Updated: June 13, 2026
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Accelerator
Venture Capital Firm
Food
Beverage

Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator

Founded 2006 ยท St. Paul, USA

Accelerate your business and build connections that last a lifetime

Total investments

2560

Successful exits

184

Funding raised

$7.6B

About the program

Investment stage
Description

Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator is our first program focused on the tech/digital side of food and agriculture. Partnered with Cargill and Ecolab, the program is looking for the best entrepreneurs across the entire food value chain, from AgTech, manufacturing and supply chains, to food safety, waste reduction and traceability. The program is based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

Founded2006
Crunchbase rank#63

Location

Key dates

Duration13 weeks

Investment offer

Offer$220K for 6%
Details

Techstars contributes $20,000, which is commonly used as a stipend to support living expenses during the program, and in return receives 6% equity of the company (on a fully diluted basis, issued as common stock) until the company raises a priced equity financing of US $250,000 or more. Additionally, upon acceptance, every company is offered an optional $100,000 convertible note.

Numbers

Total Investments
2560
Total Exits
184
Total Funding Raised by Alumni
$7.6B