Top Early-Stage AgTech Raises (2026)
See how startups like Rainbow Crops and AgriPass are using AI to reshape crop protection and precision farming in our deep dive into the last six months of agtech venture capital.
Published August 25, 2026 by Jacob Klionsky
- 01Agriculture and Farming•Oost-Vlaanderen (Ghent), Belgium$11.3MSeed
Rainbow Crops, a Belgian agritech startup developing an AI-powered crop engineering platform that combines genome editing and precision breeding, raised $11.25 million in a seed round with participation from Agri Investment Fund, Corteva, LIFTT, Maia Venture, PINC, and VIB.
- 02Agriculture and Farming•Tel Aviv, Israel$7.5MSeed
AgriPass, an Israeli startup building AI-driven robotic cultivation systems for chemical-free weed control, raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by E44 Ventures with participation from Harbor Venture Consulting.
- 03Agriculture and Farming•Ile-de-France (Paris), France$7MSeed
Living Models, a Paris-based startup building AI foundation models trained on genomic and multi-omics data to accelerate agricultural research, raised $7 million in a seed round.
- 04Agriculture and Farming•Missouri (Madison / St. Louis), United States$5MSeed
Quercus Biosolutions, a Missouri-based startup designing AI-created mini proteins as a new class of crop protection agents targeting herbicide-resistant weeds, raised $5 million in a seed round led by Flyover Capital with participation from Ag Startup Engine, Ag Ventures Alliance, Agricap Fund, Grantham Foundation, Iowa Corn Opportunities, Kentucky Corn Plus, Rootstock Capital, Serra Ventures, and Starshot Capital.
- 05Agriculture and Farming•New South Wales (Sydney), Australia$4.8MSeed
BioScout, an Australian agritech and predictive biosecurity company developing an AI-powered early warning platform to detect airborne crop diseases, raised $4.75 million in a seed round led by Astanor Ventures with participation from Artesian, Demeter, Division Q, GrainCorp, GrainInnovate, and Hort Innovation Australia.
- 06Agriculture and Farming•Cambridgeshire (Cambridge), United Kingdom$3.3MSeed+
Fieldwork Robotics, a UK startup developing autonomous raspberry harvesting robots, raised $3.31 million in a Seed+ round led by SEED Innovations.
- 07Agriculture and Farming•Parana (validated as São Carlos), Brazil$2.2MSeed
Agrorobótica, a Brazilian startup developing laser- and AI-based soil analysis technology to support carbon credit generation, raised $2.16 million in a seed round led by Vox Capital.
- 08Agriculture and Farming•Emilia-Romagna, Italy$1.6MSeed
Aflabox, an Italian agritech startup using UV imaging and AI to detect mycotoxins and assess cereal quality, raised $1.56 million in a seed round backed by Farming Future, FoodSeed, and the National Agrifood Tech Technology Transfer Hub.
- 09Agriculture and Farming•New Brunswick (Fredericton), Canada$1.5MSeed
Picketa Systems, a Canadian company building portable AI-powered spectroscopy to estimate crop nutrient levels, raised $1.5 million in a seed round backed by AVAC, BDC, East Valley Ventures, Koan Capital, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and Tall Grass Ventures.
- 10Agriculture and Farming•Maryland (Elkridge), United States$0.2MPre-Seed
Ufarmx, a U.S.-based agritech/fintech platform that uses geospatial data to unlock financing for smallholder farmers, raised $200,000 in a pre-seed round.
