Company · Foodtech & Agtech

Ekonoke

ekonoke.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Series A

Ekonoke is a Madrid-based agtech/agbiotech startup that grows climate-resilient hops indoors using hydroponics, IoT, automation and robotics, building facilities next to breweries under long-term supply partnerships. It has raised a Series A round (2022) backed by Corporación Hijos de Rivera (Estrella Galicia) and impact investors, and uses ~90% less water than outdoor hop farming with 12-14 week growing cycles versus a traditional annual harvest.

Founded

2016

Founders

News

Rounds

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SectorsAgtech, AgBiotech, Vertical/Indoor Farming, Sustainability, Foodtech Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Farm production & automation

Profile updated 29 Jul 2026

Founders

Ana Sáez García

Co-Founder & COO (Head of Operations)

Antonio Rojas García

Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer (Head of R&D)

Inés Sagrario

Co-Founder & CEO

Global models 5

Plenty

United States · www.plenty.ag ↗

Large-scale VC-backed indoor/vertical farming company using controlled-environment agriculture, the closest-scale global analogue to Ekonoke's indoor growing model.

$940MComparable

Bowery Farming

United States · boweryfarming.com ↗

VC-backed indoor vertical farming startup that built high-tech controlled-environment growing facilities, similar hydroponic/automation approach to Ekonoke.

$700MComparable

Infarm

Germany · www.infarm.com ↗

European vertical/indoor farming company partnering with retailers and food businesses for local growing, comparable to Ekonoke's brewery co-location model.

$600MComparable

80 Acres Farms

United States · www.80acresfarms.com ↗

VC-backed indoor vertical farming operator using automation and controlled environments to grow produce closer to end customers, similar tech stack to Ekonoke.

$370MComparable

AeroFarms

United States · www.aerofarms.com ↗

Indoor vertical farming pioneer using aeroponic, highly controlled growing systems, the same core indoor-agtech model Ekonoke applies to hops.

$230MComparable

Investors 3

Alazady España

Investor Spain

Corporación Hijos de Rivera (Cosecha de Galicia)

corporacionhijosderivera.com/en ↗

Investor Spain

Leanox Impact Capital

www.leanox.eu ↗

Investor Germany

Funding rounds 1

Seed · €4.2M

Ekonoke grows hops indoors with hydroponics. It raised €4.2M led by Cosecha de Galicia, the agricultural innovation arm of the Hijos de Rive…

2022-10-18

News & media 7

Published	Article
2026-06-08	Ekonoke harnesses indoor hops farming to safeguard beer brewers' supply chains ↗ AgFunderNews
2026-01-03	La revolución 'indoor' de Ekonoke para proteger el futuro de la cerveza ↗ Economía 3
2025-12-23	Inés Sagrario, CEO de Ekonoke: 'Nunca le digas a un emprendedor que algo es imposible' ↗ El Diario de Madrid
2025-12-11	Ekonoke lleva su tecnología de cultivo de lúpulo prémium a Japón de la mano de Sumitomo Corporation ↗ Alimarket
2024-12-30	Future-Proofing Brews: Welcome to the Era of Climate-Resilient Beer ↗ Sustainable Brands
2024-05-17	Startup upends traditional beer making with innovative hop cultivation method ↗ The Cool Down
2024-03-25	Spanish indoor farming startup believes it's cracked the secret to growing climate-resilient hops ↗ Sifted