What they do:
A Roomba for weeds on a farm.
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Top Food & Agriculture Startups
This list has 249 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 31 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (80), New York (25), and Los Angeles (11). Largest teams: Breadfast, DoorDash, and Rappi. Latest round: Agriculture Scout AI raised $425K (Oct 13, 2026).
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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
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Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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AI-Native Restaurant POS
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Next-generation biocides for sustainable agriculture at scale
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HQ: New York, NY, 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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Shire uses CCTV to run restaurants in real time.
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HQ: Myrtle Beach, SC, United States
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One app for stress-free shopping, cooking, and meal planning.
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HQ: Missoula, MT, 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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High precision AI weather
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HQ: Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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A robot that makes tea!
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Building the first sensor enabled marketplace for repeat purchases
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HQ: Seattle, WA, 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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The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites
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HQ: Orem, UT, 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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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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Taali is creating popcorn 2.0 from popped water lily seeds
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HQ: Mumbai, India
YC W19Early 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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Asset Light Chipotle for Africa
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YC S23Early 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: Ames, IA, United States
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$10.2M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Costa Mesa, CA, United States
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$10M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Lewes, DE, United States
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$9.45M · Equity · Mar 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: Baltic, SD, United States
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$5.65M · Debt · May 2026
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HQ: Alden, IA, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$5.15M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Harvard, MA, United States
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$4.82M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Incorporated: 2021
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$4.25M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
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$3.65M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Dover, DE, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$2.3M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: West Palm Beach, FL, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$2M · Debt · Jan 2026
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HQ: St. Louis, MO, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$2M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Wichita, KS, United States
Incorporated: 2026
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$1.95M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: La Junta, CO, United States
Incorporated: 2021
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$1.95M · Equity · Mar 2026