Existing Category
Agri-Tech
Agriculture and Forestry
The Agri-Tech sector focuses on technological innovations in agriculture and forestry. It includes precision farming, smart irrigation systems, crop monitoring, and sustainable forestry practices.
- Optimizing crop cultivation with precision agriculture techniques, such as remote sensing and automated irrigation systems.
- Implementing data-driven farming practices to improve productivity and reduce resource waste.
- Developing vertical farming and indoor agriculture systems to maximize food production in limited spaces.
Example leaders: Indigo Agriculture, FarmBot, AeroFarms
Existing Category
Farm-Tech
Precision Agriculture & Vertical Farming
The Farm-Tech sector focuses on technological solutions and innovations in precision agriculture and vertical farming. It includes sensor-based monitoring systems, automated irrigation, and vertical farming techniques.
- Leveraging precision agriculture technologies, including remote sensing, drones, and IoT devices, for efficient crop monitoring and management.
- Implementing vertical farming systems, hydroponics, and aquaponics to optimize food production in urban areas with limited space.
- Developing agricultural robotics and automation solutions for tasks such as planting, harvesting, and weed control, improving productivity and reducing labor costs.
Example leaders: John Deere, Climate Corporation, Blue River Technology
Existing Category
Food-Tech
Food and Beverages
The Food-Tech sector revolves around technological solutions and innovations in the food and beverage industry. It includes food delivery platforms, smart kitchen appliances, and food traceability systems.
- Innovating in food production techniques, such as lab-grown meat and plant-based alternatives, to address sustainability and resource efficiency challenges.
- Implementing food traceability systems to ensure food safety and enable transparent supply chains.
- Creating online food delivery platforms and meal kit services that provide convenient and diverse dining options.
Example leaders: Impossible Foods, Blue Apron, Grubhub
Existing Category
Water-Tech
Water, Sanitation and Desalination
The Water-Tech sector focuses on technological solutions and innovations in water, sanitation, and desalination. It includes water treatment systems, smart irrigation technologies, and desalination processes.
- Develop solutions for water management, sanitation, and desalination, ensuring access to clean water resources.
- Developing water treatment technologies for purification and filtration, addressing water scarcity and contamination challenges.
- Implementing smart irrigation systems that optimize water usage in agriculture and landscaping.
Example leaders: Xylem, SUEZ, IDEXX Laboratories
New Category
Aqua-Tech
Aquaculture, Fish Farming, and Seafood Supply Chains
The Aqua-Tech category within Metasoft Capital focuses on aquaculture, fish farming, and seafood supply chains. This area can include software, AI, data systems, marketplaces, hardware, services, or infrastructure that make old workflows faster, safer, more affordable, more measurable, or easier to adopt.
- Building practical products that help customers solve problems in aquaculture, fish farming, and seafood supply chains with clearer workflows, better data, or stronger automation.
- Creating platforms, tools, or services that reduce cost, improve trust, increase access, or help organizations adopt technology in the agriculture, food & water sector.
- Helping founders turn a focused industry pain point into a scalable company with a clear buyer, measurable value, and room for long-term growth.
Founder/investor relevance: This category can help match focused founders with investors who care about the same sector.
New Category
Agro-Food-Tech
Agriculture, Food Processing, and Food Distribution
The Agro-Food-Tech category within Metasoft Capital focuses on agriculture, food processing, and food distribution. This area can include software, AI, data systems, marketplaces, hardware, services, or infrastructure that make old workflows faster, safer, more affordable, more measurable, or easier to adopt.
- Building practical products that help customers solve problems in agriculture, food processing, and food distribution with clearer workflows, better data, or stronger automation.
- Creating platforms, tools, or services that reduce cost, improve trust, increase access, or help organizations adopt technology in the agriculture, food & water sector.
- Helping founders turn a focused industry pain point into a scalable company with a clear buyer, measurable value, and room for long-term growth.
Founder/investor relevance: This category can help match focused founders with investors who care about the same sector.
New Category
Cold-Chain-Tech
Refrigerated Logistics, Vaccines, and Food Preservation
The Cold-Chain-Tech category within Metasoft Capital focuses on refrigerated logistics, vaccines, and food preservation. This area can include software, AI, data systems, marketplaces, hardware, services, or infrastructure that make old workflows faster, safer, more affordable, more measurable, or easier to adopt.
- Building practical products that help customers solve problems in refrigerated logistics, vaccines, and food preservation with clearer workflows, better data, or stronger automation.
- Creating platforms, tools, or services that reduce cost, improve trust, increase access, or help organizations adopt technology in the agriculture, food & water sector.
- Helping founders turn a focused industry pain point into a scalable company with a clear buyer, measurable value, and room for long-term growth.
Founder/investor relevance: This category can help match focused founders with investors who care about the same sector.
New Category
Nutraceutical-Tech
Functional Foods, Nutrition Science, and Wellness Products
The Nutraceutical-Tech category within Metasoft Capital focuses on functional foods, nutrition science, and wellness products. This area can include software, AI, data systems, marketplaces, hardware, services, or infrastructure that make old workflows faster, safer, more affordable, more measurable, or easier to adopt.
- Building practical products that help customers solve problems in functional foods, nutrition science, and wellness products with clearer workflows, better data, or stronger automation.
- Creating platforms, tools, or services that reduce cost, improve trust, increase access, or help organizations adopt technology in the agriculture, food & water sector.
- Helping founders turn a focused industry pain point into a scalable company with a clear buyer, measurable value, and room for long-term growth.
Founder/investor relevance: This category can help match focused founders with investors who care about the same sector.
New Category
Beverage-Tech
Drinks, Hydration, Alcohol Alternatives, and Beverage Production
The Beverage-Tech category within Metasoft Capital focuses on drinks, hydration, alcohol alternatives, and beverage production. This area can include software, AI, data systems, marketplaces, hardware, services, or infrastructure that make old workflows faster, safer, more affordable, more measurable, or easier to adopt.
- Building practical products that help customers solve problems in drinks, hydration, alcohol alternatives, and beverage production with clearer workflows, better data, or stronger automation.
- Creating platforms, tools, or services that reduce cost, improve trust, increase access, or help organizations adopt technology in the agriculture, food & water sector.
- Helping founders turn a focused industry pain point into a scalable company with a clear buyer, measurable value, and room for long-term growth.
Founder/investor relevance: This category can help match focused founders with investors who care about the same sector.
