520.4K
#11
Acquired · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2011 · 11 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Precision spraying systems improving efficiency, reducing costs, and promoting environmental health. They offer intelligent spray control systems for high-value crops, optimizing chemical application through precision spraying and data collection. Their technology reduces overspray, waste, and environmental impact, cutting chemical costs and runoff. The system uses LiDAR to create a digital blueprint of the canopy, ensuring targeted application. They provide solutions for orchards, vineyards, and nurseries, offering retrofittable kits for various sprayer types. Their focus is on sustainability, helping growers reduce dependence on chemicals and water while achieving healthy harvests. They are committed to customer success, offering support and resources through a network of dealers. Their technology is grounded in research and field testing, providing advanced precision spraying and data collection solutions.
- Oct 2022Seed$1.8M
- May 2022Seed$1.3M
#12
Series A · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2011 · 9 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Epogee is a manufacturer of plant-based fat replacement products. It offers a naturally-sourced(plant-based) fat replacement product that can be used in confectionery products, fried food, baked goods, baking mixes, frozen dairy desserts, nut products, pasta, granola, snack bars, sauces, soft candies, etc. Claims that products are healthy, GMO-free, gluten-free.
- Feb 2019Series A$8.3M
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What Indiana researches in food tech
IUPUI and Indiana University lead Indiana's cautiously optimistic food-tech research, focusing on food safety, supply chain resilience, and sustainable agriculture, with concerns slightly outweighing breakthroughs.
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis11
- Indiana University Bloomington5
- Indiana University School of Medicine3
- University of Indianapolis2
- Indiana University South Bend1
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