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Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Lagos, Nigeria

The 56 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TradeDepot.

56companies tracked
$205.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TECH × LAGOS

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.

414companies analysed
86%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
19unicorns
2017median founding year
126kcombined LinkedIn audience
55%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1TradeDepot
Provider of software solutions for B2B manufacturers and retailers for redistribution of stocks
$123M41 mo agoSeries BMichael Ukpong
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
2015Mapbox GL JSGoogle MapsAnimate.css+23—
2Vendease
Online B2B marketplace offering food products
$23M45 mo agoSeries ATunde Kara
Co-Founder/ CEO
2017TypeScriptZohoTailwind CSS+12—
3Babban Gona
Provides customized farming services
$20M10 mo agoEarly StageKola Masha
CEO & MD
2012WordPressMySQLPHP+20—
4Foodstock Farmers Market
Online marketplace for connecting farmers with customers
$9M114 mo agoDeadpooledOmotayo Omolere
Founder & CEO
2016——
5Thrive Agric
Online platform for investors to invest in farming projects
$9M51 mo agoSeries AUka Eje
Co-Founder & CEO
2016Node.jsYouTubeTailwind CSS+14—
6Omnibiz
Provider of software solutions for grocery retailers
$8M37 mo agoSeed—2010SentryAzure Front DoorAzure+13—
7ORDA
Provider of an online platform for restaurant management solutions
$4M20 mo agoAcquiredAkinwale Adinlewa
Co-Founder
2020WordPressMySQLPHP+20—
8Winichfarms
Provider of sponsorship for farmers
$3M13 mo agoSeedChichebem Jibunoh
Co-Founder & CTO
2019PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+122 awards
9Chowdeck
App-based platform offering food delivery services
$3M12 mo agoSeries AFemi Aluko
Co-Founder & CEO
2021Node.jsZohoGoogle Maps+21—
10Pricepally
Online platform offering groceries in bulk
$1M31 mo agoSeedLuther Lawoyin
Founder & CEO
2019WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+261 partnership
11VetsArk
App-based lending marketplace for agriculture financing
$250K37 mo agoSeedBlessing Mene
Co-Founder & CEO
2018TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+8—
12FoodCourt
App-based platform offering food delivery services
$125K46 mo agoSeedPaul Adokiye Iruene
Co-Founder
2021Node.jsZohoGoogle Maps+22—
13Jise
Online platform for food ordering and delivery
$100K56 mo agoDeadpooled—2020——

Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos

#1
Early Stage · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2012 · 349 employees
$20Mraised
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Babban Gona provides customized farming services. The company offers farm inputs, credit, marketing, and training services to the franchised farmer groups. The company claims to train the farmers to enhance their yields and increase their net incomes 2.8 to 3.5 times greater than the average farmer with a 99.9% loan repayment rate. The company is operational in Lagos.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers — 16.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$7.5M
  • Nov 2022Conventional Debt$5.2M
  • Aug 2021Conventional Debt$5M
  • Feb 2017PE$20M
Founders & team
Kola MashaCEO & MD
Investors
Global Innovation Fund, GAWA Capital, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Social Impact, British International Investment, Jasmine Social Investments
Tech stack
AstraBackdropCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesCore-Js
#2
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2019 · 13 employees
$3.3Mraised
▾

Provider of sponsorship for farmers

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed—
  • Oct 2024Conventional Debt$590K
  • Oct 2024Seed$2.5M
  • Jul 2022Seed$790K
Founders & team
Chichebem JibunohCo-Founder & CTOWinner AttaiCo-Founder & COORiches AttaiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Founders Factory Africa, Sahel Capital, ARAF, Cra Fund, Marula Square, Plug and Play Tech Center
Tech stack
AosCore-JsGoogle Font ApiLitespeedNode.JsNuxt.Js
#3
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2021 · 29 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

App-based platform offering food delivery services. The app allows users to order food from nearby local restaurants. The app offers food products including noodles, salads, bread, non-veg dishes, veg dishes, ice creams, beverages, rice, biryanis, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 7.1% of this cohort's audience · 1385 engagements/post (163.2× cohort median)
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$15.4M
  • May 2024Seed$2.5M
  • 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Femi AlukoCo-Founder & CEOLanre YusufCo-Founder & COOFemi AlukoCo-Founder
Investors
Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, FoundersX Ventures, HoaQ, Haleakala Ventures, True Culture Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAosBamboohrCloudflare
#4
Acquired · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2020 · 29 employees
$4.5Mraised
▾

