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Freight Farms is a technology company.
Freight Farms develops and manufactures hydroponic container farms, enabling the cultivation of fresh produce in controlled environments regardless of climate or location. Their core product involves vertical farming systems housed within intermodal shipping containers, integrating advanced climate control and nutrient delivery to optimize plant growth. This approach allows for efficient, year-round food production in various settings.
The company was founded in 2012 by Brad McNamara and Jon Friedman, who recognized the potential for decentralized food systems to address challenges in urban agriculture and food access. Their initial insight focused on transforming underutilized spaces into productive farms, making fresh, local food more attainable for diverse populations. McNamara and Friedman aimed to provide a scalable solution for growing produce closer to consumers.
Freight Farms serves a broad array of customers, including educational institutions, businesses, and communities, empowering them to establish localized food sources. The company’s long-term vision centers on fostering a sustainable and resilient food future by expanding access to hyper-local, water-efficient food production. They aim to make growing fresh food a viable and integrated part of various environments.
Freight Farms has raised $47.7M across 5 funding rounds.
Freight Farms has raised $47.7M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Freight Farms has raised $47.7M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Freight Farms's investors include Eric Olsen, dwight anderson, Spark Capital, Will Herman, Alkaline Partners, Stage 1 Ventures, Jason Mraz, Dennis Bennie, Kevin Kimsa, Oren Zeev, Ran Makavy, Launch Capital.
Freight Farms is a pioneering agriculture technology company that designs and manufactures modular, IoT-connected hydroponic container farms, enabling local, sustainable food production anywhere regardless of climate or location. Their flagship product, the Greenery™, integrates advanced hydroponics, LED lighting, and climate control systems managed through their proprietary Farmhand® software, which allows remote monitoring and automation to optimize crop yields and operational efficiency. Serving a diverse customer base—including entrepreneurs, educational institutions, healthcare, hospitality, grocery, and nonprofit sectors—Freight Farms addresses the challenge of fresh food access by enabling hyper-local, year-round farming with significantly lower capital and resource requirements compared to traditional and warehouse vertical farms. The company has sold over 600 farms across 40 countries, building the world’s largest network of connected container farms and leveraging billions of data points to continuously improve their technology and farming outcomes[1][2][3][5][6].
Founded in 2012 by Brad McNamara and Jon Friedman, Freight Farms emerged from their vision to democratize and decentralize fresh food production by repurposing shipping containers into self-contained hydroponic farms. The idea originated from their desire to solve food access issues and create scalable urban farming solutions. Early traction came through a successful Kickstarter campaign and the installation of their first prototype at Clark University. Since then, the company has evolved its product line through eleven farm models, culminating in the Greenery™, and developed Farmhand® software to automate and remotely control farm environments. Key milestones include expanding their customer base to include major corporate clients like Google and growing a global community of farmers[1][3][4][6].
Freight Farms rides the growing trend of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and urban farming, addressing critical global challenges such as food security, sustainability, and climate resilience. The timing aligns with increasing consumer demand for fresh, local produce and the need to reduce food transportation emissions. Market forces favor scalable, technology-driven solutions that optimize resource use—water, land, and energy—while enabling year-round production. Freight Farms influences the broader ecosystem by pioneering container farming as a viable commercial model, fostering a global community of connected farmers, and advancing agtech innovation through IoT and data analytics. Their approach contrasts with large-scale vertical farms by emphasizing modularity, affordability, and farmer empowerment[1][2][3][5][6].
Looking ahead, Freight Farms is positioned to expand its global footprint and deepen its technology leadership by further enhancing automation, AI-driven crop management, and integration with sustainable supply chains. Trends such as climate change, urbanization, and consumer preference for local food will continue to drive demand for their solutions. The company’s influence may grow as it standardizes farming processes and lowers barriers to entry, enabling more communities and businesses to adopt hyper-local farming. Continued innovation in software and hardware, alongside strategic partnerships, could solidify Freight Farms as a cornerstone of the future agtech landscape, transforming how food is grown and distributed worldwide[1][2][3][6].
Freight Farms has raised $47.7M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $18.0M Series B in November 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2022 | $18.0M Series B | Eric Olsen, dwight anderson | Spark Capital, Will Herman, Alkaline Partners, Stage 1 Ventures |
| Feb 1, 2020 | $15.0M Series B | Jason Mraz | Spark Capital, Will Herman |
| Apr 1, 2017 | $7.0M Series B | Spark Capital, Will Herman, Dennis Bennie, Kevin Kimsa, Oren Zeev, Ran Makavy, Launch Capital, Stage 1 Ventures | |
| Apr 21, 2015 | $3.7M Other Equity | Todd Dagres | |
| Dec 1, 2014 | $4.0M Series B | Spark Capital, Will Herman |