Silicon Valley, CA, February 24, 2022- SVG Ventures|THRIVE along with media partner Forbes are delighted to announce the release of the 2022 THRIVE TOP 50 AgTech and FoodTech Reports. For the past five years, SVG Ventures has compiled a list of the TOP 50 AgTech and FoodTech growth stage companies. This year’s report highlights the leading AgTech and FoodTech companies across sixteen industry categories with a strong focus on sustainability.

This annual ranking showcases the leading global AgTech and FoodTech companies who exemplify the best in agriculture and food-focused innovation. TOP 50 companies are scouted for their exemplary leadership teams, innovative technologies, investment and traction. To qualify for a coveted spot on THRIVE’s Top 50 listing, a company must have a product in market, have received a minimum of series A funding, and be ready to scale.

New this year is a focus on sustainability. With agriculture playing a pivotal role in progressing global sustainability through innovation, the report highlights 10 sustainable companies based on their environmental impact and effort to form a more sustainable future.

“Today, the world is facing several environmental challenges. Investing in solutions that rethink agriculture and food production systems are key to solving these problems. This year’s list highlights exceptional companies that are shaping the future of food and agriculture through innovation,” said John Hartnett, CEO SVG Ventures|THRIVE.

Recognizing companies across 16 different categories within agriculture and food, the report is the result of six-months of rigorous research and analysis by the SVG Ventures team with input from SVG Ventures corporate partners including Calgary Economic Development, Corteva, CSIRO, Driscolls, E&J Gallo Winery, intel, Extreme Tech Challenge, Forbes, ICL, Kubota, Land O’Lakes, Pork Checkoff, Nutrien, BayWa, Stage1 Ventures, FCC, Kerrygold, Ornua, Bayer, MLA, Trimble, Valley, Alberta Innovates, Wilbur-Ellis, Yamaha, Global Affairs Canada, UFA, Cavallo Ventures, Ospraie, USDA, Taylor Farms, Western Growers.

THRIVE TOP 50 AgTech:

Agribusiness Marketplace: Bushel, Cibo Technologies, DeHaat, Farmer’s Business Network, Indigo Agriculture, ProducePay

Animal Technology: Agrivida, InnovaFeed, Native Microbials, Open Blue, Protix, Pure Salmon, Recombinetics, Ynsect

Controlled Environment Agriculture: 80 Acres Farms, AeroFarms, Bowery, InFarm, Plenty

Crop Nutrition: Bioenergy Devco, Concentric Agriculture, Pivot Bio, Plant Response, Sound Agriculture

Crop Protection: AgBiome, Greenlight Biosciences, Invaio Sciences, NewLeaf Symbiotics, Provivi, Terramera, Vestaron

Farm Management & Insights: Apollo Agriculture, FieldIn, Gro Intelligence, Hartau, Orbital Insight, SeeTree, Semios, Solinftec, Stable, Trace Genomics

Plant Breeding Platform: Central Coast Agriculture, Front Range Biosciences, Inari, Pairwise, VoloAgri

Robotics & Automation: Advanced Farm Technologies, Blue White Robotics, FJ Dynamics, Monarch Tractors

THRIVE TOP 50 FoodTech:

Alternative Protein: BlueNalu, Califia Farms, Eat Just, Impossible Foods, Mosa Meat, Noblegen, NotCo, Perfect Day, Turtle Tree, Upside Foods, v2food

Food Quality and Safety: Apeel, Clear labs, Hazel Technologies

Health & Nutrition: ByHeart, DayTwo, Foodsmart, Kate Farms, Noom, Viome

Marketplaces & Retail: Blinkit, Bossa Nova Robotics, Brightloom, Imperfect Foods, Instacart, Oda, Picnic, Rappi, Swiggy, Vivino, Weee!, Xingsheng Selected

Meal Kits: Gousto, Revolution Foods, Sun Basket

Novel Ingredients: Enough, Geltor, MycoTechnology

Restaurant Tech: Choco, CloudKitchens, Nextbite, Rebel Foods, REEF Technology

Supply Chain & Logistics: Deliverect, LeheFood, Ninjacart, Nuro, Soft Robotics, TIPA Sustainable Packaging, Zume

About SVG Ventures|THRIVE

SVG Ventures | THRIVE is the leading global agrifood investment and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, and comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities, and investors. With a community of over 5,000 startups from 100 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates, and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries. SVG’s global partners include Media Partner Forbes and leading government, agriculture, and technology corporations such as Corteva, Driscoll’s, FCC, Kubota, Land O’Lakes, Trimble, Taylor Farms, Bayer, ICL, Nutrien, Intel, Valmont, UFA, Yamaha Motor Ventures and Wilbur-Ellis. Learn more at www.thriveagrifood.com.

Media Contact:

Alycia Smith
Marketing & Events Manager
alycia.smith@svgventures.com
403-651-9242