Wikifarmer is a technology company.
Wikifarmer has raised $7.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Wikifarmer has raised $7.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Wikifarmer is a Greek technology startup founded in 2017 that builds a global 360° platform combining agricultural education and a B2B marketplace to empower farmers.[1][3][5][7] It serves farmers, suppliers, and buyers worldwide—reaching 30 million users across 17 languages in 195+ countries—by solving key pain points like outdated farming practices, lack of market access, and intermediary-heavy supply chains that reduce profitability.[2][5][6] The platform offers a free library with 1,900+ articles from 350 authors, an academy for certified courses, and a marketplace enabling direct sales of produce like fruits, vegetables, olive oil, and honey, with tools for pricing, logistics, payments, and AI-driven sourcing.[1][3][5][7] Growth momentum is strong, with 30M+ users, 15,000+ suppliers, recent funding as of November 2024, and ambitions to hit 100M GMV in two years while expanding into Africa and Latin America.[2][4][5]
Wikifarmer was co-founded in 2017 by CEO Ilias Sousis, a former 11-year Google employee, and Petros Sagos, an agronomist and childhood friend who serves as chief science officer.[1][3] The idea emerged from observing two core agricultural challenges: farmers' reliance on outdated methods yielding low sustainability and productivity, and the undigitized commerce sector dominated by intermediaries that capture value from small producers.[2][3] Starting as a knowledge base translated into 16 languages to attract traffic (nearing 1M monthly visitors by 2023), it evolved into a full marketplace focused initially on Mediterranean countries like Greece, Italy, Spain, and France.[1][3] Early traction came from professional content driving users to B2B transactions, with buyers (food processors, wholesalers, grocers, hotels) placing €1,000–€20,000 orders, supported by recent funding to accelerate logistics, financing, and international expansion.[3][4]
Wikifarmer stands out in agritech through its integrated ecosystem that blends free education with seamless commerce, minimizing intermediaries for fairer pricing and higher farmer profitability.[1][2][6]
Wikifarmer rides the agritech digitization wave, targeting agriculture—one of the least digitized industries—by democratizing knowledge and commerce amid rising global food demands, climate pressures, and supply chain disruptions.[1][2][3] Timing is ideal post-2020s supply shocks, with market forces like sustainability mandates (e.g., GLOBALG.A.P. partnerships) and AI adoption favoring platforms that boost smallholder yields and direct trade.[4][7] It influences the ecosystem by enabling reinvestment in farm tech, reducing food waste via transparency, and expanding to underserved regions like Africa/Latin America, fostering a healthier global agri-food chain.[1][2][6]
Wikifarmer is poised to become the "NASDAQ of agriculture" by scaling its AI-automated marketplace to 100M GMV, monetizing logistics/financing services, and deepening 360° features like advanced analytics.[2][5] Trends like AI in procurement, sustainable farming regs, and emerging-market growth will propel it, potentially evolving into a full-stack ecosystem with user content and broader B2B tools. As it connects 15,000+ suppliers to global buyers, Wikifarmer will amplify its role in making agriculture fairer and more productive—transforming a fragmented sector one transparent transaction at a time.[1][2][5]
Wikifarmer has raised $7.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Wikifarmer's investors include Cherry Ventures, EQT Ventures, Felix Capital, FJ Labs, Point Nine Capital, Jarno Vanhatapio, Pascal Gauthier, Pierre Lavaux.
Wikifarmer has raised $7.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Seed in February 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2023 | $5.0M Seed | Cherry Ventures, EQT Ventures, Felix Capital, FJ Labs, Point Nine Capital, Jarno Vanhatapio, Pascal Gauthier, Pierre Lavaux | |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $2.0M Seed | Cherry Ventures, EQT Ventures, Felix Capital, FJ Labs, Jarno Vanhatapio |