# Pre-seed agtech investors (2026 list)

> 82 pre-seed agtech investors, 88% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Founders Fund, MassChallenge. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed agtech investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed 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 82 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-agtech-investors)The top 25

**82** investors on the list *+5* this week

**2,325** cheques in 12 months *-21%* against the market

**$2.5M** median round they joined *-68%* against the market median

**88%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**39%** 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 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **328** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · New Zealand **254** **$109K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **208** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **185** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Gener8tor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gener8tor) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **184** **$792K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 16 [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **173** **$7.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Rockstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockstart) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Netherlands **131** **$1.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Infinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinity-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **130** **$6.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Netherlands **122** **$3.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Acumen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **107** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [BioInnovation Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-institute) *Deploying now* VC firm **99** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **94** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [The Yield Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **87** **$2.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 25 [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **86** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**57 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **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)
- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Nucleus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nucleus-capital)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *Led by* [SHIFT Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shift-invest)
- **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *Led by* [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)

## Stages This Year

2,051 rounds

- Seed **23%**
- Venture **22%**
- Pre-seed **20%**
- Series A **12%**
- Grant **5%**
- Other **18%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **858**
- Biotech **128**
- Healthcare **115**
- Big Data & Analytics **114**
- Fintech **96**
- Agtech **89**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

802 Q1 25

735 Q2 25

821 Q3 25

822 Q4 25

734 Q1 26

657 Q2 26

472 Q3 26

105 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=idea).

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## Quick answers about pre-seed agtech investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed agtech investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Founders Fund, MassChallenge, Right Side Capital Management and Antler.

### How many pre-seed agtech investors are there?

82 are on record. 88% made an investment in the last 12 months and 39% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed agtech investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (32%) and Pre-seed (28%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed agtech investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $1.8M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed agtech investors back most?

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

### Which pre-seed agtech investors lead the most rounds?

Founders Fund (42 led), Playground Global (14 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

### Where are pre-seed agtech investors based?

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

### What have pre-seed agtech investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund), Return (Debt, Nov 2026, with Rabobank) and Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital).

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