AgTech Startups

Zeste Farms grows and sells fresh, live culinary herbs and salad greens packaged in sleeves for home preparation. The company offers a range of baby lettuces, greens, and herbs marketed toward consumers interested in gourmet salad ingredients with detailed flavor profiles and nutritional information.

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Zetifi designs and manufactures smart antennas with integrated electronics for rural and agricultural connectivity, as well as fleet and lone worker safety solutions. The company serves farms, agricultural operations, and critical communications in Australia and North America.

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Zeyton produces hydroxytyrosol-rich extracts from olives using a patented mechanical process without chemical transformations or solvents. The company supplies these natural polyphenol-based ingredients to food manufacturers for fortification of olive oils, margarines, dairy, and other consumer products.

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ZOECORE is a farming technology product that increases crop profitability for agricultural operations. The company targets farms across North America with a focus on cannabis cultivation.

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Zordi developed robotics foundation models and Real2Sim2Real technology for dexterous manipulation in agricultural robotics, aiming to automate manual labor in farming. The company was acquired by Industrial Next in 2026.

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ZukunftMoor rewets drained peatlands in northern Germany and cultivates peat moss (paludiculture) on them, producing a natural peat alternative for the growing-media industry while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It operates a pilot peat moss farm in Gnarrenburg, Lower Saxony, and works with local farmers to make wet, peat-preserving agriculture economically viable.

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Zunibal develops satellite-based monitoring and management systems for longline fishing operations, combining hardware buoys with software to optimize catch efficiency and sustainability.

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ZWCo converts agro-industrial byproducts into higher-value resources such as livestock feed through custom, technology-driven processes, and helps partners reduce waste costs while generating revenue from carbon credits. It serves businesses in agriculture and food production seeking circular, closed-loop waste valorization and emissions reduction.

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Vitrosys is a South Korean company focused on plant tissue and cell culture, bioreactors, and extraction/purification research, including mass propagation of sterile seedlings and breeding of rare and endangered species. It also develops smart farm systems using ICT and AI, and produces functional health supplement products (sticks, pouches, ampoules, drinks, and concentrates) derived from cultured wild ginseng roots.

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IDEAL System (㈜아이디알시스템) designs and installs equipment and engineering systems for post-harvest processing of grains, soybeans, mixed grains, and fresh agricultural produce, including drying, storage, sorting, and packaging facilities. Founded in 1990, it also provides machine-vision sorting for grains and other materials, dust-collection environmental systems, and smart-factory ICT solutions for the agri-food sector.

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Cuoncrop builds an AI intelligence platform that visualizes the environmental value of food and agricultural products across multiple sustainability metrics beyond decarbonization. The platform serves food and beverage companies, agricultural businesses, and enterprises seeking to communicate the sustainability and environmental credentials of their products to supply chain partners and consumers.

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SustainaSeed builds tools to help businesses, individuals, and communities adopt sustainable solutions, starting with a global database of innovative solution providers. Its product VerityBase was announced for soft launch at an event in Tokyo.

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Sunlit Seedlings Co., Ltd. describes its SDGs initiatives and its fraud-prevention policy for managing public research funds, stating it operates and manages competitive research funding in line with guidelines for the administration and auditing of public research expenses at research institutions.

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Todokeru operates media and creative services focused on agriculture, working with farmers to improve their revenue. The company serves agricultural producers, major advertising agencies, and retail/distribution partners including supermarket chains and agricultural wholesalers.

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Nagasuna Mayu develops and manufactures silk protein products (sericin and fibroin) for application in cosmetics, healthcare, and materials, along with textile refining machinery. The company operates multiple facilities in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, focusing on innovation in silk-based biotechnology.

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Biome develops a biodiversity data platform and mobile app that aggregates citizen-contributed biological observation data into real-time species distribution datasets for conservation projects. The company partners with enterprises and government agencies to support nature-positive initiatives and natural capital assessment.

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Hakko Holdings develops fermented bean-based foods using its proprietary "Aranea fermentation" technology, producing brewed beans (JYOZ) from soybeans and domestically bred edible lupin beans. The company targets global food security and protein shortage issues, and runs a blockchain-based N2O greenhouse-gas reduction credit program tied to lupin cultivation.

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Fengshan Group (stock code 603810), founded in 1988, is a Chinese company specializing in the research, manufacture, and sale of agricultural chemicals, with an annual capacity of over 23,000 tons of raw pesticide materials and more than 20,000 tons of formulated products. It operates research institutes, GLP labs, and provincial-level R&D platforms focused on pesticides and fine chemicals.

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Miyatani Natural Science Laboratory isolates and cultures probiotics such as yeast (for sake, beer, and wine), plant-based lactic acid bacteria, and filamentous fungi, providing them on request extracted from customer-specified media like plants or soil. The company, based in Japan, focuses on fermentation research to create new flavors, aromas, and functional microorganisms.

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AGRI SMILE develops and sells biostimulants made from local food waste and runs a digital platform for agriculture, working with local producers to support sustainable, low-carbon farming. The company researches biostimulant materials and operates Eco-LAB, a council focused on evaluating and applying biostimulant technology for regional agricultural challenges.

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HALVO Holdings is a Japanese holding company operating subsidiaries centered on its Green & Water business, which provides the "Composite Lagoon System" wastewater treatment plant used mainly by pig farms, with over 300 installations across Japan. The group also works on producing affordable, safe drinking water systems, targeting environmental pollution and water access problems.

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SenSprout develops and sells soil moisture sensors and irrigation control devices for agriculture, along with internet services for farming operations. The company serves the agricultural sector in Japan.

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TSK is a Japanese company established in 2021, led by chemistry PhDs with backgrounds in chemical industry, display manufacturing, and academic chemistry research. The leadership profiles indicate a focus on chemistry and materials science.

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Earth Solar Inc. (アスソラ) develops renewable energy projects, particularly solar power and biomass facilities, serving Japanese agricultural and rural communities. The company combines renewable energy generation with regional agriculture revitalization.

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