Best Startup Texas
At Best Startup Texas we track over 100,000 Texan startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 35 AgTech companies in Texas, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top AgTech Companies & Startups (Texas, United States)
Illumitex
Illumitex is a manufacturer of precision LEDs, LED lights, LED grow lights, and digital horticulture solutions.
Founder(s): Dung Tien Duong
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Architecture, Energy Efficiency, Hardware, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Software
Follow:
Eden Green Technology
Eden Green Technology provides a greenhouse-as-a-service model that allows grocers to vertically integrate their supply chains.
Founder(s): Eugene van Buuren, Jacques van Buuren
Location: Cleburne, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming, Sustainability
Follow:
GrainChain
GrainChain creates an exchange platform with blockchain-based solutions for prompt payment and accountability.
Founder(s): Fernando Campos, Luis Macias
Location: Mcallen, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech, Trading Platform
Follow:
Nabaco
Nabaco is a developer of fruit protection technology used to protect the planet and reducing waste.
Founder(s): Gary Beall
Location: San Marcos, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Organic, Organic Food
Follow:
HerdX
HerdX is an AgTech company that develops, manufactures, and sells products that support livestock owners and improve animal health.
Founder(s): Ron Hicks
Location: Boerne, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Electronics, Manufacturing
Follow:
Green & Grow
Green & Grow focuses on developing and commercializing naturally derived agricultural products.
Founder(s): Jeffrey W. Talley
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology
Follow:
Pecan Grove Farms
Pecan Grove Farms provides a reliable supply of desirable, high-quality pecan products to the national and international markets.
Founder(s): Eduardo Medina, Jose Guevara
Location: Cedar Creek, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
Follow:
SytemOnSilicon Corporation
IoT, AI.ML and Big Data Analytics powered disruptive solutions for climate-smart & precision agriculture and digital health
Founder(s): Dave Roy, Raj Ray
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Wellness
Follow:
NaturalShrimp
NaturalShrimp is a developer of a technology to produce fresh, gourmet-grade shrimp economically in an indoor, and saltwater facility.
Founder(s): Gerald Easterling
Location: Addison, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
Follow:
SolGro
SolGro is a nano-technology company that helps crop growers to increase productivity.
Founder(s):
Location: Arlington, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Nanotechnology
Follow:
EMGenisys
EMGenisys offers an embryo health assessment platform that determines embryo viability and sex in a single assessment in the lab.
Founder(s): Cara Wells, Russell Killingsworth
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science
Follow:
HayMap
HayMap is an online agriculture marketplace with a focus on the hay & forage industry.
Founder(s): Shaun Baker
Location: Chappell Hill, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Marketplace, Mobile Apps
Follow:
Farm Tech Innovation
SaaS, Mobile, Ag Tech, Antibiotic Mitigation, Animal Health, China
Founder(s): Barry Beverly
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Big Data, Mobile Apps, SaaS
Follow:
Hylio
Hylio provides agricultural UAV services
Founder(s): Arthur Erickson, Mike Oda, Nikhil Dixit
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Agriculture, AgTech, Delivery, Drone Management, Drones, Farming, Logistics
Follow:
Fluence Bioengineering
Fluence Bioengineering manufactures environmentally-friendly LED grow lights for commercial greenhouse and indoor farming applications.
Founder(s): Nick Klase
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Biotechnology
Follow:
Agrionomist
Agrionomist is an agri-based business.
Founder(s):
Location: Sugar Land, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech
Follow:
HERBLY™
HERBLY™ is a food production brand specializing in sustainable, nonGMO herbs.
Founder(s): Mark Allan
Location: Plano, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Organic Food
Follow:
BPS Agriculture
Platform Supramolecular Host Chemistry Technology
Founder(s): Larry Perkins
Location: Argyle, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Chemical
Follow:
HintFarms™
HintFarms is an AgTech company specializing in high-tech, sustainable alternatives to conventional farming .
Founder(s): Mark Allan
Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech
Follow:
Austin Data Labs
Putting data science to work in the heart of the global food supply chain with our B2B AI-based scAIcloud® data science platform
Founder(s): Dave Brown, Simon Drake, Sushil Verma
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Artificial Intelligence, Farming, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, SaaS, Software
Follow:
AquaSprouts
AquaSprouts exists to make the innovation and excitement of aquaponics & hydroponics accessible to everyone.
Founder(s): Jack Ikard
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Consumer Goods, EdTech, Electronics, Home and Garden, Manufacturing
Follow:
Cattlesoft
Livestock / Agriculture software
Founder(s): Penny Miller, Terrell Miller
Location: College Station, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, E-Commerce, Farming, Livestock, SaaS, Software
Follow:
Lettuce Evolve
Aquaponic Vertical Garden planter systems providing 10x more yield using only 2% of the water, no fertilizer or pesticide
Founder(s): John Murphy
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Aquaculture, Farming, Home and Garden
Follow:
WIRE Accelerator
WIRE Accelerator is a 12-week program focused on developing startups in AgTech, Energy, FinTech, Oil and gas and more.
Founder(s): Kyla Frye
Location: Amarillo, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Energy, Finance, FinTech, Oil and Gas, Small and Medium Businesses, Transportation, Wind Energy
Follow:
Agscix
Agscix is using scientific research, biotechnology, and strategic partnerships to make farming more productive and profitable.
Founder(s): Cole Quarles
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Farming, Genetics, Life Science
Follow:
Skillicorn Technologies
World’s first Nature Based Solution that makes a profit in wastewater treatment.
Founder(s): Mani Vannan, Paul Skillicorn
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, CleanTech, Construction, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Farming, Industrial Engineering, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Water
Follow:
American Botanical Council
American Botanical Council provide education using science-based and traditional information to promote responsible use of herbal medicine.
Founder(s):
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Forestry, Therapeutics
Follow:
DigitalBeef
DigitalBeef is an information tracking and data banking company for the beef cattle industry.
Founder(s): Joseph Massey
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Data Storage, Livestock
Follow:
Feed Sources
Feed Sources makes products to enhance animal performance and well-being with specific, natural pro-biotics, and DFM products.
Founder(s):
Location: Sherman, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Animal Feed, Farming
Follow:
Better Harvest
Better Harvest provides unbiased agronomic advice, nitrogen management solutions and optimization of irrigation programs.
Founder(s):
Location: Dumas, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech
Follow:
GiSC
GiSC specializes in grower information and data.
Founder(s): Billy Tiller
Location: Lubbock, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Information Services, Non Profit
Follow:
Breed Association Management Software
Breed Association Management Software offers a solution for ranchers with reporting, accounting, and member interfaces.
Founder(s):
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech, Farming, Software
Follow:
Pluck
Consumer Ag Services
Founder(s): Scott Novich
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Consumer Goods, Farming
Follow:
Uptown Acres
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Founder(s): Jeremy Ludyjan
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: AgTech
Follow:
Mccurry Club Lambs
Mccurry Club Lambs is an agricultural service firm.
Founder(s):
Location: Jacksboro, Texas, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Aquaculture
Follow:
