Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Maine, United States
The 40 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Maine, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Running Tide.
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 Maine
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running Tide Provider of tech solutions to offset carbon footprints from the ocean and restore the coasts | $54M | 50 mo ago | Deadpooled | Marty Odlin Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | 54 patents Marine aquaculture substrates and oceanic CO2 sequestration technologies | — |
| 2 | Springworks Farm Provider of aquaponic based cultivated lettuce | $42M | 25 mo ago | Series A | Trevor Kenkel Founder & CEO | 2014 | WebflowjQueryHSTS+9 | 11 patents Optimizing plant growth through controlled environment agriculture and growth enhancement methods. | — |
| 3 | SwineTech Developer of a platform providing swine management and operational intelligence tools | $13M | 21 mo ago | Series B | — | 2015 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 26 patents Precision livestock monitoring and control systems for sow farrowing and health management | — |
| 4 | Great Northern Salmon Online aquaculture company offering RAS based solutions for producing sustainable salmon | $11M | 15 mo ago | Series A | Erik Heim Co-Founder | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 5 | BlueTrace Provider of software for seafood sales, operations, and regulatory compliance | $4M | 42 mo ago | Seed | Andy Kearney Co-Founder | 2017 | HubSpot CMS HubYouTubePlyr+19 | — | — |
| 6 | Forager Provider of a commerce platform connecting farms and food buyers | $4M | 63 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2015 | WebflowHubSpotcore-js+15 | 5 patents Indoor mushroom cultivation kits and modular grow assemblies for controlled agricultural production. | — |
| 7 | Fork Food Lab Provider of managed commercial kitchen spaces | $2M | 40 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — | — |
| 8 | Viable Gear Developer of seaweed-based bioplastic materials for fishing, aquaculture, and agriculture | $680K | 18 mo ago | Seed | Katie Weiler Founder & President | 2021 | — | — | 1 award |
| 9 | True Fin Online platform offering seafood products to restaurants and homes | $455K | 50 mo ago | Seed | Jennifer Levin CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Farmhand Automation Developer of autonomous robotics and farm management software for agriculture | $250K | 77 mo ago | Deadpooled | Alexander Jones Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
Top 10 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Maine
#1
Series A · Millinocket, Maine · founded 2022$10.6Mraised▾
Online aquaculture company offering RAS based solutions for producing sustainable salmon. It is a land-based aquaculture company that produces salmon in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. The company utilizes a Recirculating Aquaculture System powered by local, non-carbon energy sources.
- May 2025Series A$8M
- Apr 2023Seed$2.6M
#2
Series B · New Sharon, Maine · founded 2015 · 9 employees$12.9Mraised▾
Developer of a platform providing swine management and operational intelligence tools. The platform offers features such as task management, team communication, and real-time operational oversight. It also provides tools for setting operational standards, behavioral guidance, and performance assessment. The platform integrates with existing record-keeping solutions and offers data export and report generation capabilities.
- Nov 2024Series B$3.6M
- Aug 2022Series A$1.2M
- Nov 2020Series A$5.5M
- Apr 2020Series A$5M
#3
Series A · Lisbon, Maine · founded 2014 · 20 employees$41.5Mraised▾
Provider of aquaponic based cultivated lettuce. It produced organic lettuce using aquaponic technology. The growing system controls all of the growing conditions and protects our plants from all kinds of pests. Its product portfolio includes organic baby green romaine lettuce, organic boston bibb lettuce, organic green leaf lettuce, and others.
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$3.3M
- Feb 2023Series A$22M
- Feb 2023Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2022Series A$17.1M
#4
Seed · Portland, Maine · founded 2021$680Kraised▾
Developer of seaweed-based bioplastic materials for fishing, aquaculture, and agriculture. This bioplastic offers a sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. The material is designed to perform similarly to existing products while minimizing environmental impact. The company's expertise spans business, materials science, and the target industries. Development includes proof-of-concept materials and testing of a seaweed-based twine product for seed string applications.
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$650K
- Oct 2024Seed$30K
#5
Deadpooled · Portland, Maine · founded 2017 · 206 employees$54Mraised▾
Running Tide is a provider of tech solutions to offset carbon footprints from the ocean and restore the coasts. It uses photosynthesis, ocean currents, and gravity to store carbon in the deep ocean. It also provides systems that scale restorative ocean farming. It offers sustainable technologies and production capabilities for shellfish & kelp hatcheries and also restores blue carbon habitats in coastal ecosystems.
- 2022Series B$54M
- 2019Seed—
#6
Seed · Castine, Maine · founded 2017 · 5 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of software for seafood sales, operations, and regulatory compliance. The software supports receiving, shipping, digital logs, sales orders, purchasing, and real-time inventory tracking. It offers tools for item and price management, picking and packing, and compliance with food safety regulations. The platform is designed for use in various environments.
- Feb 2023Seed$4.3M
- Jul 2020Grant (prize money)$150K
- Sep 2019Seed—
- May 2018Grant (prize money)—
#7
Acquired · Portland, Maine · founded 2016 · 5 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of managed commercial kitchen spaces. It offers kitchen equipment, ovens, cooking ranges, prepping stations, storage spaces, and more. It also provides networking events and cleaning services. The company offers hourly and monthly packages.
- May 2023Seed$1.5M
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$3.6M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$750K
- 2019Grant (prize money)$100K
#8
Acquired · Portland, Maine · founded 2015 · 7 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of a commerce platform connecting farms and food buyers. The platform offers e-commerce, order management, and supplier discovery tools. It facilitates direct relationships between farms, food hubs, restaurants, and grocers. The platform provides features for managing sales channels, inventory, and customer relationships.
- May 2021Series A$4M
- Sep 2020Seed$271K
- May 2017Seed—
#9
Seed · Cumberland, Maine · founded 2019 · 4 employees$455.5Kraised▾
Online platform offering seafood products to restaurants and homes. The product catalog include dogfish steaks, tuna steaks, dayboat scallops, hake fillets, and more. It also offer traceable products from local fishermen.
- Jun 2022Seed$405.5K
- Oct 2020Seed$50K
#10
Deadpooled · Biddeford, Maine · founded 2019 · 2 employees$250Kraised▾
Developer of autonomous robotics and farm management software for agriculture. The company provides robotic solutions designed for small to medium-sized farms. These robots are battery-powered and intended for tasks such as weeding. The company also offers farm management software, providing access to farming operations data and automation controls. Service offerings include technical support, on-site setup, and training for robot deployment.
- Mar 2020Seed$250K
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
What Maine researches in food tech
- University of Maine15
- Unité de Nutrition Humaine10
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d\'Auvergne7
- Maine Farmland Trust2
- Southern Maine Community College1
Common questions
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