AgTech Startups

Matorka operates a land-based, vertically integrated aquaculture business raising Arctic char in Iceland, harvesting to order with full traceability from egg to customer. It sells fresh, certified fish to seafood buyers and holds environmental, labour, and animal welfare certifications.

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Browns Plantations is a group of regional plantation companies in Sri Lanka managing roughly 44,270 hectares under sustainable agriculture practices to produce Ceylon tea, spices, cinnamon, coconut, rubber, and commercial forestry crops for local and global export markets. It oversees estates and factories including Maturata Plantations, Hapugastenne Plantations, Udapussellawa Plantations, and Tea Smallholder Factories.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Maui Land and Pineapple Company manages and develops prime real estate and land holdings on the island of Maui, focusing on sustainable land use and development. It emphasizes environmental stewardship and community engagement in its real estate operations.

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Maumee Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of The Andersons, focusing on early-stage ag innovation across plant nutrients, crop protection, grain supply chain, freight logistics, precision science, food safety, and renewable energy. The firm provides capital alongside operational support and distribution capabilities rather than pursuing quick exits.

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Mavios provides an AI-native platform that integrates deep bioprocess knowledge and unified intelligence to bridge the gap between biological research capabilities and large-scale industrial production. The platform serves biomanufacturing teams working on food, health, materials, and medicine innovations.

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Mavuno Technologies is a Berlin-based agri-fintech offering smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Kenya a prepaid subscription combining financed farm inputs with satellite and machine-learning crop guidance.

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MCE Social Capital is an impact investment organization that deploys capital to financial service providers and small growing businesses in emerging markets, with a focus on serving women and advancing environmental sustainability. The organization uses philanthropic guarantees to mobilize capital from high-net-worth individuals and foundations for lending to microfinance institutions and agricultural businesses in rural economies.

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Meala develops plant-based functional proteins that replace eggs and hydrocolloids in food manufacturing, delivering texture and emulsification capabilities for baked goods, plant-based meats, and dressings. The company serves food manufacturers seeking cleaner-label ingredients and simplified formulations.

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Meatless produces textured plant-based protein ingredients for food manufacturers, serving the vegetarian and plant-based food industry. The company specializes in texturizing ingredients like faba beans, quinoa, and fish alternatives for use in processed food products.

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MEDA is an international development organization that designs and implements programs to advance inclusive economic growth, agricultural value chain development, and access to finance for small and medium enterprises in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific.

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Meknology provides a patented waste transformation system for beverage producers that converts spent grain, stillage, and wastewater into saleable byproducts including animal feed, biochar fertilizer, and potable water. The system reduces disposal costs and creates new revenue streams while helping producers meet environmental compliance standards.

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Melbourne Skyfarm is an inner-city rooftop urban farm project that uses the Australian-made Biofilta Foodcube system to grow food, support biodiversity, and provide a space for community, education, and storytelling about nature and sustainability. It serves as an urban demonstration site addressing urban cooling, food supply, and climate concerns.

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Merck Animal Health develops, manufactures and markets veterinary medicines, vaccines, animal identification products and monitoring services for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in companion animals and livestock. It serves veterinarians, pet owners, cattle/dairy producers and other animal caretakers worldwide.

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Merge Impact operates a data-backed marketplace for verified regenerative and organic products, providing traceable sustainability data for brands and their supply chains. It connects farming producers with buyers and lets brands invest in the ecosystems that support their supply chains.

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Metalchemy provides scientific testing services including stability, compatibility, and performance evaluation for products, formulations, and materials across beauty and personal care, food packaging, healthcare, fashion, textiles, and agriculture sectors.

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DTN provides operational decision-making tools combining weather intelligence, market pricing, and supply chain data for industries including refined fuel distribution, agriculture, and weather-sensitive operations. It offers purpose-built vertical hubs and AI-ready data for sectors such as fuel operations and farming.

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Meteo Protect designs parametric weather insurance products that pay out automatically when weather indices (such as temperature or rainfall) are triggered, serving businesses exposed to climate risk—notably farmers whose harvests are affected by weather. It operates as a brand of the Cooper Gay group, an insurance and reinsurance underwriting agency and Lloyd's broker, offering online tools to simulate and subscribe to coverage.

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Metrovate designs peptide-based biostimulants for crops using computational protein design and AI models. The company develops biologics applied through irrigation or foliar spray systems for high-value crops, with products co-developed alongside existing agricultural input providers.

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Meyland Advisors is a boutique advisory firm serving companies in the dairy ecosystem and adjacent agri-business sectors, including traditional, plant-based, and novel dairy with a focus on specialty human nutrition. It offers services such as industry insights, strategic partnerships, business evaluation, financing and access to capital, corporate finance, and public policy support.

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Meyn provides live bird handling systems for meat processing facilities, designed to reduce stress and bruising while maintaining animal welfare and product quality.

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MicroIN is a platform that combines cell protection, microencapsulation, and bioinformatics to make sensitive biological inputs (live microorganisms and other bioinputs) more resilient, stable, and scalable. It targets the agro-environmental sector, aiming to improve the shelf life, formulation, and adoption of biology-based agricultural inputs.

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Middleland Capital is a thematic venture capital fund that invests in foodtech and agtech companies focused on food and health. It has invested over $100M across its portfolio.

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Better farming through better soil.

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MimosaTEK provides internet-connected smart devices and software that collect farm data and control greenhouse and farm operations, aimed at improving crop yields while saving water, labor, and energy. Its solutions are applied to crops such as bell peppers and tomatoes across farms in Vietnam.

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