Top 10 AgTech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the AgTech sector last month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PIPE
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- MustGrow Biologics, fully integrated provider of innovative biological and regenerative agriculture solutions that supports sustainable farming received CAD 2 million of development capital.
Merger/Acquisition and Corporate
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- TRYM, farm management software that measures and track cannabis cultivation data was acquired by Canix.
Later Stage VC
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- Continuum Ag, agricultural consulting services that gives a digital roadmap for soil health success raised $223,771 of venture funding in the form of SAFE notes.
- Hydrosat, an irrigation and crop management software that helps governments preserve water while increasing farmers’ crop yields raised $60 million through a combination of Series B-1, Series B2, Series B-3 venture funding, and debt in a deal led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, and CitiCourt & Co.
Early Stage VC
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- Aera Farms, an indoor vertical farming platform that grows fresh, nutritious leafy greens and microgreens year-round for healthier food access raised a venture funding from Preston-Werner Ventures.
- Blaze Barrier, wildfire defense system products for rapid fire protection raised $1.06 million of venture funding in the form of SAFE notes in a deal led by Avista Development.
Accelerator/Incubator
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- Agroptics, precise satellite-based irrigation management systems for agriculture and golf courses joined Agrovance Egypt as a part of the acceleratin on cohort.
- GrazeMate, an AI-powered drone mustering platform that saves farmers time, money and stress in cattle management joined Y Combinator as part of Winter 2026 Batch in January 2026 and received $500,000 in funding.
Angel (individual)
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- The Pennycress Company, state-of-the-art technologies in plant science and biotechnology firm that increases profits and ecosystem health raised $50,000 of angel funding.
Seed Round
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- Bloom Spatial, a vegetation management software for electric utility cooperatives to solve tangible vegetation problems raised $254,998 of Series 1 seed funding from Elevate Ventures, Flywheel Fund and Paragraph Studio.
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Karen Witt
Managing Director
20 years of experience in financial services including all facets of lending and portfolio management. Advised companies on mergers and acquisitions, market expansion, product launch and process improvement. Industry experience includes banking/fintech/payments, construction/real estate development, energy, manufacturing, agriculture, and software development. BA (Business) and MBA from Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico. FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses
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