European agritech enters 2025 with sharpened focus and with some evidence of growing maturity, as investors increasingly prioritise practical innovation over hype-driven expansion. In a cautious economic environment, the sector has remained resilient, focusing capital on technologies that are efficiency-, climate resilience-, and real-world on-farm value-focused, rather than any speculative moonshots.
Based on the venture activity in the first half, investment has moved to the companies which reduce inputs, improve yields, and help producers operate more profitably under the pressure of climate and cost. Categories such as controlled-environment agriculture, biological inputs, and AI-driven decision tools continued to attract funding, with a much stronger emphasis on unit economics, automation, and measurable environmental impact.
Here are the top ten largest European agritech funding rounds in H1 2025, demonstrating how investor priorities are shifting for the continent:
- First Water (Iceland) — €39M
In the largest round of the period, Iceland’s First Water secured €39m in April to scale its land-based Atlantic salmon production facility in Þorlákshöfn. With a business model using closed-containment systems, subterranean seawater, and renewable energy to produce premium salmon at a lower environmental impact, it focuses on biosecurity, stable growing conditions, and replicable production and thus shows confidence in climate-aligned aquaculture.
- Fyteko (Belgium) — €13M
Brussels-based Fyteko raised €13m to develop bio-based crop solutions, such as biostimulants and biocontrol technologies that advance crop performance and heat/drought resilience. Its chemically pure biomolecules are specifically designed to reduce reliance on traditional agrochemicals in line with EU targets on sustainability and pesticide reduction.
- Doktar (Turkey) — €7.5M
Doktar is an agricultural data platform that closed a €7.5m round in June to scale its integrated farm intelligence model internationally. By combining satellite imagery, hyperlocal weather data, IoT devices, and AI, the company supports decision-making from field planning to distribution. This funding reflects a trend from data collection tools to analytics that provide actionable insights.
- Agteria Biotech, Sweden — €6M
Stockholm-headquartered Agteria Biotech raised €6m to bring its methane-reducing feed additive AB-01 one step closer to market. For dairy and beef cattle, the solution cuts livestock emissions without disrupting digestion, positioning the startup in Europe’s growing climate-tech livestock segment.
- Avisomo (Norway) — €5M
Indoor farming company Avisomo raised €5m in January to develop automated vertical farming systems for retail supply chains. Its modular growing units focus on automation and stability of operation, an indicator of the evolution of indoor agriculture from concept-stage innovation to industrial integration and commercially viable deployment.
- BiocSol, Belgium — €4.4M
Belgium’s BiocSol raised €4.4m to accelerate development of its biological crop protection portfolio, including two biofungicides now moving through global proof-of-concept phases. The investment reflects investor confidence in biological input technologies as regulatory pressure mounts against synthetic chemicals.
- Antler Bio, Ireland – $4.3M
Irish agri-biotech firm Antler Bio secured $4.3m to scale EpiHerd: a platform of genomics and AI to enhance dairy herd management. Connecting the dots between genetic, environmental, and operational data, the tool empowers earlier, more accurate decision-making to maximise yield, fertility, and animal health.
- Collie (Netherlands) — €3.5M
Dutch startup Collie raised €3.5m to expand its AI-based demand forecasting system for fresh produce. The technology supports growers and retailers by improving planning accuracy, reducing waste, and increasing transparency across the supply chain – a key pressure point as Europe targets food system efficiency.
- BlueRedGold (Sweden) — €2.73M
Controlled-environment saffron producer BlueRedGold closed a €2.73m round to scale automated indoor cultivation for premium saffron. With global demand rising and climate volatility threatening field production, the company’s model offers traceable, resource-efficient supply for high-value markets.
- Fotenix (UK) – £2.1M
UK-based Fotenix secured £2.1m to commercialise its photocatalytic technology for early crop disease detection, offering farmers the potential to identify risk several weeks before visible symptoms emerge. The platform is illustrative of a wider movement toward preventative agritech solutions seeking to protect yield and limit chemical intervention.
A sector maturing beyond hype Taken all together, the top rounds of H1 2025 show a sector favouring grounded, technically credible solutions over high-risk, capital-intensive bets. Energy optimisation, automation, and biological alternatives to chemicals – each of these is benefiting from renewed investor confidence. Although funding levels remain selective, the pattern suggests European agritech is entering into a stage of strategic consolidation where proof of impact, regulatory alignment and farmer adoption will matter more than narrative or novelty. And analysts anticipate that the remainder of 2025 will, unless the current trajectory changes, further delineate which are the innovations able to scale and which are not.
