StartLife kicks off 2026 by welcoming nine new AgriFoodTech startups into the StartLife A La Carte program. From soil and animal microbiomes to AI for product development, circular value chains, and novel crops, these companies are pushing the boundaries of what a sustainable food system can look like.

Startups in the StartLife A La Carte program have a clear product–market fit and are investor ready. Each offers an innovative technological solution that contributes to a more sustainable and resilient food system. We welcome seed-stage startups into A La Carte on a rolling basis, with tailored support and a dedicated coach for every team.

We proudly announce the AgriFoodTech startups that we welcomed in the past few months and shortly introduce you to their groundbreaking solutions aimed at revolutionizing our food systems.

Florates

Florates brings together advanced sequencing technology and routine pathogen diagnostics to give livestock producers deep insights into animal gut health. By turning complex microbiome data into fast, actionable results, Florates helps improve productivity and welfare on farms around the world.

Merqato

Merqato match supply and demand with AI powered forecasts enabling fresh produce companies to improve margins and reduce waste. Merqato is a predictive analytics platform for fruit and vegetable companies to provide foresights on volume and price enabling companies to reduce operational waste.

MOVE ON

MOVE ON is an agtech startup built by farmers and engineers with a “hands on the keyboard, feet in the field” mindset. Their AI based cloud platform and smart retrofit kits turn existing machinery into data driven, autonomous tools that increase efficiency, reduce inputs, and support more sustainable farming.

N&E Innovations Pte Ltd

N&E Innovations turns upcycled food waste and plant based ingredients into powerful antimicrobial agents and coatings. With their ViKang technology, they create biodegradable, non toxic packaging and surface treatments that keep food fresh longer, cut spoilage, and reduce reliance on harsh chemicals.

Qarbotech

Qarbotech is a nanotech enabled agritech company focused on boosting photosynthesis. Its proprietary solutions, such as the HARVAST photosynthesis enhancer, help crops grow faster and improve yields while supporting farmers in addressing food security and sustainability challenges.

Soilytix

Soilytix helps farmers, land managers, and ecosystem projects truly understand the life beneath their feet. Using environmental DNA, microbiome analysis, and their MySoil tool, Soilytix makes soil biodiversity visible and actionable, supporting regenerative practices, climate resilience, and new green revenue streams.

UMYNO Solutions

UMYNO Solutions has built an AI work suite tailored to food and beverage product developers. By digitizing recipe data and connecting it with market and ERP information, the UMYNO Suite helps R&D teams cut admin work, shorten development cycles, and bring new products to market faster.

VCG.AI

VCG.AI is unlocking the circular bioeconomy with a data platform that maps renewable feedstocks, technologies, products, markets, and regulations. Their tools help companies identify the best valorization pathways for agricultural and food side streams, turning waste into new value chains and circular business models.

Vivagran

Vivagran is a consumer driven cereal biotechnology company developing and commercializing novel cereal crops, such as climate smart Tritordeum. By naturally crossing wild and modern species, Vivagran creates cereals that are more resilient, require fewer inputs, and offer improved nutrition and flavor for food and feed.

Apply for StartLife A La Carte

StartLife has provided tailored support to ambitious founders since its inception in 2010. Since 2020, we offer this service under the name StartLife A La Carte. Through this program, founders have attracted new investors, set up game-changing pilots, and established valuable partnerships, and more. If you are a good fit, we would love to have you on board and help you grow, too.

Check our StartLife A La Carte page to learn more about our support and application.