Radar · Food Tech in Washington
Best Food Tech Companies in Washington, United States
The 69 best Food Tech companies in Washington, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Atomo Coffee.
By Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
69companies tracked
$284.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
26have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD TECH × WASHINGTON
Our analysis of 50 Food Tech companies
$6.1b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2017median founding year
Ranked: Best Food Tech companies in Washington
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atomo Coffee Brand of coffee 60Funding top 25%Moat top 26%Patents top 35%Innovation top 40% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 26% Patentstop 35% Innovationtop 40% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $53.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 18 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $53M | 18 mo ago | 32 | 2019 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+23 | 18 patents Plant-based coffee and milk alternatives using cross‑maillardized plant substrates | — |
| 2 | Nutpods Platform offering dairy-free coffee creamer | $37M | 83 mo ago | 43 | 2013 | Madeline Haydon Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyEasyGift+52 | — | — |
| 3 | Picnic Pizza Station Manufacturer of automated pizza assembly stations for consistent food preparation | $35M | 19 mo ago | 82 | 2016 | Michael Bridges CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 4 | Rebellyous Foods Manufacturer of plant based meat | $26M | 17 mo ago | 23 | 2017 | — | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+12 | — | — |
| 5 | MiLa Online retailer of frozen soup dumplings, noodles, sauces, and desserts | $22M | 38 mo ago | 100 | 2018 | Caleb Wang Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBuilder.io+53 | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Fexy Online platform offering food-related content | $22M | 121 mo ago | 12 | 2014 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — |
| 7 | PicoBrew Craft brewery equipment manufacturer for home company | $16M | 109 mo ago | 57 | 2010 | — | — | 49 patents Automated home brewing and fermentation systems for beer, coffee, kombucha, and spirits | — |
| 8 | Peachd Internet first caterer for food order and delivery for offices | $16M | 76 mo ago | 17 | 2013 | — | PythonFacebook LoginChart.js+31 | — | — |
| 9 | CHEQ Provider an application for self-ordering and payment services at restaurants | $14M | 32 mo ago | 56 | 2020 | Jonathan Macey Co-Founder | Node.jsGoogle MapsMUI+14 | — | 1 expansion |
| 10 | Vivid Robotics Developer of automated robotic pizza system for food preparation | $7M | 95 mo ago | 62 | — | Garett Ochs Co-Founder & CEO | — | 20 patents Automated robotic food preparation and liquid‑food dispensing systems | — |
| 11 | Bottomless Online coffee delivery platform with smart scales | $7M | 65 mo ago | 15 | 2016 | — | SentryBootstrapAmazon Web Services+23 | — | — |
| 12 | Perfect Company Provider of restaurant operations management solution | $6M | 65 mo ago | 14 | 2013 | Miriam Kim Co Founder and COO | — | 117 patents Integrated smart consumer appliances and personalized medical device manufacturing technologies | — |
| 13 | Terrantic Provider of operational data solution designed for the food produce industry | $6M | 24 mo ago | 4 | 2021 | Mahendra Rajan CTO & Co-Founder | AstroVercelVercel Speed Insights+7 | — | — |
| 14 | TipHaus Provider of automated tip distribution software for restaurants | $5M | 38 mo ago | 18 | 2018 | Leif Magnuson Co-Founder and CEO | Builder.ioNode.jsRadix UI+29 | 3 patents Automated restaurant tip calculation and performance feedback systems | — |
| 15 | Joe Coffee Provider of software solutions for coffee shops | $4M | 71 mo ago | 9 | 2015 | — | HubSpot CMS HubAnimate.csscore-js+20 | — | — |
| 16 | Minnow Technologies Provider of solution for managing food deliveries 19Funding top 45%Tech top 49%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $3.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 35 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $3M | 3 mo ago | — | 2017 | Yona Belfort Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 17 | Kitchenbowl Online community to share recipes | $2M | 132 mo ago | 7 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Foodista Foodista: Recipes, cooking tips, food news, and culinary community | $1M | 194 mo ago | 8 | 2008 | Barnaby Dorfman Founder & Chairman | DrupalPHPFacebook Login+18 | — | — |
| 19 | Allrecipes Recipes, cooking tips, and a community for home cooks | $1M | 135 mo ago | 201 | 1997 | Tim H Co-Founder | SalesforceAmazon ALBGoogle Cloud+39 | — | — |
| 20 | Transparent Path Provider of IoT enabled supply chain solutions in food industries | $812K | 30 mo ago | 6 | 2018 | Eric Weaver CEO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Dream Dinners Meal prep service offering real food, made from scratch | $500K | 195 mo ago | 406 | 2002 | — | DudaNginxPhotoSwipe+8 | — | — |
| 22 | Lish Corporate catering and workplace food solutions in Seattle and Bellevue | $375K | 129 mo ago | 44 | 2014 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+41 | — | — |
| 23 | DineSync Provider of data quality monitoring that alerts when data breaks | $105K | 97 mo ago | — | 2015 | Boyd Ferris Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Washington
#1
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017$3Mraised▾
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017
Provider of solution for managing food deliveries. Its smart food pod is designed to improve security and organisation for food deliveries, eliminating clutter in lobbies and lowering the danger of theft or pickup errors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Tech
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 33%Market
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $3.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Tech: 35 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$300K
- Feb 2024Seed$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
BVC Growth Fund
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsElementorElementor Cloud
#2
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2019 · 32 employees$53.2Mraised▾
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2019 · 32 employees
Brand of coffee
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Moat
top 26%Patents
top 35%Innovation
top 40%Growth
top 45%Tech
top 46%Funding: Raised $53.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 18 patents · Soonicorn
Patents: 18 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 13.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series B$7.8M
- Nov 2023Series A—
- 2023Series A—
- Feb 2022Series A$41.6M
Investors
Climate Capital, Suntory, AgFunder, Horizons Ventures, S2G Investments, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Apple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017 · 23 employees$25.5Mraised▾
