Red Sea Farms is unlocking the potential of agriculture in harsh environments. We are reducing the carbon and water footprint of our food sector by designing, developing and delivering sustainable agriculture technologies for harsh environments.
Location: Saudi Arabia, Makkah Region, Thuwal
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $46.9M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 1
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.04.2022 | - | $19M | - |
| 27.09.2021 | - | $16M | - |
| 15.06.2021 | Series A | $10M | - |
| 22.05.2019 | - | $1.9M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Middle East in the money as Foodics gets $170m, Red Sea Farms nets $19m | This week, UAE-based Foodics landed Series C funding to bolster its order management and fintech platform for restaurants. In neighboring Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Farms raised funds to expand its greenhouse tech that leverages saltwater to cul... |
| 07.04.2022 | Ocean ag startup ALORA unveils ‘the most salt-tolerant terrestrial plants on the planet' | ALORA’s first plant - a rice variety billed as “the most salt-tolerant 'terrestrial' plant on the planet” - can grow in half the salinity of oceanic saltwater (up to 16g salt per liter, whereas sea water is 28-32g/L), opening up opportunit... |
| 09.02.2022 | Growth in the US agtech sector can help solve water scarcity challenges | Ryan Lefers is CEO at Red Sea Farms, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The views expressed in this guest commentary are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AFN. According to Crunchbase, at the time of writing there are 6... |
| 03.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Waterdrop Series B, Kalera SPAC & Oatly ads ban | This past week saw foodtech companies Waterdrop and Lunchbox close eight-figure Series B rounds; while over in agtech, vertical farming operation Kalera announced plans to go public via a SPAC deal. Elsewhere, a new report from the nonprofi... |
| 31.01.2022 | Saudi Arabia-based AgTech startup Red Sea Farms expands into the US to help reduce the carbon and water footprint in the food sector | Key Points · Technologies developed and delivering commercial and environmental benefits in the Middle East to be deployed in the US · Potential to be used in water-scarce and abundant sunlight parts of the US · Low energy, waterless cli... |
| 19.08.2021 | Brief: Cox Enterprises acquires indoor ag startup BrightFarms | US indoor ag startup BrightFarms has been wholly acquired by media and communications conglomerate Cox Enterprises. Financial details were not disclosed. Atlanta-based Cox had been BrightFarms’ majority shareholder since it led the startup’... |
| 18.08.2021 | Agrifoodtech Digest: Wendy’s plans 700 parking lot ghost kitchens; Knowde nets $72m | AFN‘s weekly Agrifoodtech Digest is our selection of the top funding, partnership, and product launch headlines reported by us and other sources these past seven days. 🇺🇸 Burger chain Wendy’s plans 700 ghost kitchens by 2025 in partnership ... |
| 16.08.2021 | BREAKING: Saltwater ag startup Red Sea Farms raises $16m from AppHarvest, Aramco | Red Sea Farms, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) startup devleoping saltwater-fed farming facilities, has closed its Series A round at $16 million. The Saudi Arabia-based company just secured a $6 million second tranche of Series A... |
| 16.08.2021 | Saltwater ag startup Red Sea Farms raises $16m from AppHarvest, Aramco | Red Sea Farms, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) startup developing saltwater-fed farming facilities, has closed its Series A round at $16 million. The Saudi Arabia-based company just secured a $6 million second tranche of Series A... |
| 08.06.2021 | Red Sea Farms raises USD 10 million in Pre-Series A | Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian AgTech startup has received a $10M Pre-Series A investment led by Wa’ed, Future Investment Initiative Institute, KAUST, and Global Ventures. Red Sea Farms was established in 2018 by Ryan Lefers and Mark Tester... |
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