Planetary
planetary.bio
$20M
Series A
David Brandes
CEO and Co-founder
- David was named a 2025 WIPO Global Awards winner and a WIPO GREEN Ambassador for Switzerland for his patents in low-emission mycoprotein.
Series AClimate TechDeep TechHardware
7 Food & Agriculture companies raised a combined $63.2M across 1 pre-seed, 3 seed, 3 series a. Tracked daily from announcement. Founder contacts and growth signals included.
- David was named a 2025 WIPO Global Awards winner and a WIPO GREEN Ambassador for Switzerland for his patents in low-emission mycoprotein.
- Leander Hessner is a marine biologist who co-founded Decameal in 2022 with fellow biologist Happylan Natkunarajah.
- Cropcoin Technologies is building agritech solutions in Mumbai targeting India's agricultural sector, raising Rs 12 Crore in Pre-Series A at a stage when most agritech capital flows to more mature companies.
The Food & Agriculture sector saw 7 funding rounds tracked on FundedStartupsDaily this year, totalling $63.2M. The median round sits at $20M, with 57% of activity at pre-seed and seed stage and the remaining 43% at Series A and later. Pre-Seed rounds dominate, accounting for 14% of all Food & Agriculture activity in 2026.
Geographically, Food & Agriculture funding is concentrated in Switzerland, which accounts for 3 of the 7 raises (43%). The remainder is distributed across other regions tracked by FundedStartupsDaily.
The largest Food & Agriculture round in 2026 is Planetary's $20M series a, led by David Brandes.
Every entry on this page is sourced from public funding announcements, then enriched with founder LinkedIn handles, company websites, and growth signals. If you're a founder, operator, salesperson, or recruiter tracking Food & Agriculture, this page updates every weekday with new rounds.
| # | Company | Stage | Raised | Founder / CEO | Region | Signals | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decameal decameal.com | Seed | $1.9M | Leander Hessner Co-Founder & CEO | Denmark | Seed B2B Climate Tech | |
| 2 | Planetary planetary.bio | Series A | $20M | David Brandes CEO and Co-founder | Switzerland | Series A Climate Tech Deep Tech | |
| 3 | Planetary planetarygroup.ch | Series A | $20M | David Brandes CEO & Co-founder | Switzerland | Series A Climate Tech Hardware | |
| 4 | Planetary planetarybio.com | Series A | $20M | David Brandes CEO & Co-founder | Switzerland | Series A Climate Tech Deep Tech | |
| 5 | Cropcoin Technologies finsmes.com/2026/03/cropcoin-technologies-raises-rs-12-crore-in-pre-series-a-funding.html | Pre-Series A | $1.27M | Uttam Kumar Co-Founder | India | Pre-Seed B2B Marketplace | |
| 6 | Halter halterhq.com | Seed | Undisclosed | Craig Piggott Founder & CEO | Australia | Hardware Deep Tech | |
| 7 | Rumin8 rumin8.com | Seed | Undisclosed | David Messina CEO & Co-Founder | Australia | Climate Tech Deep Tech |