AgLaunch Accelerator
AcceleratorMemphis · Pre-Seed–Seed · 20 people tracked
Investment thesis
AgLaunch runs a farmer-centered open-innovation model that pairs early-stage agtech startups with a national network of farmers to co-develop and validate solutions such as nutrient-dense crops, soil health, and carbon-neutral farming systems. Its mission is to build sustainable, future-ready farms capable of feeding a growing population while transforming regional agricultural and food economies. A distinctive feature is enabling farmers to earn ownership stakes in the startups they collaborate with, ensuring technologies benefit the people who ultimately use them and helping create new agricultural value chains.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 20 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesAgTech ×21Biotech ×8Hardware ×8Climate Tech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Robotics ×4FoodTech ×3Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×13Canada×1
Portfolio companies · 28 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12 dated
American Autonomy, Inc. (formerly Rantizo) develops software for the U.S. spray drone industry, including AcreConnect, which helps drone operators manage customer relationships, job creation, flight logs, application maps, billing, and FAA reporting.
AgTechRoboticsSaaSIowa City, US
Mariah Scott(CEO)
Barnwell Bio analyzes animal byproducts to produce biosecurity intelligence for livestock producers, helping them detect health problems in herds and flocks early.
AgTechBiotechDeep TechFoodTechNew York, US
Michael Rhys(Executive Officer, Director)Casey McGinley(Executive Officer, Director)Jake Byrnes(Executive Officer)
Barnowl AG builds robotic systems and automation infrastructure for agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsBarnowlag, US
Sarah Hinkley(CEO / Co-Founder)inJaron Hinkley(Co-Founder)Bryan Stafford(Co-Founder)James Chivers(CTO)in
EarthSense develops AI and robotics solutions for agriculture to address sustainability and productivity challenges.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Gather builds a purpose-built autonomous vehicle that transports crops and materials in rows and around the farm, with autonomy and attachments configurable for multiple use cases.
AgTechHardwareRobotics
IngateyGen develops peanut varieties engineered for improved safety and nutritional value, aiming to reduce the risk of peanut allergies.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechResearch Triangle Park, US
Koffi Konan(Manager of the Issuer)Hortense Dodo(Manager of the Issuer)
Kalix Technologies makes portable PCR-based molecular diagnostic base units and test kits that detect DNA/RNA pathogens in samples such as blood, milk, feces, soil, and urine, delivering results in about an hour.
AgTechHardwareHealthtech
Leaftech Ag offers a handheld scanning device and seasonal subscription that provides real-time, plant-level nutrient analysis, generating automated sufficiency reports for farmers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardware
Merge Impact operates a data-backed marketplace for verified regenerative and organic products, providing traceable sustainability data for brands and their supply chains.
AgTechClimate TechMarketplaces
microBIOMETER is a low-cost, 20-minute on-site soil test that measures microbial biomass and the fungal-to-bacterial ratio using smartphone technology, with results stored in a cloud portal for tracking over time.
AgTechClimate TechHardware
MicroMGx operates a metabologenomics platform that combines metabolomics, genomics, bioinformatics, and AI to discover novel natural products from microbial strain collections.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechEvanston, US
Regan Thomson(Director and Co-Founder)Jennifer Kelleher(COO and Corporate Secretary)William Metcalf(Chairman of the Board and CoFounder)Neil Kelleher(Director and CoFounder)Jack Kloeber(CEO and Co-Founder)Anthony Goering(Director)
Mycologics develops natural product-based biofungicides that target soil-borne and foliar fungal diseases in food and feed crops such as corn, sugar beets, and cucurbits.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechDurham, US
Anindya Chanda(Founder)
New Frame Creative is a marketing agency offering video production, photography, and website design, with a focus on affordable services for smaller businesses and nonprofits, plus a specialty in food and restaurant marketing.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentKnoxville, US
Soilytics develops soil analysis technology and a web-based soil prescription platform, including a proprietary soil sampling device (SoilSpec) that converts hyperspectral reflectance data into soil fertility maps.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechLa Jolla, US
Secure Food Solutions (SFS) develops technology to detect and remove dangerous pathogens from global food supply chains, including a UV-based imaging device that lets farm families screen maize for aflatoxin contamination.
AgTechFoodTechHardwareImpact & Social GoodMartin, US
Chris Ramezanpour(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Jordan(Executive Officer, Director)Dean Didato(Executive Officer, Director)John Cole(Executive Officer, Director)
Seismi develops continuous, non-invasive sensors that monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiratory rate in pets and livestock through fur and bedding.
AgTechHardwareHealthtech
Upstream Biotechnology develops RNA-based seed traits that regulate crop immune defenses at the gene-expression level, activating disease and stress responses only in the affected tissue to limit yield drag.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechDurham, US
Xiao-fang Wang(Director)Xinnian Dong(Director)George H. Greene(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKaren LeVert(Director)
Wandering Shepherd makes a wireless in-body rumen bolus that tracks cattle location and true core temperature, paired with a map-first Ranch Hand dashboard that provides boundary alerts and health signals.
AgTechHardwareIoTSherwood Park, CA
Sheldon Archibald(Co-Founder & President)Neil Helfrich(Co-Founder & CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does AgLaunch Accelerator invest at?
- AgLaunch Accelerator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does AgLaunch Accelerator focus on?
- AgLaunch Accelerator focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is AgLaunch Accelerator located?
- AgLaunch Accelerator is headquartered in Memphis, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelFIN Farm Solutions Webinar: Only App in Ag to Keep You in Sync with Operators
AgLaunch Initiative
FIN Webinar: Disease and Fertility Management to Save the Crop
AgLaunch Initiative
FIN - When a Cover Crop Finds a Market: Lessons from the Yellow Pea Value Chain
AgLaunch Initiative
AgLaunch365 2024 Demo Night
AgLaunch Initiative
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