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National Science Foundation's Agtech portfolio
National Science Foundation has backed 57 Agtech startups in rounds we track, $636M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Provivi.
57startups backed
5stages
$636Mraised between them
Stage not reportedbiggest stage
National Science Foundation's whole portfolioNational Science Foundation's profile
- PProvivi
Arable
Prairie Aquatech
Vence
SafeTraces
Beta Hatch
Pheronym
WriggleBrew
Geneshifters
Sentinel Environmental
Rich Earth Institute
Fortiphyte
Amber Agriculture
Harpe Bio- RReefGen
EarthSense
Shark Wheel
Ecto
Bactana Corp.
Combplex
myAnIML
Uniphage
Maine Shellfish Developers
SoilSerdem
+13 more
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$223M37
- Pre-seed and seed$23M8
- Series B$184M6
- Series A$33M4
- Series C and later$174M2
Where they are based
- United States47$632M
- Singapore1$256K
United States
SingaporeFounded
5Earlier
812
513
214
315
716
917
418
419
620
121
22
23
124
25
26
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M31
- $1M to $10M13
- $10M to $50M9
- $50M to $250M4
- $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.
53 of 57 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 States47
- Singapore1
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
37 startups · $223M raised
- PProviviUnited States$124M
- ArableThe Arable mission is to reduce the costs of biomedical technology, products, services, R&D while enabling a new era of personalizUnited States$40M
- Prairie AquatechPrairie Aquatech specializes in product manufacturing and development.United States$16M
- VenceVence was founded to improve the affordability and availability of sustainable animal protein.United States$12M
- SafeTracesSafeTraces provides indoor air quality testing that actively measures pathogen risk.United States$12M
- Beta HatchBeta Hatch industrializes the production of insects as a sustainable protein for animal feed.United States$2.1M
- PheronymPheronym is creating an all-natural highly effective insect control for agriculture.United States$1.4M
- WriggleBrewWriggleBrew is a biotech company that produces organic fertilizers, pesticides, and soil amendments for the agriculture sector.United States$1.2M
Pre-seed and seed
8 startups · $23M raised
Root AIRoot AI is a research company aiming to create intelligent robots that will help growers build the farms of the future.United States$9.5M
Spearhead BioSpearhead Bio is an agtech startup based in St.United States$5.9M
TRIC RoboticsTRIC Robotics develops an autonomous, non-chemical pesticide alternative for strawberry farms.United States$5.5M
Transparent Path spcTransparent Path offers supply chain visibility tools that help to decrease costs, waste, and risk.United States$812K
FloraPulseFloraPulse makes water-stress sensors that help vineyards save water and make better quality red wine.United States$650K
OmniVisPut the power of the lab in the palm of your handUnited States$100K
N-SenseN-Sense develops a soil nitrate sensor system for variable-rate nitrogen management.United States$50K
Rowbot SystemsRowBot Systems develops and provides a robotic machine that allows farmers to practice in-season nitrogen management.United States$25K
Series B
6 startups · $184M raised
NitricityNitricity is a climate-tech agri startup founded in 2018 by Stanford University graduates.United States$64M
AgroSpheresAgroSpheres develops novel technologies that aim to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients.United States$38M
Blue River TechnologyWe’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to radically change agriculture by creating intelligent machinery.United States$30M
Sound AgricultureSound Agriculture is an AgriTech company founded in 2013, based in Emeryville, California, with additional operations in Raleigh, United States$25M
IntelinAirIntelinair is an agriculture-focused company that specializes in aerial imagery analytics.United States$22M
Stony Creek ColorsStony Creek Colors is a U.S.-based manufacturer founded in 2012 by Sarah Bellos.United States$4.8M
Series A
4 startups · $33M raised
WaterBitWaterBit’s automated irrigation solution empowers growers to remotely monitor and control precision irrigation to their crops.United States$11M
Ryp LabsRyp Labs is an innovative company focused on reducing food waste through natural, sustainable fruit-freshness technologies.United States$8.2M
Babylon Micro-FarmsBabylon Micro-Farms, based in Richmond, Virginia, specializes in on-site indoor vertical farming.United States$8.0M
SymbrosiaSymbrosia is a cleantech and biotechnology startup based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, founded in 2018.United States$5.8M
Series C and later
2 startups · $174M raised
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Agtech and has raised money in a round we track that names National Science Foundation as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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