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Innovate UK's Agtech portfolio
Innovate UK has backed 34 Agtech startups in rounds we track, $107M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Breedr.
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$52M21
- Pre-seed and seed$34M11
- Series A$21M2
Where they are based
- United Kingdom31$104M
- Nigeria1$1.5M
- New Zealand1$327K
- Kenya1$300K
United Kingdom
Nigeria
New Zealand
KenyaFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M14
- $1M to $10M18
- $10M to $50M2
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
30 of 34 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom31
- Nigeria1
- New Zealand1
- Kenya1
Startups by country, 4 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
21 startups · $52M raised
RootWaveRootWave is a UK-based agtech company founded in 2012, specializing in chemical-free electrical weed control.United Kingdom$12M
Light Science Technologies HoldingsLight Science Technologies Holdings is a technology group spanning AgTech, electronics manufacturing, and passive fire safety solutions.United Kingdom$8.0M
NetZeroNitrogenNetZeroNitrogen exists to eliminate synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.United Kingdom$6.7M
Earth RoverEarth Rover is an agri-tech startup founded in 2017, based in Edgmond, Newport, UK, with research and development hubs in Spain and the UK.United Kingdom$5.3M
Freeport EastFreeport East, located on the east coast of England, is one of the twelve freeports in the United Kingdom.United Kingdom$3.7M- MMMuddy MachinesMuddy Machines is working on field robots to help farms manage labor-intensive crops by completing the fieldwork.United Kingdom$2.9M
FOTENIXFOTENIX is an agri-tech company based in Salford, UK, founded in 2018.United Kingdom$2.5M
Beta Bugs LimitedBeta Bugs Limited is an insect genetics company based in Roslin, Edinburgh, UK.United Kingdom$2.1M
Pre-seed and seed
11 startups · $34M raised
Fieldwork RoboticsDisrupting the $2.2bn fresh raspberry market with the world’s first autonomous harvesting robotsUnited Kingdom$9.7M
AxitanAxitan is a UK-based biotech company dedicated to developing endolysin enzyme products as alternatives to antibiotics in animal feed.United Kingdom$6.3M
FruitCastFruitCast is a London-based agri-tech startup founded in 2021, specializing in AI-enabled data analytics and yield forecasting forUnited Kingdom$3.9M
PES TechnologiesPES Technologies is a UK-based agri-tech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Diss, Norfolk.United Kingdom$3.3M
CroBioCroBio is a microbes firm that offers biological engineering solutions for agriculture industry.United Kingdom$3.2M
GlaiaGlaia is a Bristol-based agri-science company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing nanotechnology-enhanced biostimulants.United Kingdom$3.1M
AlbothermAlbotherm offers a smart transitioning coating technology.United Kingdom$2.3M
Versatile RobotXVersatile RobotX is a UK agricultural robotics company based in Colchester, England.United Kingdom$1.3M
Series A
2 startups · $21M raised
Better OriginBetter Origin is an innovative agritech and biotechnology startup based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.United Kingdom$16M
SugaROxSugaROx is a UK-based agri-biotech company founded in 2021 through a collaboration between the University of Oxford and Rothamsted Research.United Kingdom$4.7M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Agtech and has raised money in a round we track that names Innovate UK as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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