Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Montreal, Canada
The 98 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Montreal, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lightspeed.
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
$7.9b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Montreal
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightspeed Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses | $292M | 104 mo ago | 3,000 | 2005 | Dax Dasilva CEO & ex-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressSentry+41 | — | — |
| 2 | BioAmber Manufactures Bio succinic acid and 1,4 Butanediol from agri raw materials | $93M | 100 mo ago | 60 | 2008 | — | — | 4 patents Microbial metabolic engineering of yeasts for platform chemicals and deicing fluid production | — |
| 3 | Concentric Agtech company developing microbial products to improve crop yields and soil health | $92M | 98 mo ago | 5 | 2007 | Ananda Fitzsimmons Co-Founder | — | 2 patents Microbial biocontrol formulations protecting tomatoes and potatoes from bacterial and fungal pathogens | — |
| 4 | Sollum Technologies Dynamic LED lighting solutions for greenhouses, optimizing plant growth and productivity 57Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Moat top 39%Tech top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 39% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% AItop 45% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $42.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $42M | 41 mo ago | 45 | 2015 | Gabriel Dupras Co-founder | WebflowVimeoMicrosoft Clarity+24 | — | — |
| 5 | Cannara Biotech Producer of premium‐grade cannabis and cannabis‐derivative products 53Product top 14%Funding top 24%Innovation top 34%News top 34% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 24% Innovationtop 34% Newstop 34% Moattop 39% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 44% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $17.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $18M | 4 mo ago | 54 | 2018 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Cook it Online platform to order ready-to-eat meals on a subscription basis | $15M | 47 mo ago | 225 | 2016 | Judith Fetzer Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+25 | 2 patents Vascular stent grafts and rapid‑exchange catheter delivery systems for minimally invasive procedures. | — |
| 7 | Earth Alive Clean Technologies Biotech company addressing environmental challenges in agriculture, mining, and industry | $12M | 63 mo ago | 11 | 2011 | David Gilmour CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | OatBox Online platform offering a breakfast subscription box 48Innovation top 33%Product top 36%Tech top 37%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 33% Producttop 36% Techtop 37% Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 7 product lines Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 26 mo ago | 24 | 2014 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTypeScript+27 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 9 | ChrysaLabs Provider of technology solution for real time soil sampling data | $11M | 37 mo ago | 38 | 2017 | Gabriel Mangeat Cofounder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 20 patents In‑situ optical and electrochemical soil sensing for nutrient and ion concentration analysis | — |
| 10 | Naak Internet-first brand offering energy products 45Tech top 34%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 27% Tech: 51 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $5M | 22 mo ago | 9 | 2016 | William Walcker Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPlyr+43 | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship |
| 11 | Lufa Provider of sustainably grown produce and local food products via online marketplace and delivery | $4M | 164 mo ago | 403 | 2009 | — | PHPGoogle MapsElement UI+22 | — | 1 job opening |
| 12 | Motorleaf Using machine learning to make indoor agriculture ops autonomous | $4M | 97 mo ago | 11 | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jasper Online food delivery platform | $4M | 68 mo ago | — | 2016 | Ollie Shaw Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 14 | PemPem Provider of agricultural product traceability solutions 45Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Funding top 44%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Fundingtop 44% Productbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 27% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 13 mo ago | 25 | 2019 | Joann Zegher Founder & CEO | SkolengoMariaDBJava+15 | — | 2 internships |
| 15 | Leav Web-based payment solution for restaurants | $2M | 30 mo ago | 6 | 2020 | Charles-Étienne Simard Co-Founder & COO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | 4 patents Contactless retail checkout systems integrating automated theft detection | — |
| 16 | Provender Farm to business goods supply marketplace | $1M | 132 mo ago | 19 | 2013 | Jeff Aldrich Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nectar Real-time monitoring and analytic system for beehives | $1M | 54 mo ago | 30 | 2016 | — | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+12 | — | — |
| 18 | Whale Application of artificial intelligence for marine mammal detection | $855K | 24 mo ago | 8 | 2018 | Antoine Gagné-Turcotte Co-Founder & CTO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | 1 award |
| 19 | Quench Online bar discovery platform | $150K | 91 mo ago | 4 | 2014 | Nacer Sa Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Montreal
#1
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2018 · 54 employees$17.7Mraised▾
Producer of premium‐grade cannabis and cannabis‐derivative products. The company offer a variety of organic cannabis-infused with medicinal herbs and flowers. The company offerings span dried flower, pre-rolls, hash, rosin, live resin extracts, oils, and accessories, all hang-dried, hand-trimmed, and slow-cured for potency and terpene preservation.
- Feb 2026Post IPO$4.6M
- Jul 2021Post IPO$5M
- Oct 2019Conventional Debt$6M
- Jul 2019Post IPO$2.2M
#2
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2019 · 25 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of agricultural product traceability solutions. It has developed mobile-based, socially embedded business-to-business tools for agricultural businesses. It provides traceability to the supply chain, and sustainability to the sector. The supply purchase transactions are stored digitally and the data can be accessed anytime anywhere.
