Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Maryland, United States
The 98 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Maryland, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Agrimetis.
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 Maryland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agrimetis Developer of biologicals for crop protection | $40M | 79 mo ago | Deadpooled | Steven Tuttle CEO & President | 3 | — | 89 patents Synthesis and purification of l‑glufosinate and aziridine spinosyn agrochemical actives. | — |
| 2 | Advanced BioNutrition Bioactive stabilization and delivery solutions for nutrition, health, agriculture, and food | $22M | 180 mo ago | Series C | — | 10 10 → 12 (+20%) | — | 362 patents Dry, shelf-stable probiotic and fermented dairy powders with coated microencapsulation. | — |
| 3 | Hungry Harvest Internet first brand offering grocery products | $14M | 32 mo ago | Series A | Evan Lutz Co-Founder & CEO | 64 | Google MapsBootstrapNginx+29 | — | — |
| 4 | Qu Developer of unified commerce platform for quick service and fast-casual restaurants | $13M | 88 mo ago | Series B | Niko Papademetriou Co-Founder | 66 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+40 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 5 | OrderUp Franchise model based online restaurant ordering in towns | $10M | 142 mo ago | Acquired | — | 130 | TypeScriptPHPGoogle Maps+11 | — | — |
| 6 | Mercaris Independent market intelligence for energy, commodity, agriculture, and related industries | $7M | 74 mo ago | Acquired | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Everything Legendary Platform offering plant-based burgers | $6M | 52 mo ago | Series A | Duane Myko Founder & CEO | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | — | — |
| 8 | Everything Legendary Developer of plant-based meat substitute food products | $6M | 52 mo ago | Series A | Duane Myko Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Spotluck Discover local restaurants, spin for discounts, and support local businesses | $5M | 109 mo ago | Series A | — | 18 | — | 2 patents Dynamic pricing and discount management for e‑commerce platforms | — |
| 10 | pathOtrak Provider of food safety and testing solutions | $4M | 24 mo ago | Series A | Javier Atencia Founder & CEO | 7 | — | 28 patents Automated sample preparation and filtration for rapid pathogen detection in food | — |
| 11 | Talam Biotech Developer of microbial solutions reducing heavy metal uptake in food crops | $4M | 48 mo ago | Series B | John Chrosniak Chief Executive Officer and Board Member | 16 | — | — | — |
| 12 | RevivBio Provider of crop and animal health products | $3M | 21 mo ago | Seed | Fatemeh Mastouri CEO and Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Mooji Meats Platform offering plant-based and cultured meat alternatives | $2M | 50 mo ago | Seed | Insa Mohr Co-Founder & CEO | 13 | — | 2 patents Textured plant protein structures for whole-cut meat analogs across multiple length scales | — |
| 14 | Terra's Kitchen Food and cooking blog offering advice, recipes, and tutorials | $2M | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 300 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 15 | FOOP Organic Biosciences Provider of organic plant food and foliar sprays | $2M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 8 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyElement UI+33 | — | — |
| 16 | JumpLights Provider of LED lighting system for horticulture farming | $2M | 13 mo ago | Seed | John Peeler CEO | 4 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | 3 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Silvec Developer of RNA-based genetic breeding solutions for plants | $2M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | Anne Simon Co-Founder | 26 26 → 13 (-50%) | — | — | — |
| 18 | DinnerTime Personalized meal planning service promoting healthy eating, saving time and money | $900K | 151 mo ago | Seed | Charles Moore Co-Founder | 11 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 19 | Foodem Domain name sales platform offering quick pricing and support | $800K | 157 mo ago | Seed | Kash Rehman Founder & CEO | 5 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Minnowtech Provider of the sensor-based bio-mass monitoring system for shrimp | $625K | 27 mo ago | Series A | Kelli Booth Co-Founder | 8 | — | 2 patents Cloud analytics for shrimp biomass estimation in aquaculture ponds | — |
| 21 | iBar Provider of inventory management solution for bar businesses | $500K | 34 mo ago | Seed | Boglarka Varkuti Co-Founder & CEO | 7 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+21 | — | — |
| 22 | Plant Sensory Systems Plant Sensory Systems | $257K | 110 mo ago | Seed | Kathleen Turano President & Co-Founder | 3 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Cykloburn Provider of poultry waste management solutions | $225K | 96 mo ago | Funding Raised | Rob Meissner CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Floraponics Provider of aquaponics-based farming solutions | $150K | 23 mo ago | Seed | Sarah Daken Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Flave App-based to earn rewards from local restaurants | $100K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Derek Battle Co-Founder | 12 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Maryland
#1
Funding Raised · Rockville, Maryland · founded 2019 · 26 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of RNA-based genetic breeding solutions for plants. It offers genetic modification in plants to protect them against diseases. It offers solutions for trees, vines, and bushes.
