Kyle Welborn

Market expert Kyle Welborn highlights resilient AgTech funding in Q1 2026, despite AI concentration skewing global venture capital trends.

AgTech funding rose in 2025 as investors made fewer, larger bets, favoring scaled leaders and driving exits via acquisitions worldwide.

AgTech funding dipped in Q3 2025, but exits rose. Discover key deals, trends, and what’s ahead for year-end.

Discover key Q2 2025 AgTech investment trends, major exits, and what they signal for the future of agri-innovation.

AgTech saw significant funding concentration last quarter, with the top 10 deals making up 50% of the sector’s $1.8 billion total.

In 2024, startup funding mirrored the previous year, with $314B raised globally across industries — a 3% increase from 2023, says market expert Kyle Welborn.

The AgTech sector saw a modest 3% drop in venture investments made last quarter, while overall venture investments were down 16%.

The AgTech sector saw increased venture investment last quarter, mirroring the overall trend in venture capital, according to market expert Kyle Welborn.

The slight uptick in AgTech investment and deal activity last quarter mirrored trends in the broader venture capital landscape.

For newly launched AgTech startups, 2024 should be a better year for fundraising than 2023, says market expert Kyle Welborn.

Over the first three quarters of this year, AgTech startups have secured $4.6 billion in funding.

The number of AgTech startups that have raised venture capital has grown now for three straight quarters, according to market expert Kyle Welborn.

Despite the reduction in investment dollars, the number of deals continued to grow, says agtech investment expert Kyle Welborn.

AgTech saw investment dollars drop from 2021 to last year, but the number of deals showed strong growth.

While AgTech VC investments slowed last quarter, agriculture stood up far better than most industries in terms of overall venture funding.

While last year rapid growth was enough to attract investors or explore an exit, the focus this year has been on showing a clear path to profitability.

After 2021’s record breaking total of AgTech venture capital investments, the first quarter of 2022 saw the amount of money invested in the space slow down.

The number of investments bounced back in 2021 after a steep drop in 2020 due to Covid.

Last quarter set a record for venture capital investments into AgTech startups.

Here is a breakout of how much venture capital was raised in each AgTech sector.