Kenyan agritech startup Farm to Feed has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to scale its operations, expand into new markets, and strengthen its technology platform to cut food waste and boost farmer earnings.
The round includes $1.27 million in equity and $230,000 in non-dilutive capital from DEG’s DeveloPPP Ventures programme, which supports early-stage African startups with scalable climate and inclusion impact.
The equity investment was led by Delta40 Venture Studio, with participation from DRK Foundation, Catalyst Fund, Holocene, Marula Square, 54Co, Levare Ventures, and Mercy Corps Ventures.
Founded in 2021 by Claire Van Enk, Anouk Boertien, and Zara Benosa, Farm to Feed was built to tackle one of Africa’s biggest agricultural inefficiencies, post-harvest food loss.
Across the continent, as much as 40% of food never reaches consumers, largely due to cosmetic rejection, poor logistics, and limited market access.
Farm to Feed’s platform enables smallholder farmers to sell their entire harvest, including surplus or imperfect produce that would otherwise go to waste. The company aggregates the produce, sells it to food businesses such as restaurants and processors, and provides farmers with new income streams for crops that previously had no market.
The startup reports it has onboarded 6,500 farmers, sold over 2.1 million kilograms of produce, and helped avoid 247 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions.
Farm to Feed began during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when supply chain disruptions left Kenyan farmers unable to sell their produce.
At the time, Van Enk organised a GoFundMe campaign to purchase unsold crops and distribute them to families in informal settlements. The experience revealed a bigger problem, a systemic lack of market access for “rescue-grade” produce that was still nutritious but visually imperfect.
“We wanted to solve this problem more sustainably and more commercially,” said Van Enk, now CEO of Farm to Feed. “If you grow your own food and one is smaller than the other, I’m quite sure you would consume both because they actually taste the same but look a bit different.”
The new funding will be used to enhance Farm to Feed’s presence across Kenya and expand into regional markets. Part of the plan involves enhancing the company’s digital systems, which already include a mobile and USSD-based platform for farmers and an enterprise management system that supports traceability and logistics.
A key growth area is the company’s semi-processed product line, including chopped, dried, and frozen ingredients, which targets urban retailers and export buyers.
This value-add segment is central to Farm to Feed’s goal of increasing product preservation and reaching higher-margin markets.
“This funding allows us to expand our reach, connecting more farmers to a market that is increasingly demanding sustainably produced food,” said Van Enk. “As we scale, technology remains at the core of our growth, and we’re excited to enhance our systems to support expansion beyond borders.”
For investors, Farm to Feed sits at the intersection of sustainability, market access, and profitability.
“Farm to Feed maximises farmer incomes by purchasing the full harvest while ensuring that every gram of produce creates value,” said Lyndsay Holley Handler, co-founder and managing partner at Delta40 Venture Studio. “Whether through exports, B2B sales, or value addition, Farm to Feed is creating a true win-win-win for farmers, businesses, and the planet.”
Catalyst Fund, an early backer, is also doubling down. “Farm to Feed is transforming one of Africa’s biggest inefficiencies into one of its greatest opportunities,” said Maelis Carraro, the fund’s founder and managing partner. “We’ve seen Claire and her team turn a bold vision into a scalable, tech-enabled solution that directly boosts farmer incomes, cuts emissions, and strengthens food system resilience.”
Farm to Feed’s raise comes amid growing investor interest in climate-resilient agritech across Africa. Startups such as Apollo Agriculture and Twiga Foods have also attracted significant funding to digitise and optimise supply chains.
For Kenya, the deal stresses a bigger national focus on agro-industrialisation and food system transformation, where technology-driven efficiency and sustainability are becoming investment priorities.
