REAP’s Start-Up Showcase: Where are they now?
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Agri-TechE Over a Decade of Agri-TechE Innovation
The annual Agri-TechE Conference celebrated its 12th year in a new venue on 4th November 2025. With another year wrapped, Agri-TechE uses the REAP anniversary to take a look back at the evolution of agri-tech innovation. Over the past decade, we have handpicked more than 60 of the most exciting, disruptive early-stage agri-tech ventures to present their innovations at our annual event, giving them valuable exposure and support.
From university spinouts to farmer-led enterprises, these companies have pushed the boundaries of technology and agriculture. Today, many of the solutions showcased – from agri-robotics to data-driven precision farming tools – are playing key roles in commercial farming operations, while others continue to navigate the often-complex journey of scale-up.
Despite the inevitable challenges faced by early-stage ventures, nearly 50 companies are still thriving, with notable successes in investment and adoption of new technologies – with fifteen of the companies featured raising over £120 million.
Join us as we revisit the stories of these innovators and explore how their concepts have shaped the agri-tech landscape as we ask: where are they now?
AgriSound enhances bee health and productivity through IoT-powered insect listening. Its Polly sensors use AI to monitor pollinator activity in real time, helping farmers boost yields and biodiversity. Since May 2023, it has partnered with Tesco and WWF. Appeared in 2021.
Agtelligence has developed FarmScore, a tool to simplify sustainability metrics for banks and financial institutions, allowing quick benchmarking of arable land practices using Earth Observation data. In 2023, they raised £1.1M in funding through the UK Space Agency. Appeared in 2023.
Antobot develops small, robust, affordable robotics. It secured £1.2M in seed funding in 2020 and in 2023 won a three-year £1.5M project to produce state-of-the-art fruit-picking robots. They expanded into viticulture in 2024, leading the integration of the Project VISTA-Map. Appeared in 2020.
Autopickr is trialling “Gus,” an autonomous asparagus harvester, throughout 2024 and 2025 with UK growers. It raised £710k in 2023 and is preparing for a seed round to support commercialisation, with a projected release in 2026. Appeared in 2023.
Better Origin developed the world’s first autonomous insect mini-farm, converting food waste into protein for animal feed via black soldier fly larvae. In 2022, they raised $16M, partnered with Morrisons, and expanded into the pet food market. Appeared in 2015
Breedr’s livestock management platform tracks health, welfare, and productivity, with over 160,000 registered animals. It raised £17.5M, including £12M in Series A funding in 2022, in 2024 it launched in the U.S., and in May 2025 partnered with the UK’s Tenant Farmers Association. Appeared in 2018.
Dogtooth develops intelligent robots for soft fruit picking using advanced AI. They raised £7M in a Series A round in 2021 and by 2025 were manufacturing hundreds of fifth-generation robots deployed commercially across 10 sites. Appeared in 2016.
EcoNomad Solutions offers an affordable waste-to-energy solution for smallholder farmers using bacteria to convert agricultural waste into biogas. It has raised funding through SHAKE and secured two successful rounds of SEIS funding. Appeared in 2019.
Fieldmargin is farm management software, helping farmers make data-driven decisions through mapping and issue tracking. In February 2024, it was acquired by Agreena, its software reaching thousands of farmers across 170 countries. Appeared in 2015.
Fieldwork Robotics has developed soft, selective, and autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots. They raised £1.1M through Seedrs in May 2023, secured a £600K grant in March 2024, and in 2025 began trials in Portugal and Norfolk, and gained £258K in crowdfunding. Appeared in 2021.
FOLIUM Science’s Guided Biotics® technology supports a healthy microbiome in plants and livestock by targeting harmful bacteria without antibiotics. In 2024, they launched a rapid Salmonella test and gained Brazilian approval for BiomElix® One as a feed additive. Appeared in 2018.
FOTENIX offers cost-effective crop analysis using 3D multispectral imaging to assess crop health and detect stress in real time. It has integrated its system with autonomous platforms and in 2025 raised £2.1M to expand UK farm deployments. Appeared in 2019.
FA-Bio created SporSenZ - a tool for real-time soil microbial analysis - with 2,600 units deployed globally. In June 2023, they received Farming Innovation Programme funding to develop biopesticides from native fungi. By 2025 they employ 36 people. Appeared in 2016.
Gardin develops optical sensors and AI to monitor plant health via photosynthetic performance in greenhouses and vertical farms. They raised $10.8M in 2021, and in May 2025 secured a £3.6M Seed 2 round led by Navus Ventures to expand their sensing platform and commercial operations. Appeared in 2021.
HerdVision’s automated camera system scores dairy cow condition and mobility in real time, integrating with DairyComp. In 2024, it raised £1.2M and £150K from Innovate UK, bringing total funding to £5.45M. In 2025 they partnered with Wynnstay and expanded into poultry. Appeared in 2023.
HotHouse Therapeutics has raised over £2.9 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven platform for producing rare medicinal compounds in engineered plants grown in controlled environments. Appeared in 2023.
Moa Technology, a plant genetics company, raised £35 million in a Series B in 2020. It is advancing next-gen herbicides with novel modes of action. By 2025, it had discovered over 80 targets and entered strategic partnerships with Nufarm and Gowan to accelerate global deployment. Appeared in 2019.
PES Technologies' soil health sensor analyses microbial activity through gas emissions providing a "biological fingerprint" that indicates soil condition. They won the FPC Award for Innovation Excellence in 2024, and in 2025, they raised £1.3M in pre-Series A funding to prepare for commercial rollout. Appeared in 2023.
PheroSyn develops and produces novel pest pheromones. It raised a £200K Innovate UK grant in 2021, began a 36-month collaboration project with Rothamsted Research in 2022. And in 2023, won the Radicle Inclusion Challenge securing a USD $750,000 investment. Appeared in 2020.
PlentySense, a spinout from John Innes Centre, has developed an advanced soil sensor that provides real-time monitoring of nitrogen availability to optimise fertiliser usage. In 2025, PlentySense collaborated with Agrii as part of their commercial launch strategy. Appeared in 2023.
Upcycled Plant Power produces sustainable, hypoallergenic protein and fibre ingredients from discarded broccoli crops. In October 2025, it secured £3.5M in funding to scale its robotic harvesting system and launch its Prota and Fiba products. Appeared in 2024.
Vet Vision AI is a veterinary-created AI system using portable cameras and behavioural analysis to give 24/7 welfare insights. They partnered with Sainsbury’s in 2024 as the first UK retailer to pilot this technology in UK dairy farms. Appeared in 2024.
Yagro, founded in 2015, provides data analytics tools to support farm decision-making. Since launching Yagro Tracker in 2023 - which enables real-time tracking of farm costs and performance metrics - Yagro has grown to 47 employees and reported $5.2M in revenue in 2025. Appeared 2015.
ZELP develops wearable technology for cattle that oxidizes methane emissions into CO₂, helping reduce livestock’s climate impact. They raised $10M in Series A funding in 2021, and in 2023, secured a $4.8M grant from the Gates Foundation to scale its platform. Appeared 2019.
We keep the line-up for the Start-Up Showcase companies under wraps until The Big Day. Join us live on 4 November for REAP 2025 to find out the next big players in agri-tech.
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