# Growth agtech investors (2026 list)

> 73 growth agtech investors, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Accel, Founders Fund. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-agtech-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Growth agtech investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a growth round raised by an agtech company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 73 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fgrowth-agtech-investors)The top 25

**73** investors on the list No change this week

**3,423** cheques in 12 months *-11%* against the market

**$15M** median round they joined *+82%* against the market median

**97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**56%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **657** **$6.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **493** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) *Deploying now* Investment bank · Japan **443** **$5.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **431** **$29M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **384** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **355** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Taiwan **282** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **269** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **179** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**48 more on this list**

All 73 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[Circularity Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels)** Seed · $7M *Led by* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **5** Nov **[Return](https://millionrounds.com/company/return)** Debt · $936M *With* [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures)
- **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)

## Stages This Year

2,850 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series A **13%**
- Pre-seed **11%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **30%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,154**
- Biotech **189**
- Healthcare **169**
- Fintech **161**
- Big Data & Analytics **158**
- Energy **123**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

975 Q1 25

968 Q2 25

1,108 Q3 25

1,146 Q4 25

1,106 Q1 26

959 Q2 26

741 Q3 26

152 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders in food and agriculture

- How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen Vijay Govindarajan · 2011 3.66 from 1,331 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Innovation Company building About the book How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen, written by the authors of the New York Times bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. This story resonates in organizations of all… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real-Life Laws on Entrepreneurship Sahar Hashemi · 2002 4.12 from 581 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book Anyone Can Do It chronicles the start and evolution of a successful business dream. Beginning with the Hashemi siblings' first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted) it follows the progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the present day. Coffee Republic… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People: Doing Business the Chick-fil-A Way S. Truett Cathy · 2002 4.05 from 1,271 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book Truett Cathy is a real-life Horatio Alger story. He grew up in a boarding house his mother operated, where he learned the principles of hard work, fairness, honesty, loyalty, and respect. When he opened a small restaurant in 1946 with his brother Ben, he put those principles to… On AmazonListen on Audible
- When Coffee & Kale Compete: Become Great at Making Products People Will Buy Alan Klement · 2016 4.00 from 704 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book A Job to be Done is the process a consumer goes through whenever she aims to transform her existing life-situation into a preferred one, but cannot because there are constraints that stop her. When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement helps you become better at creating and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=food&stage=scaling).

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## Quick answers about growth agtech investors

### Who are the most active growth agtech investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Accel, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners and MassChallenge.

### How many growth agtech investors are there?

73 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 56% have led a round.

### Which stages do growth agtech investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (22%) and Series A (19%).

### How big are the rounds growth agtech investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M.

### Which sectors do growth agtech investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which growth agtech investors lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led) and Insight Partners (43 led).

### Where are growth agtech investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), the United Kingdom (3) and Japan (2).

### What have growth agtech investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), Circularity Fuels (Seed, Nov 2026, with DCVC) and Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund).

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