Cornell Agriculture Startups

A directory of 15 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in agriculture, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

• Monarch Tractor
  Mark Schwager ’06, ,
  Smart autonomous tractors for farming
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• California CulturedSeries A
  Harrison Yoon, PostDoc ’99, ,
  Plant cell culturing for chocolate
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Farmers Business Network
  Amol Deshpande, MBA ’05, ,
  Platform for family farmers and ranchers
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• NitricitySeries B
  Jay Schwalbe ’14, ,
  Plant-based organic fertilizer
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Ohalo GeneticsSeries B
  Judson Ward, PhD ’12, ,
  Plant breeding for food crops
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Heritable Agriculture
  Bradley Zamft ’01, ,
  Programmable agricultural plants
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Greenfield Robotics
  Carl Sutter ’88, ,
  Chemical-free agriculture with robots
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Hello Tractor
  Jehiel Oliver, MS ’13, ,
  Tractors for African farmers
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• GREENFIELD
  Carl Sutter ’88, ,
  Chemical-free agriculture with robots
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Ukko Agro
  Ketan Kaushish, MBA ’14, ,
  Agriculture and weather data
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Bactana Corp.
  Rodrigo Bicalho, PhD ’08, ,
  Pet health metabolism
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Farther Farms
  Michael Annunziata ’11, MBA ’17, ,
  Shelf-stable food technology
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Dryland Genetics
  Pat Schnable ’81, ,
  Sustainable millet grain agriculture
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Element FarmsPre-Seed
  Serdar Mizrakci, MBA ’17, Daniel Janeczko, ’17, MEng ’18,
  Greenhouse for fresh vegetables
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Daxo Industries
  Tom Zhang Jiahao ’18, ,
  Software for agriculture harvest
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