Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Norway
The 191 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Norway in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Oda.
Norway's Food and Agriculture Tech sector has 191 companies tracked, $826M in total disclosed funding, and one unicorn to show for it. That's a real capital base. Salmon Evolution leads the field with $92M raised, and Saga Robotics follows at $33M, the kind of figures that signal genuine infrastructure investment rather than early-stage noise. The global Food and Agriculture Tech market sits at roughly $4.2 trillion with a 4.7% CAGR, so even Norway's slice of that is worth watching closely. Kilter, Remora, and Nofence round out a diverse funding stack across the directory's 191 entrants, spanning aquaculture, robotics, and precision agriculture.
What I find telling is the mobile signal: median install growth across food and agritech apps is running at about 20% year-over-year across 504 tracked apps, which tells you where end-user demand is moving before the next funding round confirms it. You're looking at a market where water conservation and plant-based fundamentals are pulling capital, and Norway's geographic and regulatory environment (strict aquaculture licensing, sustainability mandates) concentrates that pressure into fewer, better-capitalized bets. Active backers like EIC Fund, StartupLab, and Antler are placing those bets now. So which companies are capturing the most momentum? This directory ranks them by disclosed equity funding and recent funding activity to answer exactly that.
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
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.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Norway
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oda 🦄 Online platform offerings multi-category grocery products | $473M | 42 mo ago | 415 415 → 889 (+114%) | 2013 | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 2 | Salmon Evolution Sustainable salmon farming, extending ocean potential with responsible practices | $92M | 23 mo ago | 6 | 2017 | Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 3 | Proximar Seafood Land-based Atlantic salmon farming in Japan, sustainable and high-quality | $49M | 30 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | Joachim Nielsen Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 4 | Agrinos Biological crop input provider offering a range of products | $42M | 100 mo ago | 12 | 2009 | — | — | 126 patents Microbial biofertilizer and biostimulant formulations for plant health and stress protection | — |
| 5 | Saga Robotics Agricultural robotics transforming farming with autonomous solutions for crop protection and labor efficiency | $33M | 10 mo ago | 17 | 2016 | Pal From Founder & CEO | 11 signals ▲1000% Funding · Leadership · Fundraising | 5 patents Robotic fruit harvesting devices and substrate dispensing tools for precision agriculture. | — |
| 6 | N2 Applied Sustainable fertiliser solutions through innovative plasma technology for circular agriculture | $20M | 41 mo ago | 31 31 → 35 (+13%) | 2010 | Grete Sonsteby Co-Founder & Chief Corporate Development | — | 62 patents Low‑pressure plasma processing for ammonia/methane removal and nitrogen enrichment of organic waste | — |
| 7 | Kilter Manufacturer of autonomous farming robots for weed spraying | $16M | 4 mo ago | — | 2020 | Oyvind Overskeid Founder | — | 5 patents Design and assembly of precision fluid valve nozzles for spray and flow control | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Aqua Robotics Sustainable aquaculture solutions provider, enhancing fish welfare through advanced robotic technology | $12M | 28 mo ago | 12 12 → 15 (+25%) | 2016 | — | — | 52 patents Underwater cleaning and maintenance systems for aquaculture cages and submerged structures | — |
| 9 | Favrit Developer of a restaurant management platform designed for automating the sales process at restaurants and… | $12M | 63 mo ago | 56 | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Remora Technology firm specialising in net-cleaning aquaculture robotics | $10M | 11 mo ago | 12 | 2016 | Leiv Midthassel Co-Founder | 3 signals Funding · Contracts | 6 patents Advanced vessel mooring and assembly systems for offshore installations and wind turbines. | — |