- May 2025Series A$3M
#3
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2016 · 9 employees$5Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering energy products. Its product offering includes energy bar, energy drink mixes, energy waffles, and more.
- Aug 2024Series A$5M
#4
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2014 · 24 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Online platform offering a breakfast subscription box. The subscription box contains granola mixes, oatmeal portions and breakfast bars. The mixes contain rolled oats, puffed quinoa, dried fruits and nuts, and other healthy organic products. The company claims that they use only organic products in their breakfast curations.
- Apr 2024Series A$5M
- Jul 2022Series A$5.4M
- Jun 2017Seed$1.2M
#5
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015 · 45 employees$42Mraised▾
Dynamic LED lighting solutions for greenhouses, optimizing plant growth and productivity. They offer a comprehensive dynamic lighting technology, including smart fixtures, a cloud platform, and support. Their solution recreates natural sunlight, delivering ideal light recipes for various crops, regardless of location. This leads to increased productivity, better taste, and longer shelf life. They provide flexible LED fixtures, AI-powered by their cloud platform, supported by agronomists and technical specialists. They focus on innovation and pragmatic solutions to balance costs, crop growth, product quality, and sustainability. They offer smart support, including planning, installation, training, and monitoring. They are a cleantech company, offering energy-efficient solutions. They are a B2B company, offering a SaaS platform.
- Jan 2023Series B$30M
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Feb 2022Series A—
- Oct 2020Series A$9.1M
#6
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2005 · 3000 employees$292Mraised▾
Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses. The platform offers retail, restaurant, and golf solutions, including inventory management, marketing, and reporting. It provides tools for wholesale, apparel, garden, and home decor businesses. The platform also offers integrations, support, and resources for business growth.
- Oct 2017Series D$166M
- Oct 2017Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2015Series C$61M
- Sep 2014Series B$35M
#7
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2007 · 5 employees$92.1Mraised▾
Agtech company developing microbial products to improve crop yields and soil health. They focus on creating advancements that are safe, protect natural resources, and enhance agriculture's potential. They utilize proprietary microbial consortia technology to combine beneficial bacteria and yeasts into soil and plant boosters. These biological optimizers are designed for soil, seed, and plant vigor, aiming to improve farmer livelihoods and reduce the environmental impact of crop management practices. Their patented technology is based on the co-fermentation of naturally occurring microbes and biomolecules. The company offers high-performance specialty biological products containing synergistic combinations of naturally occurring microbes and biomolecules.
- Apr 2018Series B$15.9M
- Jan 2018Series B$38.5M
- Jan 2018Series B$38.5M
- Mar 2017Series B$29.1M
#8
Deadpooled · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2008 · 60 employees$93Mraised▾
BioAmber uses agricultural crops and transforms them into green chemicals that directly substitute chemicals derived from oil and act as feedstock for the chemical industry. Bio Amber uses renewable feedstocks (sugars) instead of fossil fuels and apply industrial biotechnology (fermentation) using proprietary yeast, which consumes sugar and CO2 to produce succinic acid and use conventional chemistry to convert the succinic acid into 1,4 Butanediol and disodium succinate. Bioamber (earlier a JV of DNP Green and ARD) was completely acquired by DNP Green in Nov 2010 and the entire corporation was merged to form Bioamber.
- Feb 2018Post IPO$7M
- 2013Post IPO—
- Feb 2012Series C$10M
- Nov 2011Series C$38M
#9
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2017 · 38 employees$11Mraised▾
Provider of technology solution for real-time soil sampling data. The company providers a portable probe that can measure in real-time soil nutrients and soil health to the producers and agronomists. It uses a patented spectroscopy interface and AI-based technology.
- May 2023Series A$11M
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$1.6M
#10
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 225 employees$14.7Mraised▾
Online platform to order ready-to-eat meals on a subscription basis. It offers ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals made with local ingredients. Its menu offerings include pork dishes, nachos, chicken dishes, ricotta, pasta, burger, spaghetti, tuna, duck, beef, macaroni, lasagne, etc. Also supplies recipe books on the website. The company offers delivery services in Quebec and Ontario in Canada.
- Jul 2022Series A$5M
- Oct 2021Series A$8.1M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.6M
#11
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2020 · 6 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Leav is a provider of web-based payment solution for restaurants. Its features include compliance management, virtual & interactive bill, access to different payment methods, and more.
- Dec 2023Seed$2.3M
#12
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2018 · 8 employees$855Kraised▾
Application of artificial intelligence for marine mammal detection. They use UAV, EO, and IR for detection and real-time data collection. Users need to send them the captured aerial images that are processed using AI technology and insights are provided for making rational decisions.
- May 2024Grant (prize money)$855K
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