Provider of an online platform for restaurant management solutions. The platform offers point-of-sale, inventory management, business analytics, and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed—
  • Nov 2022Seed$3.4M
  • Jan 2022Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Akinwale AdinlewaCo-Founder
Investors
Quona, FinTech Collective, LoftyInc Capital Management, Enza Capital, Norrsken Foundation, Far Out Ventures
#5
Series B · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2015 · 396 employees
$123Mraised
▾

Provider of software solutions for B2B manufacturers and retailers for redistribution of stocks. The company provides dashboard to suppliers enabling them to manage secondary distribution which includes retail coverage and demand discovery and manages orders & inventories. They can also have a real-time view of the prices and discounts available from every major brand & can order those products which are then delivered to them as the order is routed to the appropriate nearby depot.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Conventional Debt$5M
  • Dec 2021Conventional Debt—
  • Nov 2021Series B$110M
  • Jul 2020Series A$10M
Founders & team
Michael UkpongChief Technology Officer and Co-FounderOnyekachi IzukanneCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
IFC, NovaStar, Sahel Capital, Endeavor, Partech Partners, MSA Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssBootstrapBootstrap Icons
#6
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2017 · 212 employees
$23.3Mraised
▾

Online B2B marketplace offering food products. It offers bread, meat and seafood, fruits, vegetables, water beverages, and grains. The platform claims to manage businesses by financing the procurement and purchase of goods for businesses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 9.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$10M
  • Sep 2022Series A$20M
  • Oct 2021Seed$3.2M
  • 2021Seed$125K
Founders & team
Tunde KaraCo-Founder/ CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Hustle Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hack VC, Soma Capital
#7
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2010 · 125 employees
$8Mraised
▾

Provider of software solutions for grocery retailers. The solutions provided are sourcing and distribution management, inventory management, financing solutions for stock keeping, and supply chain management. The company claims it also provides logistics services and reports and insights.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 18.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed—
  • Aug 2022Seed$5M
  • Aug 2022Conventional Debt$10M
  • Aug 2021Seed$3M
Investors
Aruwa Capital Management, Timon Capital, Tangerine, Musha Ventures, SUNU Capital, Rising Tide Africa
Tech stack
AzureAzure Front DoorBabelCdnjsClevertapCloudflare
#8
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2016 · 251 employees
$9.2Mraised
▾

Online platform for investors to invest in farming projects. The company provides cultivation and works with farmers who performs the farming operations in that land. The company deals in sesame, maize, and pepper.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers — 20.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Conventional Debt$56.5M
  • Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • 2020Series A$9M
  • 2019Seed$150K
Founders & team
Uka EjeCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, USAID, Ventures Platform, Launchpad Accelerator, TechChiefs, Inclusive Fintech 50
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsDigitalocean SpacesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#9
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2019 · 78 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

Pricepally is an online platform offering groceries in bulk. Its product catalog includes meat, fruits % vegetables, condiments, oil & spices, etc. The company claims to deliver the products within 2 days and users can share their products with other shoppers. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience · 14 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. ChickenRepublic) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Seed$1.3M
  • 2021Seed—
  • Apr 2021Seed—
  • Jul 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Luther LawoyinFounder & CEOMosunmola LawoyinFounder & COO
Investors
Launch Africa, Samurai Incubate, Orbit Ventures, GreenTec Capital Partners, SOSV, Hi2 Global
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#10
Deadpooled · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2016
$9.5Mraised
▾

FoodStock is an online marketplace for connecting farmers and food producers with consumers and wholesale buyers. Products sold on the platform include fresh farm produce, Sea Food , Frozen Food , Household and Industrial Food Ingredients, and Groceries. Orders can also be placed through telephones, emails, facebook, and messenger groups. The company delivers orders placed around Lagos within 3 days of ordering.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2016Series A$9.5M
Founders & team
Omotayo OmolereFounder & CEO
#11
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2018 · 8 employees
$250Kraised
▾

App-based lending marketplace for agriculture financing. It offers solutions for loan origination, credit scoring, loan application, and loan monitoring. It also offers white-label solutions for banks to offer products. Its app is available for Android users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Seed—
  • 2018Grant (prize money)$250K
Founders & team
Blessing MeneCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
CcHub, Tekedia
Tech stack
LitespeedNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsPriority HintsReact
#12
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2021 · 22 employees
$125Kraised
▾

App-based platform offering food delivery services. The company offers food products like rice, salads, beverages, bread, chicken dishes, meat dishes, seafood, veg dishes, ice creams, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Paul Adokiye IrueneCo-Founder
Investors
Y Combinator, 1731 MGMT
Tech stack
AzureBugsnagCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel

Funding & investor landscape

$205.2Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
35disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator6 rounds
British International Investment2 rounds
CcHub2 rounds
Chandaria Capital2 rounds
DFS Lab2 rounds
GFR Fund2 rounds
Hustle Fund2 rounds
Launch Africa2 rounds
LoftyInc Capital Management2 rounds
Magic Fund2 rounds