| 11 | AquaCon Manufacturer and operator of recirculating aquaculture systems for sustainable seafood production | $8M | 56 mo ago | 6 | 2019 | Pal Haldorsen CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Volur AI technology for data-driven cutting and processing for meat industry | $6M | 15 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | Adrian Diaz Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Keep-it Technologies Provides shelf life indicator for foods | $6M | 99 mo ago | 9 | 1998 | Kristen Hovland CEO | — | 17 patents Temperature‑time monitoring indicators for perishable goods and logistics | — |
| 14 | Avisomo Developer of vertical farming systems for integration with retail supply chains | $5M | 16 mo ago | 3 | 2018 | Martin Molenaar CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Stingray Developer of laser technology for sea lice removal and fish health | $5M | 113 mo ago | 60 | 2012 | — | 11 signals ▲83% M&A · Earnings · Acquisition | — | — |
| 16 | Farmforce Cloud-based mobile platform for sustainable farming | $4M | 12 mo ago | 17 | 2012 | Anne Aas CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nofence Virtual fencing for livestock, enabling efficient and sustainable grazing management | $3M | 11 mo ago | 23 | 2011 | Oscar Hovde Founder & CTO | 7 signals Funding | 6 patents Virtual GPS-based livestock fencing and remote animal containment systems | 2 job openings |
| 18 | nanoICE Provider of molecular ice technology for food preservation | $3M | 58 mo ago | 2 | 2010 | Craig Rominger Founder & Chairman | — | — | — |
| 19 | Bluegrove Provides tools and solution for measuring fish appetite for feeding | $3M | 47 mo ago | 61 | 2000 | Bendik Sovegjarto CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Plateful Online B2B marketplace for surplus food products | $3M | 48 mo ago | 18 18 → 10 (-44%) | 2017 | Lars Leiro Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Genomar Genetics Provider of genetically improved tilapia breeds for aquaculture production purposes | $2M | 13 mo ago | 4 | 1996 | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 22 | Dagens Online B2B marketplace platform for fruits and vegetables | $2M | 62 mo ago | 16 | 2017 | Sunna Hermannsdottir Founder & Change Agent | — | 3 patents Formulated ready‑to‑use pizza toppings and their production processes | — |
| 23 | TotalCtrl Provider of SaaS based supply chain management solution for traceability in food industry | $2M | 45 mo ago | 5 | 2017 | Ingrid Ostby Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 24 | DigiFarm Provider of digital solutions for agricultural business | $2M | 48 mo ago | 53 | 2018 | Nils Helset Co-Founder & CEO | — | 12 patents Satellite remote sensing for field delineation, crop yield estimation, and sustainability assessment | — |
| 25 | Birdsview Provider of infrastructure construction services | $2M | 42 mo ago | — | 2017 | Simen Husoy Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 26 | Spillfree Provider of feed optimization solutions for aquaculture farmers | $2M | 39 mo ago | 10 | 2016 | Vidar Myhre Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Norwegian Lobster Farm Operators of AI and robotics enabled recirculating aquaculture systems for sustainable lobster production | $2M | 55 mo ago | 6 | 2000 | Asbjorn Drengstig Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 28 | Catchwise AI tools for optimizing fisheries and marine operations | $1M | 15 mo ago | — | 2024 | Asmund Brekke Co-Founder | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 29 | Grontfranord Provider of vertical farming solutions | $1M | 8 mo ago | — | 2021 | Marius Johansen Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | Savvie Provider of SaaS-based suite solutions for restaurants and cafes | $800K | 66 mo ago | 2 | 2020 | Jessica Li Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | MicroA Cultivation and processing of algae | $730K | 120 mo ago | 4 | 2012 | Svein Dahle Founder & Chairman | — | 31 patents Marine algal polysaccharide extraction and applications in biotech, pharma, and cosmetics | — |
