# Innovate UK's Agtech Investments: 34 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 34 Agtech startups Innovate UK has backed, by stage: $107M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-agtech-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Stage not reported 21 - [RootWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootwave) - [Light Science Technologies Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-science-technologies-holdings) - [NetZeroNitrogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/netzeronitrogen) - [Earth Rover](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-rover) - [Freeport East](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeport-east) - [*MM* Muddy Machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/muddy-machines) - [FOTENIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/fotenix) - [Beta Bugs Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/beta-bugs-limited) - [AgriSound](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrisound) - [Koolboks](https://millionrounds.com/company/koolboks) - [PheroSyn](https://millionrounds.com/company/pherosyn) - [PlantSea](https://millionrounds.com/company/plantsea) - [EcoNomad Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/economad-solutions) - [Esox Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/esox-biologics) - [Crover](https://millionrounds.com/company/crover) - [OSY Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/osy-group) - [Concert Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/concert-bio) - [Elaniti](https://millionrounds.com/company/elaniti) - [*CT* CropDesk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cropdesk-technologies) - [Synnefa](https://millionrounds.com/company/synnefa) - [SilviBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvibio) ## Pre-seed and seed 11 - [Fieldwork Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldwork-robotics) - [Axitan](https://millionrounds.com/company/axitan) - [FruitCast](https://millionrounds.com/company/fruitcast) - [PES Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/pes-technologies) - [CroBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/crobio) - [Glaia](https://millionrounds.com/company/glaia) - [Albotherm](https://millionrounds.com/company/albotherm) - [Versatile RobotX](https://millionrounds.com/company/versatile-robotx) - [Future Greens](https://millionrounds.com/company/future-greens) - [Flybox®](https://millionrounds.com/company/flybox) - [AgriSynth](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrisynth) ## Series A 2 - [Better Origin](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-origin) - [SugaROx](https://millionrounds.com/company/sugarox) ## Segment by segment ### Stage not reported 21 startups · $52M raised - [**RootWave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootwave) RootWave is a UK-based agtech company founded in 2012, specializing in chemical-free electrical weed control. United Kingdom $12M - [**Light Science Technologies Holdings**](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-science-technologies-holdings) Light Science Technologies Holdings is a technology group spanning AgTech, electronics manufacturing, and passive fire safety solutions. United Kingdom $8.0M - [**NetZeroNitrogen**](https://millionrounds.com/company/netzeronitrogen) NetZeroNitrogen exists to eliminate synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. United Kingdom $6.7M - [**Earth Rover**](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-rover) Earth 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 East**](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeport-east) Freeport East, located on the east coast of England, is one of the twelve freeports in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom $3.7M - [*MM* **Muddy Machines**](https://millionrounds.com/company/muddy-machines) Muddy Machines is working on field robots to help farms manage labor-intensive crops by completing the fieldwork. United Kingdom $2.9M - [**FOTENIX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fotenix) FOTENIX is an agri-tech company based in Salford, UK, founded in 2018. United Kingdom $2.5M - [**Beta Bugs Limited**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beta-bugs-limited) Beta 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 Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldwork-robotics) Disrupting the $2.2bn fresh raspberry market with the world’s first autonomous harvesting robots United Kingdom $9.7M - [**Axitan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/axitan) Axitan is a UK-based biotech company dedicated to developing endolysin enzyme products as alternatives to antibiotics in animal feed. United Kingdom $6.3M - [**FruitCast**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fruitcast) FruitCast is a London-based agri-tech startup founded in 2021, specializing in AI-enabled data analytics and yield forecasting for United Kingdom $3.9M - [**PES Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pes-technologies) PES Technologies is a UK-based agri-tech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Diss, Norfolk. United Kingdom $3.3M - [**CroBio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/crobio) CroBio is a microbes firm that offers biological engineering solutions for agriculture industry. United Kingdom $3.2M - [**Glaia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/glaia) Glaia is a Bristol-based agri-science company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing nanotechnology-enhanced biostimulants. United Kingdom $3.1M - [**Albotherm**](https://millionrounds.com/company/albotherm) Albotherm offers a smart transitioning coating technology. United Kingdom $2.3M - [**Versatile RobotX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/versatile-robotx) Versatile RobotX is a UK agricultural robotics company based in Colchester, England. United Kingdom $1.3M ### Series A 2 startups · $21M raised - [**Better Origin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-origin) Better Origin is an innovative agritech and biotechnology startup based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. United Kingdom $16M - [**SugaROx**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sugarox) SugaROx 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. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's Biotech portfolio** 88 startups · $1.7B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-biotech-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's AI portfolio** 65 startups · $872M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-ai-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's Healthtech portfolio** 57 startups · $287M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-healthtech-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's Big Data & Analytics portfolio** 17 startups · $118M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-big-data-analytics-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's IT Services portfolio** 17 startups · $152M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-it-services-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **Innovate UK's Cleantech portfolio** 14 startups · $72M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovate-uk-cleantech-portfolio) ## Raising from investors like Innovate UK? 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