The Top UK Agritech Companies | 2025
Lily Ruaah, 13 March 2025
Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the UK’s land use, with approximately 69% of the nation’s land dedicated to farming activities. This extensive agricultural landscape presents significant opportunities for the tech industry to drive innovation and growth in the UK, in particular through the agritech sector. But let’s take a step back.
The UK’s agricultural industry history, however, has faced notable challenges in recent years, particularly concerning labour shortages. Historically, the sector has relied heavily on migrant workers, with a substantial portion of the seasonal workforce sourced from the European Union.
However, post-Brexit immigration policies have led to a reduction in the availability of these workers, exacerbating labour shortages. Since 2019, the government introduced the Seasonal Worker Visa (SWV) but measuring the impact of this remains a challenge. And in 2023, the total number of people working on UK farms decreased by 1.7% to 462,074, marking the lowest number since records began.
This decline has likely intensified the need for technological solutions to maintain productivity and address labour gaps. And in response to these challenges, the agritech sector has grown, with innovative technologies being developed to reduce reliance on seasonal labour and enhance sustainability.
What is agritech?
Agritech (or AgTech) is short for agricultural technology. It refers to the use of technology, innovation, and digital solutions to improve agricultural processes, increase efficiency, and boost productivity.
Basically, it’s all about making farming smarter, more sustainable, and more productive using modern technology.
The UK’s agritech landscape
Our data has revealed a decline in the amount invested in agritech companies since 2022. There was £130m invested into agritech companies in 2024, and so far this year there’s been £2.29m invested*.
And while we’ve seen a decline in the amount invested since 2022, this may just be a reflection of the UK’s investment market as a whole. We can reveal that a large proportion of the active agritech companies in the UK are in the Seed stage of evolution (52%) so it’s likely we’ll see more growth within these companies as time goes on.
Republic Europe, Kelvin Capital and the Scottish Venture Fund are at the top of funders for contributing to the highest number of deals in the agritech landscape. But it’s Grosvenor Food & AgTech that has invested the highest amount into agritech companies in the UK — £145m in total.
*Data collected on 28 February 2025
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- Head office registered in the United Kingdom
- Be ‘active’ on Companies House
- Fall under Beauhurst’s ‘Agritech’ buzzword
We’ve then ranked these companies by how much equity they’ve raised to date.
All data for this article was taken from the Beauhurst platform and was accurate as of 28 February 2025.
The UK’s top 10 agritech companies
LettUs Grow
Total amount raised: £17.7m
Location: Bristol
Headquartered in Bristol, LettUs Grow specialises in advanced aeroponic technology to enhance indoor and vertical farming. Founded in 2015, the company aims to address global food security and sustainability challenges by providing innovative farming solutions.
The company has attended three accelerator programmes: Bethnal Green Ventures in 2017, Shott Scale Up Accelerator in 2018, and Net Zero in 2020-2021. It has also appeared on three high-growth lists, most recently on the BusinessCloud EnviroTech 50 in 2024. In total, it raised £17.7m through equity fundraising events, and received nine grants totalling £1.27m.
Roslin Technologies
Total amount raised: £24.0m
Location: Edinburgh
Roslin Technologies uses biotechnology to develop sustainable food products, and to combat future food security. The company does this by curating high-quality cells that can be used in cultivated meat products.
Spun out from the University of Edinburgh, Roslin Technologies was incorporated in 2016 and since then has featured on four high-growth lists — most recently, The FoodTech 500 in 2023. The company has been through seven fundraising events and received five grants in total. It has also hit our ESG Signals for sustainable farming and food production, and environmental accolades.
Vertical Future
Total amount raised: £25.8m
Location: London
Vertical Future is a London-based company specialising in advanced vertical farming solutions. It designs, manufactures, and builds autonomous vertical farms that integrate proprietary hardware and software systems.