Notable founders

Kola Masha
CEO & MD · Babban Gona
Chichebem Jibunoh
Co-Founder & CTO · Winichfarms
Winner Attai
Co-Founder & COO · Winichfarms
Femi Aluko
Co-Founder & CEO · Chowdeck
Lanre Yusuf
Co-Founder & COO · Chowdeck
Akinwale Adinlewa
Co-Founder · ORDA
Michael Ukpong
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder · TradeDepot
Onyekachi Izukanne
Co-Founder & CEO · TradeDepot
Tunde Kara
Co-Founder/ CEO · Vendease
Uka Eje
Co-Founder & CEO · Thrive Agric
Luther Lawoyin
Founder & CEO · Pricepally
Mosunmola Lawoyin
Founder & COO · Pricepally
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Nigeria

How research on Food Technology is moving in Nigeria

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 1,131 Nigeria-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 32% → 25% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Nigeria63
  • University of Ibadan54
  • Federal University of Technology46
  • University of Abuja43
  • Federal University of Agriculture43
leading researchers
Helen Onyeaka · I. H. Iheukwumere · C. M. Iheukwumere · Aliyu Evuti Haruna · Nma Bida Alhaji · John Yisa Adama · Jacek Osek · Alice Njolke Mafe
▲ Breakthroughs28 · 2%
▲ 0%→3% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Food safety traceability research is newly emerging in Nigerian institutions, with quality-focused papers rising to 4 each since baseline.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food safety11
  • Traceability4
  • Quality (philosophy)4
  • Agriculture4
  • Food security4
Newly emergingFood safety 0→11
Landmark ADVANCING FOOD SAFETY THROUGH IOT: REAL-TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS · 34 cites
◆ Advancements295 · 26%
▲ 12%→26% share
▲2.2× share momentum0 median citations98% since 2021mostly empirical
Preservative and food spoilage research is intensifying — papers rose from 1 to 15 and 1 to 14 respectively, with food security newly surging to 54.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Preservative1→15
  • Food spoilage1→14
  • Food Preservatives1→4
Newly emergingFood security 0→54 · Agriculture 0→54 · Food safety 0→43
Landmark Biofertilizer: The Future of Food Security and Food Safety · 241 cites
▼ Concerns521 · 46%
▼ 62%→46% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations96% since 2021mostly empirical
Food security and agriculture concerns are intensifying — papers rose from 5 to 158 and 7 to 155, with climate change newly entering at 29 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food security5→158
  • Agriculture7→155
  • Food safety4→121
  • Food processing5→64
  • Production (economics)1→59
Newly emergingPublic health 0→43 · Contamination 0→30 · Climate change 0→29
Landmark Food safety impacts of antimicrobial use and their residues in aquaculture · 477 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Nigeria

Where food tech is researched across Nigeria

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.

Ibadan151 · +0.12
Hot · Food securityAdvancing · LivestockOpportunity · PopulationConcern · Biotechnology
Nsukka77 · +0.02
Hot · Food systemsAdvancing · Food scienceOpportunity · Food safetyConcern · Aquaculture
Kano77 · +0.01
Hot · Scale (ratio)Advancing · PopulationOpportunity · SustainabilityConcern · Aspergillus flavus
Port Harcourt68 · +0.03
Hot · Port harcourtAdvancing · PopulationOpportunity · Food safetyConcern · Food spoilage
Abuja59 · -0.12
Hot · Pesticide residueOpportunity · Food securityConcern · State (computer science)
Ado-Ekiti51 · +0.06
Hot · Logistic regressionAdvancing · Sustainable agricultureOpportunity · Food securityConcern · Mycotoxin
Ilorin50 · +0.06
Hot · PreservativeAdvancing · Shelf lifeOpportunity · AgricultureConcern · Productivity
Lagos36 · +0.04
Hot · Public healthAdvancing · Environmental healthOpportunity · ContaminationConcern · Food safety
Ile-Ife33 · +0.01
Hot · Agricultural productivityAdvancing · AgricultureOpportunity · Food securityConcern · Public health

Common questions

How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
Radar tracks 56 indexable Food and Agriculture Tech companies headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria?
The Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have raised a combined $205.2M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Lagos, Nigeria?
TradeDepot is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Lagos, Nigeria, with $123M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria are funded?
15 of the 56 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech unicorns are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
None of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Lagos, Nigeria Food and Agriculture Tech companies?
The most active investors in Lagos, Nigeria Food and Agriculture Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, British International Investment, CcHub, Chandaria Capital, DFS Lab.
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