AgTech Startups

Les Nouvelles Fermes operates urban aquaponic farms that grow vegetables, herbs, and raise fish together, selling ultra-fresh local produce within about 30km of Bordeaux, France. It runs facilities in Lormont and Mérignac, the latter described as one of Europe's largest aquaponic farms.

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CAMP Cannabis is a licensed, women-founded cultivator and manufacturer producing small-batch craft cannabis, focused on exclusive genetics and terpene-rich profiles sold at accessible prices. The company operates from St. Louis, Missouri.

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Lever VC is a venture capital firm focused on alternative protein and sustainable food and agriculture. The firm's investment team has deployed over $500 million and executed over 100 deals since 2014, backed by in-house scientific and technical expertise in bioengineering, materials science, and synthetic biology.

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Levur engineers sustainable oils through microbial fermentation to replace unsustainable plant and animal oils in food and cosmetic products. The company addresses deforestation and habitat destruction caused by conventional palm oil production.

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LI-COR builds measurement and monitoring instruments — including gas analyzers, data loggers, weather stations, and software — for studying carbon flux, greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, soil conditions, and plant health across soil, water, and atmospheric ecosystems. Its tools serve environmental researchers and organizations needing climate science data and regulatory compliance.

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LIECO produces high-quality forestry container plants (conifers and deciduous trees) with origin guarantee, along with a system for reforestation covering seed, cultivation in special containers, and field planting. It serves forestry customers primarily in Austria, Germany, and Central Europe.

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Life Agro is a Brazilian agriculture company focused on improving crop results through products and processes aligned with environmental sustainability. It emphasizes innovation, continuous process improvement, and a quality management system serving the agricultural sector.

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Lighthouse (株式会社ライトハウス) builds IT and data tools for fishing vessels to optimize marine resource exploration in Japan. Its service connects data from fish finders, sonar, and maps across a fishing fleet to improve coordination during purse seine and trawl fishing.

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Lightstar develops, builds, and operates community solar projects across the United States and internationally, focusing on environmental stewardship and benefits to local communities and ecology. The company has completed or is developing over 1 gigawatt of solar capacity, with a mission to ensure solar energy benefits people, places, and the planet.

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Linamar is a diversified advanced manufacturing company that designs and produces technologies and components for vehicles, machinery, and equipment across mobility, agricultural, medical device, water treatment, defense, and robotics markets.

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Lind Marine produces crushed oyster shell products for laying poultry and agricultural applications, providing a natural source of calcium carbonate for eggshell formation and feed supplementation. The company harvests and processes oyster shells in the USA with heat treatment for purity.

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ListenField develops digital farming technology that helps smallholder farmers improve productivity and reduce environmental impact through data-driven solutions. The company focuses on supporting farmers in developing countries with tools and technical support to transition from analog to digital farming practices and adopt regenerative agriculture.

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LiVA develops a post-harvest biological solution that activates natural bacteria on produce to extend shelf life and protect against spoilage and flavor loss. The product uses a patented pre-biotic formula to selectively encourage beneficial bacteria naturally present on fruit, without introducing live bacteria.

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LIVIN farms develops modular, automated Black Soldier Fly farming systems that convert organic by-products into insect protein, oil, and fertilizer for agricultural and industrial customers. It provides complete industrial insect farming solutions, from bio-feasibility and factory design to automated larvae rearing and processing, serving customers across Europe and beyond.

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Living Greens Farm grows lettuce and herbs using aeroponic technology in Minnesota and delivers them fresh to customers without pesticides or herbicides. The company operates vertical farms designed to provide locally-grown greens to Midwestern consumers.

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Loam is an AI-enabled platform that helps investors—including pension funds, 401K plans, and family offices—find, broker, and manage farmland deals, positioning land as an alternative portfolio asset. It sources distressed or undervalued farmland, matches it with farmers from its network to operate the land, and provides monitoring and reporting focused on land productivity and longevity.

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Local Bushel runs an e-commerce platform that connects buyers with nearby farms practicing sustainable agriculture. Produce is harvested to order and then delivered, with the aim of shortening the time between picking and consumption. The service targets consumers and other end buyers who want locally sourced fruits and vegetables on a scheduled delivery.

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Local Line is a platform for farmers, food hubs, grocers, and restaurants to source and sell food directly across the supply chain. It offers tools for order, subscription, inventory, fulfillment, and payment management, plus procurement and distribution features for regional aggregators and buyers.

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LOCOAL converts organic waste into biochar, clean energy, sustainable materials, and renewable fuels using its RAINMAKER systems, with the goal of carbon capture and landfill reduction. The company, founded by military veterans and engineers, operates in the carbon removal and waste-to-resource space.

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LOLC Holdings is a diversified global conglomerate offering financial inclusion and microfinance services across Asia, Africa, and Central Asia. The group operates across financial services, agriculture, real estate, manufacturing, and technology, with a focus on serving MSMEs and underserved populations through green financing and sustainable development initiatives.

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Long Meadow Ranch operates an integrated organic farming system across vineyards, olive groves, livestock, and produce cultivation in California's Napa Valley region. The ranch produces wine, olive oil, grass-fed beef, heirloom vegetables and fruits, honey, and eggs using sustainable practices including composting, solar power, and rotational grazing.

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Lord of the Trees is a tree surgery business offering tree care services such as felling, pruning, hedge cutting, stump removal, and tree health surveys for commercial and private clients. It operates in Edinburgh and the Lothians in Scotland and has worked with golf clubs, gardens, and holiday parks for over 25 years.

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Lorimer Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across multiple sectors including industrial software, cleantech, agtech, and manufacturing. The firm is led by experienced operators and investors with backgrounds in scaling B2B software, energy infrastructure, and agricultural lending.

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Louis Dreyfus Company is a merchant and processor of agricultural commodities, operating across the value chain from farming to distribution in business lines including coffee, cotton, grains, oilseeds, juice, rice and sugar. Founded in 1851, it originates, processes and transports agricultural goods for customers and consumers worldwide, serving over 100 countries.

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