| 32 | SEALAB AI-based underwater cameras and technological solutions for the aquaculture industry | $572K | 84 mo ago | 28 | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Akvaforsk Genetics Provider of technical genetic improvement services to aquaculture industries | $530K | 89 mo ago | — | 1999 | Morten Rye CEO & MD | — | — | — |
| 34 | Resqunit Platform providing fishing gear retrieval solutions | $364K | 40 mo ago | 2 | 2016 | — | — | 4 patents Automated underwater equipment release mechanisms for marine salvage operations | — |
| 35 | Mimiro Digital solutions for the agriculture industry | $250K | 81 mo ago | — | 2018 | Gunnar Sellaeg Chairman | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 36 | EightPointNine Subscription for Personalised blend of coffee beans | $245K | 182 mo ago | 4 | 2010 | Kris Hewitt Founder | — | — | — |
| 37 | SeaSmart Integrated hardware and software platform for environment monitoring of offshore aquaculture cages and data… | $121K | 115 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | Andreas Morland CEO | — | 10 patents Autonomous underwater drones for aquaculture monitoring and fish property estimation | — |
| 38 | Spoor Provider of cloud and AI-driven biodiversity monitoring solutions | $110K | 6 mo ago | 4 | 2020 | Lorea Coronado-Garcia Co-Founder & COO | — | 4 patents Automated computer‑vision detection and classification of bird species in images/video. | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 39 | Nordic Aquafarms Integrated business for land-based aquaculture and supply of produce | $109K | 112 mo ago | 27 | 2013 | — | — | 12 patents Recirculating land‑based aquaculture systems for controlled fish cultivation | — |
| 40 | Desert Control Provider of soil treatment solutions | $109K | 80 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | — | — | 3 patents Inorganic static electric binders for construction and building material applications | — |
| 41 | Biopharmia Cultivation of algae using patented technology | $109K | 109 mo ago | — | 2005 | Roald Flo Founder & Chairman | — | 3 patents Continuous aerobic bioreactor systems for cell culture and bioprocessing | — |
| 42 | Blue Lice Developer of technology for catching salmon lice | $81K | 48 mo ago | 6 | 2017 | Karoline Sjødal Olsen Co-Founder & CEO | — | 8 patents Marine pelagic crustacean larval capture devices for aquaculture harvesting | 3 job openings · 1 launch |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Norway
#1
Series A · Langhus, Viken · founded 2020$16.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of autonomous farming robots for weed spraying. They use deep learning neural networks to selectively and sustainably control weeds and crops. It enable precision farming reducing herbicide use and increasing crop yields.
- Feb 2026Series A$7.7M
- Nov 2024Series A$8.6M
#2
Series C · Ski, Viken · founded 2016 · 17 employees$32.5Mraised▾
Agricultural robotics transforming farming with autonomous solutions for crop protection and labor efficiency. Saga Robotics develops and provides Thorvald, a multi-functional autonomous robot designed for agriculture. Thorvald offers solutions for powdery mildew control through UV-C treatment and performs various autonomous tasks in farms and vineyards. The robot is suitable for polytunnels, open fields, and vineyards, offering features like all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, rugged design, and an industry-leading navigation system. It promotes sustainability through emission-free operation and reduces the need for chemical treatments. The modular system allows for customization to meet specific on-farm needs, increasing yield and profitability. The company partners with growers to protect crops, increase quality, and enable a more sustainable future, offering a cost-effective and adaptable solution for modern farming.
- Aug 2025Series C$11.3M
- Jan 2024Series C$11.5M
- Oct 2022Series B$9.7M
- Sep 2020Series B$11.3M
#3
Series A · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2016 · 12 employees$10.4Mraised▾
Technology firm specializing in aquaculture robotics. It offers solutions for fish net cleaning and inspection.