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017 · 23 employees
Manufacturer of plant based meat
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 14.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Foodservice Account Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series B$2.4M
- 2023Series B—
- Jun 2023Series B—
- Feb 2023Series B$9.5M
Investors
Clear Current Capital, Fifty Years, Liquid 2 Ventures, Agronomics, Vulcan Capital, KBW Ventures
Tech stack
BamboohrCookie ScriptDudaGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#4
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2016 · 82 employees$35.1Mraised▾
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2016 · 82 employees
Manufacturer of automated pizza assembly stations for consistent food preparation. The stations offer two or three base configurations for sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and additional toppings. These stations aim to increase production, optimize labor, and increase efficiency in food preparation. The pizza stations accommodate various pizza sizes and crust types.
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series B$5M
- Nov 2022Series B$13.8M
- May 2021Series A$16.3M
- Oct 2020Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Vulcan Capital Management, Flying Fish Ventures, Creative Ventures, Thursday, Cercano Management, Unlock Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementMicrosoft 365
#5
Acquired · Kirkland, Washington · founded 2020 · 56 employees$14.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Kirkland, Washington · founded 2020 · 56 employees
Provider an application for self-ordering and payment services at restaurants. The platform enables users to order food from a table without waiting for waiters and also enables guests to share experiences with friends and interact remotely. Customers can make payments by using an application.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 14.8% of this cohort's audience · 46 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023Seed$6.3M
- Mar 2022Seed$8M
Founders & team
Investors
WestRiver Group, Alumni Ventures, Flamingo Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesEmotionGoogle Font ApiGoogle Maps
#6
Series B · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2018 · 100 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Series B · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2018 · 100 employees
Online retailer of frozen soup dumplings, noodles, sauces, and desserts. The company provides a variety of frozen food items. These include soup dumplings in multiple flavors, potstickers, noodles, sauces, and ice cream. Accessories such as steamer baskets and dumpling dipping bowl sets are also available.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 17.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: FSQA Manager (Food Safety & Quality Assurance)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Series B$22.5M
- Jan 2023Series B$21M
- Oct 2022Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Stripes, Imaginary, Kirin Adams
Tech stack
Apple PayAttentiveAwinBazaarvoice ReviewsCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#7
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2021 · 4 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2021 · 4 employees
Provider of operational data solution designed for the food produce industry. The platform provides sales desks in grower accounting, demand forecasting, and packhouse planning, providing insights.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$3.5M
- 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Supply Change Capital, York IE, VitalizeVC, Array Ventures
Tech stack
AstroGodaddyGoogle Font ApiHstsHubspotMicrosoft 365
#8
Acquired · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2013 · 43 employees$36.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2013 · 43 employees
Platform offering dairy-free coffee creamer. It offers a portable dairy-free alternative made from almonds and coconuts coffee creamer. The products are offered in various flavors like French vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, toasted marshmallow, and more. It also offers recipes on the platform.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 17.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: financial leader, Project Coordinator
Funding rounds
- Jul 2019Series B$33.6M
- Dec 2017Series A$2.1M
- Dec 2016Series A—
- Aug 2016Seed$683.2K
Founders & team
Investors
CircleUp, VMG Partners, Stray Dog Capital, VegInvest, Food Centricity, Trail Post Ventures
Tech stack
AddshoppersAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon AssociatesAmazon PayAosApple Pay
#9
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2018 · 18 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2018 · 18 employees
Provider of automated tip distribution software for restaurants. The platform allows customizing the tip sharing and pooling with the restaurant’s tip distribution needs. Its features include syncs with POS, one-click payroll transfer, reporting, and more. It also offers a proprietary employee app, allowing employees to manage tips, send money, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2023Series A$3.5M
- Feb 2022Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Investors
FUSE, Sugar Mountain, SeaChange
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApolloBuilder.Io
#10
Acquired · Seattle, Washington · founded 2013 · 17 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Seattle, Washington · founded 2013 · 17 employees
Internet first caterer for food order and delivery for offices. The company provides lunch service for corporates. Customers can place an order by sending a test. On the basis of the test the menu is curated.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2020Angel$5.1M
- Aug 2015Series A$8M
- Jun 2014Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2014Seed$2.8M
Investors
Madrona, Vulcan Capital, Maveron, Smile Gate Investment
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularjsChart.JsDjangoFacebook Login
#11
Series B · Mercer Island, Washington · founded 2014 · 12 employees$22.3Mraised▾
Series B · Mercer Island, Washington · founded 2014 · 12 employees
Online platform offering food-related content. It also offers many other features such as shoppable recipes, menu planning platform, blogs, and much more.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2016Series B$6M
- Jun 2015Series B$6.3M
- Dec 2014Series A$10M
Investors
Tritium Partners
#12
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2010 · 57 employees$16.1Mraised▾
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2010 · 57 employees
Craft brewery equipment manufacturer for home company. It offers a marketplace for home-brewed beer. It offers two products, Zymatic and Pico for home brewing. It also offers a smart Keg called KegSmarts to dispense and track usage.
