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.
Showing 2 of 2 programs, plus 3 that have ended
| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grow-NYfood and agriculture technology | $3,000,000 in prizes per round, including a $1,000,000 top prize | 2% to 3% (warrant: 3% of fully diluted capitalization for the $1,000,000 award, 2% for the $500,000 and $250,000 awards; winners may choose a SAFE instead) | Equity for cash | NY | In person | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| 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 | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
Programs that have ended
| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Xfood innovation / foodtech | Not publishedEnded: SOSV's archive page at food-x.com says the program ran from 2014 through 2020, invested in 100 companies and has ceased running new cohorts. Its check size and equity percentage were never published on a primary source. | Not publishedEnded: SOSV's archive page at food-x.com says the program ran from 2014 through 2020, invested in 100 companies and has ceased running new cohorts. Its check size and equity percentage were never published on a primary source. | Equity for cash | NY | In person | None | Sep 29, 2026 | VerifiedProgram endedThe operator has said this program ended, or its program pages are gone and it has shown no activity for two years or more. We keep the record so its history stays visible. |
| 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 | Sep 29, 2026 | VerifiedProgram endedThe operator has said this program ended, or its program pages are gone and it has shown no activity for two years or more. We keep the record so its history stays visible. |
| The Yield Lab (North America)agrifood tech venture investment | Not publishedEnded as an accelerator: The Yield Lab's site describes four regional venture funds and the nonprofit Yield Lab Institute, with no cohort program, and its North America page returns 404. Cultivation Capital, which the North America link leads to, says it partners with the Yield Lab on food and agtech investments of $100,000 to $1.5M; that is a venture check, not accelerator terms, so the investment field is not published. | Not publishedEnded as an accelerator: The Yield Lab's site describes four regional venture funds and the nonprofit Yield Lab Institute, with no cohort program, and its North America page returns 404. Cultivation Capital, which the North America link leads to, says it partners with the Yield Lab on food and agtech investments of $100,000 to $1.5M; that is a venture check, not accelerator terms, so the investment field is not published. | Equity for cash | MO | Hybrid | None | Sep 29, 2026 | VerifiedProgram endedThe operator has said this program ended, or its program pages are gone and it has shown no activity for two years or more. We keep the record so its history stays visible. |
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