FarmRaise is a company.
FarmRaise has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at FarmRaise.
FarmRaise has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
FarmRaise has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
FarmRaise's investors include Afore Capital, Tribe Capital, Howard Charney.
FarmRaise is a vertical SaaS platform providing farm accounting, management software, and financial tools tailored for farmers, ranchers, program administrators, and agricultural banks. It helps users organize finances on the go, automate paperwork for taxes, loans, and reporting, surface funding opportunities like grants, and generate real-time insights for sustainability and profitability[2][3][4][5]. Serving thousands of U.S. farms—nearly 10,000 as of early 2022—the platform solves paperwork burdens and grant access challenges, charging via monthly subscriptions and 10% of secured grants while expanding into loans, equipment deals, and tax planning[1][5]. Growth includes partnerships with ag giants like Cargill and Corteva, a $7.2 million seed round in 2022 led by Susa Ventures, and recent collaborations like BTC Bank for streamlined reporting[1][6].
FarmRaise was founded in 2020 by Jayce Hafner and Sami Tellatin, Stanford MBA classmates who bonded over improving U.S. farm efficiency for farmers, the country, and business viability[1][3]. Hafner, with a farm upbringing, and Tellatin identified grants as the ideal entry point amid rising conservation funding, starting with a platform that ingests granular farm data to automate applications for federal and private programs[1]. Early traction came from word-of-mouth, SEO, and partnerships with carbon-focused ag leaders like Cargill and Corteva, quickly onboarding nearly 10,000 farms and securing seed funding in 2022[1]. Based in Riverside, California, the company has evolved from grant-focused "wedge" services to a full financial suite amid Biden-era policy boosts for sustainable ag[1][3].
FarmRaise rides the regenerative agriculture and climate tech wave, capitalizing on U.S. policy shifts like doubled conservation funding under Biden and pilots for soil health/cost reduction announced by USDA leaders[1][5]. Timing aligns with market forces: farms face paperwork overload, grant complexity, and sustainability mandates from agribusinesses chasing carbon goals, while vertical SaaS disrupts generic tools for niche efficiency[1][2]. It influences the ecosystem by democratizing "first-mile" data from farmers to funders/banks, fostering resilient food systems, enabling bulk deals/loans, and supporting programs like FSA conservation/disaster aid—positioning agtech for profitability amid climate pressures[5][7].
FarmRaise is poised to expand from grants into a full financial services powerhouse, leveraging data troves for loans, equipment financing, and tax optimization as farm adoption grows[1]. Trends like AI-driven insights, regenerative ag incentives, and bank partnerships (e.g., BTC) will accelerate momentum, especially with sustained USDA focus on sustainability[1][5][6]. Its influence may evolve by powering nationwide programs, boosting small-farm viability, and scaling via more ag giant integrations—transforming stress into strategic edge for producers in a profitability-hungry sector[4][5]. This builds on its grant wedge, proving efficient farms drive national and climate wins[1].
Key people at FarmRaise.
FarmRaise has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $7.0M Seed in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $7.0M Seed | Afore Capital, Tribe Capital, Howard Charney |