Funding rounds
- May 2017Series B—
- May 2016Series B$10.6M
- May 2016Series A$2.3M
- May 2015Series A$2.8M
Investors
ZX Ventures, Spring Creek Investment Management
Funding & investor landscape
$284.7Mtotal disclosed funding
26companies funded
64disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator2 rounds
Notable founders
Yona Belfort
Co-Founder · Minnow Technologies
Michael Bridges
CEO · Picnic Pizza Station
Jonathan Macey
Co-Founder · CHEQ
Jim Castillo
Co-Founder · CHEQ
Caleb Wang
Co-Founder & CEO · MiLa
Mahendra Rajan
CTO & Co-Founder · Terrantic
Madeline Haydon
Founder · Nutpods
Leif Magnuson
Co-Founder and CEO · TipHaus
Eric Weaver
CEO · Transparent Path
Miriam Kim
Co Founder and COO · Perfect Company
Garett Ochs
Co-Founder & CEO · Vivid Robotics
Barnaby Dorfman
Founder & Chairman · Foodista
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,352,010 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN WASHINGTON · Agri & Food
How research on Food Tech in Washington is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Washington — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 90 papers.
90 papers · stance +0.13 · 6% breakthrough · 45% concern
top institutions
- Washington State University30
- University of Washington24
- George Washington University15
- Washington University in St. Louis13
- Washington State Department of Health3
leading researchers
Juming Tang · Adam Drewnowski · Cala Renehan · Girish M. Ganjyal · Jessica Uruchima · Karen Lévy
prism intelligence · tone & topics
72% positive · 22% critical tone
HealthFood IndustryAgricultureBusinessEnvironmentPublic Health
▲
Breakthroughs4 · 4%
▲ 0%→6% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→6% of field), led by Scalability.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Scalability1
- Antibiotic resistance1
- Supply chain1
- Multiplex1
- Node (physics)1
◆
Advancements31 · 34%
▲ 9%→38% share
▲4.2× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (9%→38% of field), led by Food safety.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety1→5
Newly emergingFood processing 0→6 · Agriculture 0→5 · Food security 0→4
Landmark Recent developments in applications of radio frequency heating for improving safety and quality of food grains and their · 129 cites
▼
Concerns29 · 32%
▼ 64%→28% share
▼0.4× share momentum8 median citations69% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (64%→28% of field), led by Food safety.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety2→7
- Public health1→5
- Food systems1→5
- Agriculture1→3
- Environmental health1→3
Newly emergingPsychological intervention 0→3
Landmark Environmental impacts and constraints associated with the production of major food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa and South · 270 cites
Common questions
How many Food Tech companies are there in Washington, United States?
Radar tracks 69 indexable Food Tech companies headquartered in Washington, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food Tech companies in Washington, United States?
The Food Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list have raised a combined $284.7M in disclosed equity funding across 26 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food Tech company in Washington, United States?
Atomo Coffee is the highest-funded Food Tech company in Washington, United States, with $53.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food Tech companies in Washington, United States are funded?
26 of the 69 Food Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food Tech unicorns are there in Washington, United States?
None of the Food Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Washington, United States Food Tech companies?
The most active investors in Washington, United States Food Tech companies on this list include Vulcan Capital, Alumni Ventures, Flying Fish Ventures, Blue Horizon, Climate Capital.
Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
Sweetie watches where the money and the users are piling in. She covers sector wealth and momentum — the install curves and revenue pools that show which corners of the market are quietly on fire.