AgriTech investment has changed. Is your next raise for growth or survival?

For AgriTech companies in 2026, the question isn't whether you need external capital. It's whether you're using it to grow or just to survive.

For years, many AgriTech companies operated on a familiar playbook: raise capital every 18-24 months to cover operational deficits while pursuing growth. When capital was abundant and cheap, being "default dead" (dependent on external funding for survival) was a calculated trade-off that many founders accepted in pursuit of faster scale.