Best Food Safety Testing Companies in United States
The 134 best Food Safety Testing companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Griffin Group.
Food Safety Testing companies in the United States don't get ranked this way often: 134 tracked, $110M in disclosed funding, zero unicorns, and The Griffin Group sitting at the top with $35M raised. PHM follows at $25M, and the spread from there down to IngateyGen's $380K tells you exactly how fragmented this sector still is. The global market hit roughly $30.7B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $33.3B by 2028 at a 7.69% CAGR, driven hard by government agency involvement and rising demand for analytical instruments across food and beverage supply chains. So the macro runway is real. The funding concentration, though, is striking: two companies hold more than half the disclosed capital in this directory.
What's pushing urgency right now? Tightening food safety standards are pulling institutional backers like the USDA and NSF into early-stage deals, which is why you see MassChallenge and Plug and Play among the most active investors here alongside federal agencies. As shown in 2017 research, detection technology gaps in food supply chains remain a persistent vulnerability, and I'd argue that's exactly the white space these 134 companies are racing to fill. The regulatory pressure isn't slowing down, and neither is the capital, even if it's moving in smaller, more targeted tranches than the sector's global scale might suggest.
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Ranked: Best Food Safety Testing companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Griffin Group Provider of food safety testing service | $35M | 190 mo ago | Series C | — | 2007 | Keith Greggor Founder & CEO | 70 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | PHM Provider of food safety and agricultural products development solutions | $25M | 37 mo ago | Series B | 216 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Berkeley Yeast Provider of food safety testing services | $10M | 37 mo ago | Series B | 23 | 2017 | Rachel Li Co-Founder | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | RF Biocidics Provider of food safety testing services | $10M | 180 mo ago | Deadpooled | 17 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 5 | En Solución Food safety research and development firm 8Funding top 39%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 10% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 10% Funding: Raised $9.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100 | $10M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 4 | 2017 | Alex Athey CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Clean Beam Provider of food quality testing services | $4M | 88 mo ago | Series A | 7 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Wholesome International Provider of food safety & testing services | $4M | 161 mo ago | Seed | — | 2004 | Raji Sankar Co-CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Global Food Tech Provides food safety equipments | $3M | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | 9 | 2001 | Keith Meeks CEO & President | — | — |
| 9 | Global ID Group Provider of food safety, quality control and auditing solutions | $3M | 115 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1996 | Brad Riemenapp CEO | — | — |
| 10 | Prevenio Provider of food testing services | $1M | 91 mo ago | Acquired | 39 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Xibus Systems Provider of food safety testing services | $1M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 9 | 2018 | Chris Hartshorn Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Vintages Provider of food safety & testing services | $1M | 172 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1999 | Lino Di Felice Founder | — | — |
| 13 | PolyDrop Additives based on engineered intrinsically conductive polymer | $969K | 96 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | Volha Hrechka Founder & CEO | 7 patents Conductive polymer composites and transparent conductive polymer films for electronic applications | — |
| 14 | Safe Foods Provider of food safety testing and processing services | $521K | 177 mo ago | Acquired | 113 | 1999 | Chris Coleman President & CEO | 224 patents Advanced food processing and sanitation equipment for microbial control and liquid separation. | — |
| 15 | IngateyGen Provider of allergen-free food safety testing services | $380K | 23 mo ago | Funding Raised | 7 | 2014 | Hortense Dodo Co-Founder & CEO | 5 patents Genetically engineered peanuts with lowered allergens and altered seed oil composition | — |
| 16 | Elite Personal Chefs Provides corporate chef services for food testing | $348K | 64 mo ago | Seed | 10 | 2011 | Austin Yancey Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 17 | Women of the Vine & Spirits Provider of food safety testing services | $325K | 159 mo ago | Seed | 3 | 2008 | Deborah Brenner Founder | — | — |
| 18 | Loaves & Fishes Offering food safety testing services | $251K | 203 mo ago | Funding Raised | 32 | 1980 | Gisela Bushey CEO | — | 1 job opening |
| 19 | DASH Hospitality Group Provider of food safety testing services | $125K | 67 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | David Abes Owner | — | — |
| 20 | SafetySpect Provider of food safety & testing services | $106K | 45 mo ago | Seed | 11 | 2016 | Kenneth Barton CEO | 27 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
Top 12 Food Safety Testing companies in United States
#1
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 4 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Developer of nanotechnology designed for the agriculture industry. The company technology's improve food safety through the development of novel methods for cleaning and sanitizing, enabling users with the feasibility of employing nanotechnology to replace traditional post-harvest chlorine wash.
- Feb 2025Series A$8.7M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$650K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$25K
#2
Series B · Denver, Colorado · founded 2018 · 216 employees$25Mraised▾
Provider of food safety and agricultural products development solutions
- May 2023Series B$25M
#3
Funding Raised · Durham, North Carolina · founded 2014 · 7 employees$380Kraised▾
Provider of allergen-free food safety testing services. It uses technologies to produce hypoallergenic or allergen-free food products. It analyses the food nutritions and contaminations in peanut and produces protein bars, energy bars, and more.
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$55K
- Feb 2020Conventional Debt$100K
- Jul 2016Grant (prize money)$225K
#4
Series B · Oakland, California · founded 2017 · 23 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Developer of yeast strains designed to improve fermentation for brewers and winemakers. The company uses synthetic biology to develop yeast strains with a range of benefits, from having control over flavors and protection against the increasing vulnerability of crops to greater product shelf stability and increased production efficiency, providing clients with quality strains that meet the high standards of breweries and wineries.
- May 2023Series B$10.5M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$377K
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$2.4M
#5
Seed · Watertown, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 9 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of food safety testing services
- May 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Apr 2019Seed$1M
#6
Series C · Novato, California · founded 2007$35Mraised▾
Provider of food safety testing service
- Aug 2010Series C$35M
#7
Deadpooled · Sacramento, California · founded 2008 · 17 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of food safety testing services
- Jun 2011Series A$10M
#8
Series A · Necedah, Wisconsin · founded 2017 · 7 employees$4Mraised▾
Operator of a biosecurity company intended to eliminate harmful bacteria and other viruses in seconds. The company uses pulsed ultraviolet light technology and offers an effective dry method in eliminating, reducing, and controlling bacteria in food factories, enabling clients to achieve sustainability targets by eliminating the need for regular disposal of sanitizers.
- Feb 2019Series A$4M
#9
Deadpooled · Hanford, California · founded 2001 · 9 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of non-thermal organic technologies and daily on-site services intended to focus on food safety. The company leverages technology to eliminate deadly pathogens and contaminants that compromise food products during the processing and packaging stages, enabling clients to increase their food safety standards organically.
- Aug 2013Seed$100K
- Jan 2013Conventional Debt$1.2M
- May 2012Seed$500K
- Feb 2010Seed$1.7M
#10
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2004$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of food safety & testing services
- Dec 2012Seed$3.5M
#11
Acquired · Fairfield, Iowa · founded 1996$3Mraised▾
Provider of food safety, quality control and auditing solutions
- Nov 2016Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2008Series A$3M
#12
Acquired · Bridgewater, New Jersey · founded 2003 · 39 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of food testing services
- Nov 2018Conventional Debt$950K
- Oct 2016Series A$17.8M
- Apr 2015Seed$100K
- Jul 2013Seed$1M
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