Kenyan agritech startup Farm to Feed has secured a US$1.5 million seed financing round to accelerate its mission of reducing food waste and strengthening smallholder farmer incomes through its B2B platform.
Founded in 2021 by Claire Van Enk (CEO) alongside co-founders Anouk Boertien and Zara Benosa, Farm to Feed operates a tech-enabled marketplace that aggregates surplus or cosmetically imperfect produce from smallholder farmers and supplies it to institutional buyers, including restaurants, caterers and food processors.
The financing comprises approximately US$1.27 million in equity investment led by Delta40 Venture Studio, with participation from DRK Foundation, Catalyst Fund, Holocene, Marula Square, 54Co, Levare Ventures and Mercy Corps Ventures. In addition, the German development finance institution DEG backed the company via US$230,000 in non-dilutive funding through its develoPPP-Ventures programme.
Farm to Feed reports that to date it has onboarded around 6,500 smallholder farmers, sold more than 2.1 million kg of produce and prevented an estimated 247 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions by redirecting surplus crops that would otherwise have gone to waste.
The startup intends to deploy the fresh capital to deepen its presence across Kenya, strengthen its digital infrastructure, and expand its semi-processed product lines while exploring regional expansion into nearby African markets.
Analysts say the raise signals growing investor appetite for agritech models that combine climate resilience with inclusive value-chain interventions across Africa and highlight how larger portions of farm produce that fail cosmetic grading may be unlocked for commercial use.
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