Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Zurich, Switzerland
The 57 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Zurich, Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Farmy.
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 Zurich
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRU Internet-first brand offering brewer | — | — | Funding Raised | 10 | Filip Carlberg Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+24 | — |
| 2 | Crowd Container Crowdfunding campaigns for sourcing farm produce from smallholder farmers and supply to urban consumers | — | — | Unfunded | 8 | Tobias Joos Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 3 | Do Your Order Digital POS and online ordering management system for restaurants | — | — | Unfunded | — | Ryccardo DAlessio Founder & CEO | ReactReact RouterEmotion+12 | — |
| 4 | Eaternity Software to measure carbon footprint of a meal | — | — | Funding Raised | 16 | Judith Ellens Co-Founder & Head of Science | VimeoVarnishBootstrap+12 | — |
| 5 | Empti Provider of solution for eliminating plastic waste from takeaway food | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Jane Valentine Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Essento Produces and supplies insect-based food products | — | — | Funding Raised | 5 | Christian Bartsch Co-Founder & MD | — | — |
| 7 | EveryCook Provider of smart cooking device to cook according to recipes | — | — | Funding Raised | 1 | Thomas Buerki Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Excite LED grow light solutions for climate-controlled horticulture | — | — | Unfunded | — | Ramsey Samman Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Zurich
#1
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021$2.6Mraised▾
It offers customizable, edible 3D scaffolds that serve as the foundation for cultivating premium, structured whole cuts of meat and fish, enabling manufacturers to produce high-quality, textured cultivated proteins without animal farming. It manufactures the scaffolds using 3D-printed salt molds and food-grade materials like plant proteins and polysaccharides, which are then used as a foundation for lab-grown meat production
- Oct 2024Seed$2.6M
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$41.4K
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$10.8K
- 2022Grant (prize money)$1.8M
#2
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2023$1Mraised▾
Provider of biochar solutions for carbon removal and soil regeneration. The company facilitates carbon sequestration by converting agricultural residues into biochar. It offers a system for monitoring biochar production and application. Agronomic support is provided to farmers for improved soil and crop health.
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$41.4K
- Mar 2024Seed$1M
#3
Series B · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2014 · 220 employees$29Mraised▾
Online grocer shipping farm produces. The platform retails fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, bread, milk products, and homemade products such as jam or syrup. The company specializes in Swiss products. The company claims to ship products within 12 hours of receiving the order.
- Jul 2023Series B$11.7M
- Nov 2022Series A$6.3M
- Aug 2020Series A$11.1M
#4
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2020$514.7Kraised▾
Developer of modular, 3D-printed coral reef structures. These structures are designed to accelerate the regeneration of marine life in degraded coral reefs. Utilizing a pure clay material, the bricks create a durable and natural substrate for coral growth and provide habitat for marine organisms. The company's approach involves creating a three-dimensional reef structure that allows nature to take over and restore biodiversity. The modular design allows for customization to suit various reef environments.
- May 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2024Seed$472.8K
- Aug 2022Seed$41.9K
#5
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2014 · 30 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Provider of table reservation management software solutions for restaurant businesses. The solutions provided are online order & table reservation management, automation of administrative tasks, customization & pop-up for websites, branding & marketing, and data management. It also offers creates a portal for seasonal and repeatable shifts including overbooking, buffer for preliminary reservations, multiple seatings, group reservations, and more.
- Nov 2022Series A$4.8M
#6
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 36 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Provider of a smart system for digital cups for coffee. The company offers a platform integrated with a mobile application that offers reusable cups for takeaway drinks.
- Apr 2022Series A$6.6M
#7
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 11 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Fundraising platform for regenerative forest investment. Its platform enables investors to find forest projects by offering a catalog of regenerative forest projects. It leverages its xilva grade methodology to gather and cross-reference the data and present it on its platform.
- Apr 2023Seed$1.8M
#8
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2019 · 24 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Developers and operators of smart vertical farming systems for sustainable crop production. It enables users to grow a variety of different herbs and leafy greens. It uses automated vertical farms based on circular system to grow produce leafy vegetables.
- Jan 2023Seed—
- Aug 2022Seed$1.4M
- Oct 2020Seed—
- 2019Seed$10.3K
#9
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015 · 40 employees$7.9Mraised▾
The Zurich, Switzerland-based grocery shopping list app is focused on user experience, with an icon-based catalogue. Lists can be shared with several people and are automatically synced to ensure efficient planning and shopping.
- May 2020Series A$4.1M
- Feb 2018Series A$2.5M
- Aug 2016Seed$1.3M
#10
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2016 · 14 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Piavita is developing medical monitoring systems for veterinary care. The company focuses on telemetric wearable diagnostic devices for horses. It is a non-invasive & wireless medical monitoring system that allows vital sign measurements including ECG, Heart rate, body temperature, respiration rate, and activity & motion monitoring. The company offers web-based Piavita Vet Platform where the veterinary specialist can access, monitor and manage animal data remotely.
- Feb 2018Series A$5.5M
- Jun 2016Seed$287.1K
#11
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2016 · 10 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Restaurant management solutions provider. The solution allows restaurants in reducing food waste and optimizing staff planning. It uses precise data analysis, the tool predicts how many guests visit a restaurant at a given time. The solution helps in the reduction of overproduction and employees are scheduled based on the demand. The company offers the solution on subscription-based policy.
- Sep 2020Seed$1.4M
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$50.4K
#12
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2012$4.7Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering flatbread makers. The device has a pod with flavored dough that is inserted into the machine for making the tortillas. The device is also used in hotels, restaurants, and workplaces.
- Apr 2015Series A$3M
- Aug 2014Seed$660.7K
- Feb 2014Seed$1M
- Oct 2013Grant (prize money)—
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How research on Food Tech in Zurich is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Zurich — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 96 papers.
ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, and ZHAW lead Zurich's food-tech research, focusing predominantly on sustainability, waste reduction, and food safety, with a cautious, concern-weighted tone.
- ETH Zurich69
- University of Zurich22
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences11
- University Children\'s Hospital Zurich2
- Department of Health Canton of Zurich1
- Agriculture3
- Food processing3
- Sustainability2
- Food security2
- Urban agriculture2
- Agriculture7
- Food waste6
- Food processing6
- Food security5
- Replication (statistics)4
- Hazardous waste1→4
- Food security3→5
- Production (economics)3→5
- Sustainability2→3
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