Sustainable Agriculture Startups

The Supplant Company makes a blend of sugars derived from plant fiber, created by upcycling agricultural side-streams such as corn cobs and wheat or rice straw. The ingredient is positioned for food applications and is lower in calories, has a lower glycemic response than glucose, and is prebiotic.

4 investors

UrbanKisaan develops machine learning models and hardware systems for accelerated plant breeding. The company creates foundation models that predict plant traits from genetic sequences and environmental data, paired with controlled-environment chambers that compress traditional multi-year breeding cycles into months by enabling rapid generations and continuous phenotype data collection.

4 investors

Nitroduck develops gene-editing technology for fruit and vegetable crops, aimed at reducing reliance on pesticides and helping plants tolerate conditions like heat and reduced pollination. The company's tools are intended for crop breeders seeking to create new varieties with traits such as seedlessness or non-browning flesh.

1 investor

Thrive Agritech designs and manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures for indoor agriculture, using a patent-pending system that targets specific photosynthetic spectrums. Its products are used in vertical farms, greenhouses, and cannabis production facilities, and its R&D extends into sensor and communications networks for optimized farming.

1 investor