NNéboda Farms
Néboda Farms is a Vigo-based indoor vertical farming startup founded in 2019 that applies lean-manufacturing and industrial-automation principles from the automotive sector to hydroponic agriculture, using proprietary robotics, AI and computer vision to grow pesticide-free leafy greens and aromatic herbs (currently focused on basil). It operates a 200 m² pre-industrial facility in Galicia producing around 8,000 kg/year, sold through fruit and vegetable distributors in Spain and Portugal, and closed a €1.84M seed round in July 2025 to prepare a Series A in 2026 for its first industrial-scale plant.
SectorsFoodtech & Agtech, Vertical Farming, AgTech, Robotics & Automation, Sustainability
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Farm production & automation
Founders
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Iván García Besada
CEO & Co-founder
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Roberto Estévez Quintela
COO & Co-founder
Global models 5
PPlenty
United States · www.plenty.ag ↗
Indoor vertical farm that uses robotics and AI to grow pesticide-free leafy greens and sells them to grocery and food distributors. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2025.
$940MComparable
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Bowery Farming
United States · bowery.co ↗
Automated hydroponic vertical farms with a proprietary operating system and computer vision, growing leafy greens and herbs for retail. It shut down in 2024.
$700MComparable
IInfarm
Germany · www.infarm.com ↗
Hydroponic indoor farming of herbs and leafy greens, moving from in-store modules to central automated growing centres that supply retailers. It went through insolvency in 2023–2024.
$604MComparable
GGotham Greens
United States · www.gothamgreens.com ↗
Controlled-environment hydroponic grower of pesticide-free leafy greens and basil, sold through grocery distribution. It uses high-tech greenhouses rather than vertical stacks.
$440MComparable
880 Acres Farms
United States · www.80acresfarms.com ↗
Fully automated indoor vertical farms that use robotics and AI to grow leafy greens, herbs and vegetables for retail and foodservice distributors.
$360MComparable
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Investors 5
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-07-18 | Seed | €1.84M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2025-07-18 |
CDTI Innovación invests, together with Mondragón and UNIRISCO, in Néboda ↗
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2025-07-18+1 source |