Foodtech & agritech startups in New York

Vinay Menda, Issam Freiha

Founded 2020 in Williamsburg; tech-enabled small-format coffee chain built on low-cost micro-stores, a mobile app and subscriptions. Raised $67M+ in 2021 (General Catalyst, Tiger Global) and ~$114M total; ~9...

Rachel Drori

Founded 2015; subscription DTC brand shipping pre-portioned frozen smoothies, harvest bowls, flatbreads and soups nationwide. Backed by investors incl. L Catterton and celebrity backers; grew into a ~$1B+ va...

** NYC food-tech/CPG brand behind high-protein snack bars; raised a $75M round in 2025 — the largest Series A among NYC tech startups that year — and acquired ingredient producer Epogee. Fast-scaling functio...

the largest Series A among NYC tech startups that year — and acquired ingredient producer Epogee. Fast-scaling functional-food play. - **link:** https://vanguard-x.com/software-development/new-york-tech-startups-series-a-2025/ - **vertical:** ["food tech", "CPG", "D2C"] - **stage:** Series A ($75M) ### sw-07 -

NYC food-tech/CPG brand behind high-protein snack bars; raised a $75M round in 2025 — the largest Series A among NYC tech startups that year — and acquired ingredient producer Epogee. Fast-scaling functional...

Ben McKean

Founded 2015; AI-personalized online grocery and meal-delivery service that pairs a recommendation quiz with ready-to-heat meals and groceries. Raised ~$78M+ (Series C led by L Catterton); launched its Smart...

Gabi Lewis & Greg Sewitz

** Founded 2019 as a D2C high-protein, zero-added-sugar, keto-friendly reinvention of childhood cereal. Raised an $85M Series B in 2022 and expanded from online-only into Target and mass grocery. A leading N...

Dane Atkinson

Founded 2019; supply-chain, ordering and operations platform for 14,000+ independent cafes, coffee shops and food businesses (Blank Street, Van Leeuwen, Aroma Joe's). A 2023–25 breakout: raised a $53M round ...

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** Vertical-farming agtech growing premium strawberries and tomatoes; in 2024 opened a 237,500 SF solar-powered facility in Phillipsburg, NJ. NYC-metro-area (NJ) HQ — flagged as New Jersey, not NYC-city. Lea...

HQ flag)* - **type:** startup - **venue:** Jersey City metro / Phillipsburg, NJ - **la:** 40.7178 - **ln:** -74.0431 - **desc:** Vertical-farming agtech growing premium strawberries and tomatoes; in 2024 opened a 237,500 SF solar-powered facility in Phillipsburg, NJ. NYC-metro-area (NJ) HQ — flagged as New Jersey, not NYC-city. Leading indoor-ag brand in the region. - **link:** https://www.builtinnyc.com/articles/tech-companies-in-nj-startups - **vertical:** ["agtech", "vertical farming", "food tech"] - **stage:** growth-stage private ### sw-17 -

Vertical-farming agtech growing premium strawberries and tomatoes; in 2024 opened a 237,500 SF solar-powered facility in Phillipsburg, NJ. NYC-metro-area (NJ) HQ — flagged as New Jersey, not NYC-city. Leadin...

Noah Glass

Founded 2005 (as GoMobo); open SaaS digital-ordering, delivery and payments platform powering 700+ restaurant brands (Wingstop, Shake Shack, Sweetgreen). IPO'd on NYSE (OLO) in March 2021 at a ~$3.6B valuati...

Ilir Sela

Founded 2010; ordering, marketing and POS technology that helps 20,000+ independent pizzerias compete with national chains. Bootstrapped early, then raised $100M+ (GGV, KKR, Primary Venture Partners); a vert...

Marc Lore

Founded 2016; vertically integrated 'super app of mealtime' combining multi-restaurant food halls, delivery and (via Grubhub and Blue Apron acquisitions) a broad meal platform. Raised $700M in 2024 and $600M...