Funding will be used to accelerate growth of the business and expand sustainability impact worldwide by reducing food waste and mismatching of supply and demand

ProducePay, the agtech company recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and the World Economic Forum’s newest Unicorn Innovators for its transformational work strengthening the fresh produce supply chain, today announced $38 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Syngenta Group Ventures, the venture capital arm of Syngenta Group, one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies that delivers science-driven innovations to help farmers all over the world ensure food security and address climate change. Additional participants in the round include new investor CF Private Equity, as well as existing investors G2 Venture Partners, Anterra Capital, Astanor Ventures, Endeavor8, Avenue Venture Opportunities, Avenue Sustainable Solutions, and Red Bear Angels. Due to oversubscribed demand, the series D round will remain open while additional investors complete diligence.

On a mission to transform the global agricultural industry by eliminating economic and food waste, ProducePay’s Predictable Commerce Platform gives growers and buyers an unprecedented level of transparency and predictability in the increasingly volatile fresh produce supply chain. ProducePay will use the latest capital to accelerate its global expansion to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia; as well as advance the development of best-in-class technology and services, including comprehensive Predictable Commerce Programs in partnership with leaders and innovators across the global fresh produce industry. To date, the company has supported more than $4.5 billion in fresh produce transactions globally.

Patrick McCullough, CEO

“Extreme weather events, supply shortages, and price fluctuations are just a few examples of factors contributing to the increasing volatility of the fresh produce industry,” said Patrick McCullough, chief executive officer of ProducePay. “Our exponential growth and global scalability attracted a best-in-class group of investors who valued the company at a significant up-round from our last funding. We appreciate their support as we take ProducePay to the next level of helping growers, marketers and retailers around the world expertly manage these volatilities to avoid disruption of their business – while reducing the massive amount of economic and food waste that impacts every touch point across the supply chain.”

The company’s latest partnership with Four Star Fruit, one of the world’s largest growers and shippers of table grapes, created a first-of-its-kind Predictable Commerce Program

that has significantly improved efficiency and waste reduction across Four Star’s transactions in just the first six months. Since the start of the partnership in March of 2023, the progr

90% reduction in rejection rate to nearly 0% 31% fewer days in transit for fresh produce 50% fewer stops along the delivery pathway to retail 41% fewer days in cold storage A reduction of 356 tons of CO2e that would otherwise have been emitted from food waste.

ProducePay and its investors aim to replicate this success across more partners, more produce categories, and more regions around the world.

David Pierson, Managing Director of Syngenta Group Ventures said: “ProducePay’s mission aligns closely with Syngenta’s commitment to innovation and to making agriculture more sustainable. By connecting growers from around the world with quality retailers and buyers, ProducePay is making it possible to reduce food and economic waste while giving farmers greater financial security, and we are excited by this opportunity to work closely for a stronger future in agriculture.”. Find out more.

Patrick McCullough, CEO of ProducePay is speaking on the session ‘Enhancing Growing Practices: Innovation Empowering Fresh Produce and Specialty Growers’ at The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco on March 19-20. Connect with him at the summit.