Equity for cash AgTech & FoodTech accelerators
Four agtech and foodtech programs sit in the cash-for-equity bucket, but read the status notes before comparing terms: only Techstars Future of Food is an active cohort accelerator, investing $220,000 on standard Techstars terms for a minimum of 5% equity. The Yield Lab now writes venture checks of $100,000 to $1.5M as a fund rather than running cohorts, Food-X is retired, and the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator dissolved in 2021. If you want an equity-backed agrifood accelerator with a structured program, the practical shortlist in this vertical is one name, which is why many agrifood founders also look at generalist programs or the non-dilutive routes covered in our agtech funding guide.
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| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
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| Food-Xfood innovation / foodtech | Not publishedRetired program: ran 2014 through 2020, about 100 investments, per SOSV's archive page at food-x.com. Historical check size and equity percentage were never published on a primary source. Food startups are directed to SOSV's current programs (SOSV NY, SOSV SF, HAX), which apply through sosv.com/apply. | Not publishedRetired program: ran 2014 through 2020, about 100 investments, per SOSV's archive page at food-x.com. Historical check size and equity percentage were never published on a primary source. Food startups are directed to SOSV's current programs (SOSV NY, SOSV SF, HAX), which apply through sosv.com/apply. | Equity for cash | NY | In person | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | VerifiedPossibly dormantWe could not confirm a recent or upcoming cohort. It may have paused or wound down. Verify before applying. |
| Iowa AgriTech Acceleratoragtech (machinery, insurance, crop tech corridor) | Not publishedDefunct since January 2021 (dissolution announced by the board after four cohorts and 18 graduates). Press reports at closure described $40,000 seed investments for 6 percent equity, but this was never confirmed on an operator page, so amounts remain unpublished. | Not publishedDefunct since January 2021 (dissolution announced by the board after four cohorts and 18 graduates). Press reports at closure described $40,000 seed investments for 6 percent equity, but this was never confirmed on an operator page, so amounts remain unpublished. | Equity for cash | IA | In person | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | VerifiedPossibly dormantWe could not confirm a recent or upcoming cohort. It may have paused or wound down. Verify before applying. |
| Techstars Future of Food Powered by Ecolab (successor to Techstars Farm to Fork)food safety, food systems, sustainable food production | $220,000 | 5% | Equity for cash | MN | In person | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
| The Yield Lab (North America)agrifood tech venture investment | $100,000 to $1.5M (initial venture investment, not an accelerator check) | Not publishedNorth America page describes a venture fund founded in 2014 with initial investments of $100,000 to $1.5M in agrifood tech; team members hold dual roles at Cultivation Capital. No cohort accelerator program, application window, or standard equity percentage is published. | Equity for cash | MO | Hybrid | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
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