This agritech company has not only secured five rounds of funding since it was incorporated in 2016 but it’s also received 11 grants. It has featured on five high-growth lists — and attended a prominent accelerator, the Mayor’s International Business Programme. The company has hit four of our ESG Signals including a social and governance signal for having an age diversity amongst its directors.
Fischer Farms
Total amount raised: £29.1m
Location: Staffordshire
Founded in 2016 by green energy expert Tristan Fischer, Fischer Farms specialises in vertical farming to enhance food security and sustainability. In 2019, Fischer Farms launched its first large-scale vertical farm in Burton-on-Trent, offering 3,200 m² of growing space. This facility serves as both a production site for various short-leaf products, such as rocket, and a dedicated research and development centre.
The company has raised a total of £29.1m through five funding rounds. It has also hit one of our ESG Signals for sustainable farming and food production.
Hectare
Total amount raised: £38.3m
Location: Dorset
Hectare is a Dorset-based company digitalising agricultural trading through its online marketplace, Hectare Trading. This platform connects farmers and buyers, making the process of buying and selling crops easier.
The South West-based company has featured on the BusinessCloud EnviroTech 50 in 2024. In total, it’s been through nine rounds of equity funding and received one grant for £77.4k. It has also met our ESG Signals criteria for sustainable farming and food production, and environmental accolades.
Uncommon
Total amount raised: £38.4m
Location: Cambridge
Uncommon, formerly known as Higher Steaks, is a Cambridge-based company (however not a spinout from the University of Cambridge) pioneering the field of cultivated meat with a focus on creating sustainable pork products. Established in 2018, Uncommon uses advanced cellular agriculture techniques to produce meat from pluripotent stem cells.
The company has featured on two high-growth lists and attended the Entrepreneur Accelerator. It’s been through four rounds of funding, securing a total of £38.4m, and it’s received one grant for £1.03m. It also meets three of our ESG Signals and one Innovation signal for receiving an R&D grant.
Tropic Biosciences
Total amount raised: £60.8m
Location: Norfolk
Tropic Biosciences is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on enhancing tropical crops through advanced genetic innovations. Founded in 2016, the company aims to make tropical agriculture more productive and sustainable.
In 2023, the company appeared on two high-growth lists: HolonIQ Europe Climate Tech and The FoodTech 500. The company has secured a total of £60.8m through five fundraising events, and received a huge 12 grants (totalling £2.77m). The company has hit a number of the Beauhurst Signals, including our Environmental Signal for sustainable farming and food production, and our Innovation Signal for having a patent.
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Total amount raised: £88.8m
Location: Tayside
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) is a Scottish company that uses advanced vertical farming technology. Founded in 2013, IGS aims to address global agricultural challenges — such as extreme weather, labour shortages, and pest impacts — by blending science and engineering expertise.
Founded in 2013, the company has since been through a massive 14 rounds of funding, and on top of this has secured £278k in grants. It has appeared on three high-growth lists, most recently the HolonIQ Europe Climate Tech list in 2023. And it attended the AG Elevate accelerator programme in 2022-2023.
GrowUp
Total amount raised: £145m
Location: London
GrowUp Farms is a London-based company that uses vertical farming to produce fresh, pesticide-free leafy greens all-year-round. Founded in 2013 by Kate Hofman and Tom Webster, the company offers two main brands: Unbeleafable and Fresh Leaf Co.
This Camden-based company has secured £145m in equity fundraising and received two grants totalling £108k. It featured on the HolonIQ Europe Climate Tech high-growth list in 2023. The company also hit three of our ESG Signals, including our signal for clean and renewable energy.
Oxbury
Total amount raised: £187m
Location: Chester
Oxbury is a bank dedicated exclusively to serving the agricultural sector. Established in 2018, it is the first new agricultural bank in the UK in nearly a century, aiming to provide tailored financial services that address the unique needs of British farmers.
In 2022, the company acquired Naqoda Systems, a business and financial software company. Two years later, in 2024, the company featured on the MC2 High Growth 50 high-growth list. As well as this, it also meets our ESG Signals for sustainable farming and food production, and environmental accolades.
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