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$98K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$256.5K
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$650K
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$175K
#2
Seed · Gaithersburg, Maryland · founded 2018 · 4 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of LED lighting system for horticulture farming. It offers greenhouse and Indoor cultivation lighting. It also provides grow lights for cannabis farming.
- May 2025Seed$1.3M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt$600K
#3
Seed · Frederick, Maryland · founded 2021$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of crop and animal health products. It designs bio-inspired crop and animal health products using its platform to protect plants and animals from resistant pests and pathogens.
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$275K
- Dec 2023Seed$3M
- 2023Seed$100K
#4
Series A · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2014 · 64 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering grocery products. The product catalog includes coffee beans, eggs, cheese, milk, yogurt, butter, grains, pasta, beans, vegetables, sauces, cereals, and more. The platform allows users to search via dietary specifications like dairy-free, gluten-free, kosher, non-GMO, vegan, and more.
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$5M
- Sep 2020Series A$6.2M
- Mar 2020Series A$7.5M
- Dec 2017Conventional Debt$250K
#5
Series A · College Park, Maryland · founded 2016 · 7 employees$4.2Mraised▾
Provider of food safety and testing solutions. Its extraction system concentrates bacterias and reduces the time required to detect foodborne pathogens. It caters to meat and poultry businesses.
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$2.2M
- Nov 2023Series A$2.9M
- May 2020Seed$1.2M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$249.9K
#6
Deadpooled · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2014 · 3 employees$39.7Mraised▾
Developer of biologicals for crop protection
- Nov 2019Series B$9.9M
- Jan 2017Series B$23.5M
- Nov 2015Series A$6.3M
#7
Seed · Poolesville, Maryland · founded 2022$150Kraised▾
Provider of aquaponics-based farming solutions. They claim it is focusing on revolutionizing the floral industry by utilizing aquaponics to improve flower farming practices and work towards a sustainable future.
- Jun 2024Seed$150K
#8
Series A · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2018 · 8 employees$625Kraised▾
Provider of the sensor-based bio-mass monitoring system for shrimp. It uses the sonar technique to collect the data from under the pond. It also transfers the data to an online portal providing real-time access. It also enables the farmers to stop overfeeding and predict the harvest time of the shrimp.
- Feb 2024Series A—
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$999.8K
- Nov 2019Seed$600K
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$225K
#9
Series C · Columbia, Maryland · founded 2001 · 10 employees$21.9Mraised▾
Bioactive stabilization and delivery solutions for nutrition, health, agriculture, and food. This is a technology provider focused on environmentally sustainable and science-based solutions. They offer technologies for stabilizing and delivering agricultural bioactives, enhancing the stability and effectiveness of human health products like probiotics and vaccines, and improving food safety. Their interdisciplinary team collaborates with clients from proof of concept through technology transfer, utilizing a broad expertise and a robust intellectual property portfolio of owned and exclusively licensed patents. The company's technology supports multiple disciplines required to develop solutions for human and agricultural applications, creating innovative solutions for diverse industries.
- May 2011Series C$900K
- May 2011Series C$250K
- Mar 2010Series C$910.3K
- Jun 2007Series C$7.8M
#10
Series B · Gaithersburg, Maryland · founded 2012 · 16 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Developer of microbial solutions reducing heavy metal uptake in food crops. The company develops natural microbial solutions to reduce heavy metal bioavailability to plants. These solutions address heavy metal contamination, which poses risks to both human and plant health. The company focuses on creating solutions for crops like rice, wheat, and leafy greens. The goal is to improve food safety and plant health.
- Jun 2022Series B—
- Apr 2020Series A$3.8M
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$213.6K
- Apr 2017Seed$100K
#11
Series A · Largo, Maryland · founded 2019$6Mraised▾
Platform offering plant-based burgers. Its ingredient used includes pea protein, coconut oil, canola oil, potato starch, nutritional yeast, and more. The company claims the product is soy-free & gluten-free.
- Feb 2022Series A$6M
#12
Series A · Largo, Maryland · founded 2020$6Mraised▾
Developer of plant-based meat substitute food products
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 Tech in Maryland is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Maryland — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 51 papers.
University of Maryland institutions dominantly research food safety pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria, with a contested, concern-heavy tone reflecting ongoing public health challenges.
- University of Maryland, College Park34
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore7
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science5
- University of Maryland Extension3
- University of Maryland, Baltimore2
- Bioplastic1
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates1
- Food waste1
- Anaerobic digestion1
- Dark fermentation1
- Production (economics)5
- Food safety3
- Food security3
- Salmonella3
- Crop2
- Food safety1→5
- Population1→3
Common questions
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