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Shiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Food & Agriculture Startups in California
This list has 100 startups and was last updated on Oct 16, 2026. 13 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (81), Los Angeles (11), and Davis (2). Largest teams: DoorDash, GrubMarket, and Instacart. Latest round: Agriculture Scout AI raised $425K (Oct 13, 2026).
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AI-Native Restaurant POS
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Automating away manual admin for food distributors: texts to ERP
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Last-mile delivery for perishables.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We put farms inside restaurants, so customers get healthier food and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Automated phone ordering system for restaurants
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Genetically engineering plants for disease resistance.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI-native ERP for food wholesalers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We help retailers and restaurant chains manage repairs and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S18Early stage
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Eclipse Foods is building the future of dairy using micelles, the…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W19Growth stage
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HQ: Santa Monica, CA, United States
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$25.5M · Equity + debt · Apr 2026
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HQ: Costa Mesa, CA, United States
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$10M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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$7.28M · Debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: Redondo Beach, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$1M · Options · Mar 2026
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HQ: Davis, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$425K · Equity · Oct 2026
Gobble
Acquired
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Daily meal delivery, personalized to your tastes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Caviar
Acquired
What they do:
Uber for food.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Soylent
Acquired
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Soylent is a simple, nutritious, and affordable food that possesses…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
SpoonRocket
Acquired
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Meals Delivered in 10 Minutes
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Zesty
Acquired
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Zesty serves delicious, healthy meals from the best local restaurants…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
OrderAhead
Acquired
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Order ahead for pickup
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Replenish
Acquired
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Keurig machine for smoothies.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PlateJoy
Acquired
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PlateJoy is building the technology to power disease prevention and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tule
Acquired
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Help farmers make irrigation decisions with sensors / computer vision
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HQ: Davis, CA, United States
ZeroStorefront
Acquired
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#1 Data platform for restaurants. Acquired by Thanx
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Orbillion Bio
Acquired
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Tasty and scalable cultivated meat at price parity
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Byte Kitchen
Acquired
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Increasing restaurant profitability through our AI Operating System
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
OfOne
Acquired
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AI-powered order taker for restaurant drive-thrus
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Nexa Labs
Acquired
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Implantable microchips and AI for cattle monitoring
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Inevitable Tech
Shut down
What they do:
To make food a renewable resource, for everyone
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Duffl
Shut down
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10-minute delivery service for college students.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Purple Plate
Shut down
What they do:
We license brands for delivery and pick-up
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Underground Cellar
Shut down
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Upgrading Your Wine Experience
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Unfurl
Shut down
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A virtual food hall that delivers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PayDragon
Shut down
What they do:
Hyperlinking the real world.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Foodoro
Shut down
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Foodoro is a marketplace where people can buy specialty food directly from artisanal Foodmakers Our goal is to help people discover amazing food products and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States