Startup smart agrifood: the international scenario in 2024

Free Content Report Smart AgriFood July 2025 25 pages pdf

What you will learn

Startups are young entrepreneurial ventures marked by a strong focus on innovation which makes them attractive to investors and established companies alike. Since its first edition, the Smart AgriFood Observatory has analyzed startups offering digital technologies and services for the sector, aiming to track emerging innovation trends. For the 2024–2025 edition, the Observatory identified nearly 1,300 startups worldwide that provide digital solutions supporting processes across the agrifood sector. The analysis shows that the agrifood startup landscape is constantly evolving, with a growing number of innovative companies but a decline in available funding. This report explores the latest trends transforming the agrifood supply chain, offering an overview of the most well-funded startups, the technologies being adopted, the main application areas (such as Agriculture 4.0, FoodTech, and eCommerce), and the use cases driving emerg ing business models, such as strategic planning, operational management, efficient use of agricultural inputs, and the monitoring of equipment and infrastructure. The goal is to provide a clear picture of the opportunities and challenges shaping the sector.

Table of Contents

1
The global distribution of smart agrifood startups
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Target audiences, application areas, and enabling technologies powering smart agrifood startup solutions
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Most funded smart agrifood startups

Index of Graphs

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Number and funding size of smart agrifood startups
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Geographic distribution of smart agrifood startups
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Top ten countries by number of startups and total funding
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Target audiences

You will know how to answer these key questions

What are the main digital innovation trends in agrifood as outlined by startups?
What innovative business models are emerging from smart agrifood startups?
How are smart agrifood startups and sector funding distributed geographically (public vs private investment)?
What does the funding landscape look like across the key countries?
Which technologies are emerging, and at which points along the agrifood supply chain?

The methodology used in this Report

The survey aimed to identify emerging services and business models shaping digital innovation in the agrifood sector at both national and international levels. To achieve this, researchers focused on startups that met specific criteria: they had to be international, currently active, founded in 2019 or later, have secured at least one funding round since 2021, and operate within the agrifood sector with a strong emphasis on digital and technological solutions.

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