Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Tennessee, United States
The 73 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Tennessee, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bluhen Botanicals.
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 Tennessee
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluhen Botanicals Producer and supplier of cannabis products | $32M | 84 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Bite Ninja Provider of virtual staffing and technology solutions for restaurant businesses | $16M | 46 mo ago | Series A | William Clem Co-Founder | 2021 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | 3 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 3 | FBSciences Provider of biostimulants, biopesticides, and fertilizers for crop health | $12M | 149 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2007 | — | 91 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 4 | Renewable Algal Energy Provider of algae-based animal nutritional supplements | $12M | 188 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jeffrey Kanel Founder & CEO | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 5 | TendedBar Manufacturer of automated alcoholic beverage dispensing systems | $10M | 26 mo ago | Series A | Jay Perkins Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Fresh Technology Provider of the kitchen display system for restaurants | $7M | 49 mo ago | Series A | Mike Bodnar Founder | 2001 | WebflowVWOSnowplow Analytics+23 | 161 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 7 | Prisma Renewable Composites Producer of composite materials, carbon fibers, and polymers | $2M | 96 mo ago | Series A | Adam McCall CEO & President | 2015 | — | 12 patents Sustainable lignin‑reinforced thermoplastic composites for automotive and construction applications | — |
| 8 | Quickcue Ipad based reservation management system | $1M | 164 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 9 | AgGenetics Genomics and genetics services provider offering solutions for various industries including agriculture | $1M | 51 mo ago | Seed | Warren Gill CEO | 2015 | — | 41 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 10 | AgSmarts Provides moisture-sensing technology, predictive analytics, and farm equipment automation | $685K | 129 mo ago | Deadpooled | Brett Norman Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Cold Steppe Provider of biochar solutions to increase soil organic carbon levels | $654K | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | Kevin Crow Chief Executive Officer | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Forkforce Hiring solution for restaurant and beverage industry | $250K | 144 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 13 | DineTouch App for restaurant ordering and payments | $100K | 151 mo ago | Deadpooled | Joey Natour Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Tennessee
#1
Funding Raised · Memphis, Tennessee · founded 2023$653.5Kraised▾
Provider of biochar solutions to increase soil organic carbon levels. The company facilitates access to biochar for farmers and landowners. It assists producers in obtaining biochar and applying it. The company supports producers in completing conservation contracts.
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$653.5K
#2
Series A · Franklin, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 18 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of automated alcoholic beverage dispensing systems. It offers Tended Tech, an automated touch-screen bar dispensing machine offering on-demand drink services for multiple drink combinations. It can be used in stadiums, arenas, bars, restaurants, hotels, resorts, casinos, etc. It also comes with facial recognition technology.
- Apr 2024Series A$4.5M
- Dec 2021Series A$5M
#3
Series A · Memphis, Tennessee · founded 2021 · 37 employees$16Mraised▾
Provider of virtual staffing and technology solutions for restaurant businesses. The platform combines remote teams, software, AI, and training to provide restaurants with virtual staffing and technology solutions. It offers on-demand access to the trained employees through the technology that can take orders for restaurants.
- Aug 2022Series A$11.3M
- Nov 2021Seed$4M
- Aug 2021Seed$675K
#4
Series A · Knoxville, Tennessee · founded 2018 · 30 employees$31.6Mraised▾
Producer and supplier of cannabis products. The company claims to process cannabis through the ethanol extraction process to produce soft gels, tinctures, and topicals. Also, offers consulting services for cannabis growers.
- Jun 2019Series A$30.1M
- Feb 2019Seed$1.5M
#5
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2001 · 53 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of the kitchen display system for restaurants. The platform allows restaurants to manage orders, kitchen and customers.
- May 2022Series A$7M
#6
Funding Raised · Johnson City, Tennessee · founded 2007$12.2Mraised▾
Provider of algae-based animal nutritional supplements. It uses wild-strain algae grown in controlled aquaculture ponds to develop nutritional products by leveraging algae harvesting and lipid recovery technology. It also develops feed products for shrimp, human consumption and manufactures cosmeceuticals products.
- Oct 2010Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- Aug 2010Grant (prize money)$850K
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$750K
#7
Acquired · Collierville, Tennessee · founded 2007 · 16 employees$12.5Mraised▾
Provider of biostimulants, biopesticides, and fertilizers for crop health. It develops additives to be delivered through fertilizers and crop protection deployment. Its products aim to improve nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and overall yield. Solutions target both conventional and sustainable farming systems globally.
- Jan 2014Series A$3.1M
- Mar 2010Series A$9.4M
#8
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2015$1.1Mraised▾
Genomics and genetics services provider offering solutions for various industries including agriculture. It provides livestock breed development and diagnostic kits. The company claims that it can tackle the problem of poor productivity in hot climates. It has also developed two diagnostic kits for copper deficiency and brisket disease testing.
- Mar 2022Seed$220K
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2018Seed$900K
#9
Series A · Knoxville, Tennessee · founded 2015$2.5Mraised▾
Producer of composite materials, carbon fibers, and polymers It leverages its technology to develop composites from lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose from multiple feedstocks and renewable energy crops. Its products are used for application in pulp, biopolymers, specialty chemicals, and advanced composite materials.
- Jun 2018Series A$2.5M
#10
Acquired · Chattanooga, Tennessee · founded 2011 · 11 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Quickcue provides ipad based reservation managment system to restaurants. Provides tools for managing a waitlist, reservation book, table assignment and guest notifications. Also captures specific guest service preferences to help restaurants give customers personalised experience. Acquired opentable in 2013
- Oct 2012Series A$1.4M
#11
Deadpooled · Memphis, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 4 employees$685Kraised▾
AgSmarts is a satellite farming technology which enables moisture-sensing, predictive analytics and irrigation equipment automation. AgSmarts’ platform adhere software and hardware to present a versatile application which can help in preserving resources, control costs and maximize yields. Provides Field Node Sensor, a soil-moisture monitoring and environmental sensing solution with patent pending wireless connectivity to give real-time information about soil and environment condition.
- Sep 2015Seed$685K
- Mar 2015Seed—
#12
Deadpooled · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2012 · 4 employees$250Kraised▾
Forkforce is a hiring solution for the food and beverage service industry. An applicant can create their profile, match opportunities that fit their schedule, be notified automatically while an organization can create their own profile, post opportunities, search potential employees and much more.
- May 2014Seed$250K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Food Tech in Tennessee is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Tennessee — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 44 papers.
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville24
- Tennessee State University12
- Middle Tennessee State University3
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga2
- Tennessee Department of Health2
- Pattern recognition (psychology)1
- Support vector machine1
- Ingredient1
- Novel food1
- Reliability (semiconductor)1
- Food safety7
- Quality (philosophy)4
- Food science3
- Biosensor3
- SAFER3
- Food safety1→7
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