AgTech Startups

Fecon manufactures vegetation management and natural resource recovery equipment, including forestry mulching heads and mulching tractors such as the FTX600, for the forestry and organic resource recovery industries. Based in southern Ohio, the company sells durable land-clearing equipment to customers worldwide.

2 investors

FeedVax develops a platform of oral vaccines for fish aimed at aquaculture producers, reducing the need to handle animals and avoiding antibiotic use. The company targets animal production in the agtech and biotech space with a focus on sustainability.

2 investors

Fefifo operates a farm-to-shelf regenerative food business built around smart co-farms, providing greenhouse spaces, irrigation, IoT sensors, and hydroponic/aquaponic infrastructure for aspiring farmers. It trains and upskills growers with technology, data analytics, and agri-science, and connects them to a value-chain community and shared resources to produce clean-label food.

2 investors

McCain is a producer of frozen potato products, including french fries, supplying consumers and food service markets worldwide. The company also runs agricultural initiatives focused on regenerative farming.

2 investors

Fieldwork Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for harvesting raspberries at commercial farms, addressing labor shortages and rising costs for berry growers worldwide. The company provides harvesting-as-a-service solutions to increase productivity and reduce food waste while operating sustainably at scale.

2 investors

Finapp develops technology solutions focused on water preservation and management, leveraging research-driven innovation and R&D capabilities. The company works with clients to deploy water-focused technology solutions.

2 investors

FluoretiQ develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic tools that identify bacteria and determine effective antibiotics for veterinarians and clinicians, aiming to reduce reliance on empirical antibiotic treatment. Its NANOPLEX latex agglutination platform underpins its first product, VERI-5 VET, and its SCFI platform provides growth-free antibiotic susceptibility testing.

2 investors

FlyWire provides digital monitoring systems for commercial fishing operations using patented technology and proprietary automation to track catch data, reduce costs, and support sustainable fishery management. The company serves fishing producers with regulatory compliance solutions and data analytics that enable cooperative research.

2 investors

Foamplant develops and produces fully circular foam materials, marketed under its moorefoam® and growfoam® brands. Growfoam is offered as a growing substrate, indicating applications in horticulture alongside general foam material uses.

2 investors

FoodChain ID provides software and consulting services for food and supplement companies to streamline product development, quality, safety and regulatory workflows. The platform centralizes guidance, specifications and compliance information while offering expert support to reduce manual review work and free teams to focus on higher-value activities.

2 investors

A venture capital firm investing in biotech companies across all stages of pharmaceutical development, and in sustainable solutions across food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies through its BioEconomy strategy.

2 investors

Forest3 develops small, semi-autonomous equipment for forest management tasks such as fire prevention and precision harvesting. The product is aimed at improving forestry productivity.

2 investors

Fork Farms builds indoor vertical farming solutions and partners with organizations across multiple countries to grow fresh produce locally. The company serves impact-focused partners in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.

2 investors

FortePhest is a biotechnology company developing crop protection products, including its development-stage herbicide H-Forte, which uses a new mechanism of action targeting the enzyme Phenylalanine tRNA Synthetase to control both regular and herbicide-resistant weeds. Founded in 2017 and based on research from Cornell University, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, it serves the agricultural crop protection market.

2 investors

Forward Robotics builds the U9, a Canadian-made spray drone that takes off vertically like a multirotor and flies missions on a fixed wing, carrying a 100-liter tank and a 38-foot full-width boom for agricultural spraying. It targets large-scale agricultural operators and applications including row crops, orchards, forestry, vector control, and rights-of-way, and runs on in-house flight-planning and fleet-coordination software with onboard LiDAR and machine vision.

2 investors

Fractal facilitates agricultural investments by connecting farmers and investors through a platform that aligns incentives to increase financial returns while promoting regenerative agriculture practices. The company targets investors seeking farmland exposure and farmers seeking capital.

2 investors

FreshSource operates an agricultural supply chain platform that connects thousands of producers with businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and retailers, handling transportation, cold storage, and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables. Founded in Cairo, it serves customers across 11 Egyptian cities with a focus on the MENA region.

2 investors

Frontier Risk provides product liability insurance for cannabis businesses, protecting against claims for injuries or damages caused by cannabis products. The coverage includes bodily injury claims, property damage claims, and manufacturing or design defects.

2 investors

Fruitist grows berries on its own farms across multiple global micro-climates, managing each step of cultivation and delivery to offer fresh, high-quality fruit for year-round supply. It focuses on nutritious snacking and farming practices intended to reduce environmental impact and support surrounding communities.

2 investors

Future Greens builds advanced anaerobic digesters that convert organic waste into biogas energy, targeting breweries and food manufacturers. Their compact, AI-controlled reactors require 85% less space than industry standard systems and handle mixed organic waste streams for simplified deployment and maximum energy recovery.

2 investors

Sorted offers a Chrome extension and tool that discovers the software applications used across an organization, providing an overview of costs broken down by tool, user, and category, along with user access visibility. It targets businesses looking to identify spending, uncover savings, and address security risks related to their SaaS tools.

2 investors

Isolation Bio (Galt Inc.) develops the Prospector Discovery Platform, a high-throughput, automated microbial cultivation array technology that isolates, cultivates, and screens thousands of microbes in parallel. It also offers a microbial isolation and cultivation service for researchers working on microbiome applications in human health, animal health, crop improvement, and environmental health.

2 investors

Gårdsfisk raises fish on Swedish farms in a near-closed-loop system where fish waste fertilizes crops grown on the adjacent fields, aiming to reduce overfishing and eutrophication. It produces climate-certified fish products (including smoked Clarias and fish meatballs) from farms in Skåne, Sweden.

2 investors

Gather Flora provides plug-and-play software infrastructure for floral wholesalers to source from and onboard regional growers, offering local supplier discovery, supply-and-demand forecasting, and order management workflows. It aims to connect small local growers with the mass market by stabilizing regional floral supply chains.

2 investors