- Jul 2025Series A$16.2M
- Sep 2024Series A$7.6M
- Aug 2023Seed$2.8M
#4
Public · Molde, More og Romsdal · founded 2017 · 6 employees$92.4Mraised▾
Sustainable salmon farming, extending ocean potential with responsible practices. They are pioneering a new standard in salmon production through responsible and innovative farming techniques. Combining the best of ocean conditions with land-based technology, they raise salmon sustainably in a safe and optimized environment. Their focus is on water quality, fish welfare, and environmental responsibility, resulting in high-quality salmon. They utilize a hybrid flow-through system for sustainable production with controlled growth conditions, minimizing risks. They are committed to transparency and community engagement, aiming to be a beacon for sustainable aquaculture. They are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
- Jun 2024Post IPO$34.1M
- Apr 2023Post IPO—
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$11M
- Sep 2020Series C$57.1M
#5
Series B · Batnfjordsora, More og Romsdal · founded 2011 · 23 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Virtual fencing for livestock, enabling efficient and sustainable grazing management. This innovative company provides a GPS-based virtual fencing system for livestock, promoting animal welfare and efficient grazing. The system comprises a solar-powered GPS collar, a user-friendly mobile app, and satellite data for precise boundary management. Farmers can easily define and adjust grazing areas, track animal movements, and optimize land use without physical fences. This technology supports natural animal behavior, reduces labor, and enhances pasture management. The company offers solutions for various livestock types and terrains. It is a tech company, offering a SaaS based subscription model. The company is focused on social impact by promoting sustainable agriculture.
- Jul 2025Series B$35.2M
- Dec 2020Series A$3.4M
#6
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2012 · 17 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Farmforce is a cloud-based mobile platform for sustainable farming. It provides traceability to the field level, increases management information, certification audits, sustainability standards (FairTrade, Rainforest Alliance, Organic), etc. It also offers specialized mobile applications providing news and e-commerce platforms for farmers to purchase farm inputs.
- Jun 2025Series A$3M
- Aug 2020Series A$3.9M
- Sep 2018Seed—
#7
Seed · Fauske, Nordland · founded 2021$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of vertical farming solutions. It provides production for herbs, salad, and sprouts. It provides disease-free and injection-free products.
- Oct 2025Seed$1.2M
#8
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2019 · 7 employees$5.9Mraised▾
AI technology for data-driven cutting and processing for meat industry. The solutions include customer data, data cleaning, optimal solutions, and more.
- Mar 2025Series A$4M
- Apr 2024Seed$2.9M
- Oct 2022Seed$3M
#9
Oda 🦄Series C · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2013 · 415 employees$472.8Mraised▾
Online platform offerings multi-category grocery products. It offers fruits & vegetables, meat & seafood, rice & spices, and more. Its application features include in-built payment, scheduled delivery, order tracking, and more. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Dec 2022Series C$152.7M
- Apr 2021Series C$265M
- Aug 2018Series B$35.7M
- Jun 2017Series A$17.8M
#10
Series A · Gjovik, Innlandet · founded 2018 · 3 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Developer of vertical farming systems for integration with retail supply chains. The company provides automated, remotely operated, cost-efficient systems ensuring year-round, high-quality fresh produce. The systems are designed for seamless integration with fresh produce supply chains. The company offers customizable vertical farms and digital plant recipes developed with farmers.
- Jan 2025Series A$3.6M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.7M
#11
Acquired · Oslo, Oslo · founded 1996 · 4 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Provider of genetically improved tilapia breeds for aquaculture production purposes. The company focuses on research and development to ensure genetic gain for farmers. Products are suitable for pond and cage production, with favorable traits. The company maintains standards for environmental care, fish welfare, food safety, and social responsibility.
#12
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2020 · 4 employees$110Kraised▾
Provider of cloud and AI-driven biodiversity monitoring solutions. It has developed AI-powered software for bird monitoring on wind farms. It uses machine vision for monitoring, managing, and reporting environmental impacts.
- Dec 2025Series A$9.3M
- May 2024Series A$4M
- Jun 2022Seed—
- 2021Seed—
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How research on Food Technology is moving in Norway
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 271 Norway-affiliated papers.
- Nofima36
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology34
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences34
- Norwegian Institute of Marine Research17
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health13
- Food security5
- Food safety4
- Context (archaeology)3
- Food processing3
- Mediterranean diet3
- Food safety2→21
- Food processing1→10
- Sustainability2→10
- Quality (philosophy)1→6
- Agriculture3→8
- Food safety2→19
- Food processing3→16
- Food security4→15
- Production (economics)3→12
- Agriculture6→12
Where food tech is researched across Norway
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.
Common questions
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