RipeLocker is a leader in extending the post-harvest life of perishables. The company offers a cost-effective, pallet-sized, dynamic, low-atmosphere container, which is made from recycled materials and is reusable. With RipeLocker, consumers benefit from better taste and shelf-life, and retailers experience less waste at their stores. RipeLocker, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, WA, USA, is a science-based and data-driven company. It has been testing the efficacy of its RipeLocker containers for several years with many of the largest growers in the world.
Location: United States, Washington, Bainbridge Island
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $24.5M
Founded date: 2016
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.09.2023 | - | $10M | - |
| 16.08.2022 | - | $7.5M | - |
| 21.04.2021 | Series B | $5M | - |
| 10.07.2020 | - | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.08.2024 | Agrovision: The Berry Revolution | Agrovision is on a roll. The superfruit platform has just secured $100 million in equity financing, pushing its valuation over the $1 billion mark. This isn’t just a number; it’s a testament to the company’s meteoric rise in the healthy sna... |
| 02.08.2024 | Agrovision: Superfruit Platform Company Raises $100 Million At Over $1 Billion Valuation | Agrovision, the healthy superfruit platform and fully vertically integrated superfruit business announced it had closed $100 million in equity financing from Aliment Capital, along with marquee new and existing investors, including Steve Ka... |
| 01.08.2024 | Superfruit specialist Agrovision closes $100m round with $1bn+ valuation after period of ‘meteoric growth’ | Berry supplier Agrovision has raised a $100 million equity financing round led by Aliment Capital and supported by new and existing investors including Oaktree Capital Management cofounder Steve Kaplan, giving it a valuation topping $1 bill... |
| 11.06.2024 | Ripelocker strikes deal with global berry producer Agrovision to roll out shelf-life extension tech | Berry supplier Agrovision has struck a deal with Seattle-based startup RipeLocker to deploy its patented low-atmosphere vacuum chambers to extend the life of berries across its supply chain. Agrovision will incorporate the technology into i... |
| 01.04.2024 | From roses to fresh hops, RipeLocker can double the shelf-life of some high-value crops, says VP | From edible coatings and ethylene scavengers to modified atmosphere packaging, irradiation and cold plasma, there are multiple ways to extend the shelf-life of perishables, each with their pros and cons, says RipeLocker, which has a novel a... |
| 11.09.2023 | RipeLocker snags $10M to boost production of tech that preserves food and flowers | RipeLocker chambers help preserve blueberries and other food. (RipeLocker Photo) RipeLocker, a Seattle food-tech startup developing tech that preserves fruits, nuts, hops and flowers, landed $10 million for design upgrades and inventory. Th... |
| 26.04.2023 | Stop food waste day: Later-stage funding, M&A remain robust for US food waste mitigation startups, despite downturn | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 16.08.2022 | RipeLocker, which sells containers that preserve food and flowers, raises $7.5M to boost production | (RipeLocker Photo) The news: RipeLocker raised $7.5 million, providing the food-tech startup fresh funding to boost production, upgrade its systems and continue doing efficacy trials. The Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company sells contain... |
| 21.04.2021 | RipeLocker Lands $5M in Series B | SEATTLE, WA, RipeLocker has raised $5 million in series B capital from angel investors. >> Click here for more funding data on RipeLocker >> To export RipeLocker funding data to PDF and Excel, click here RipeLocker, a lea... |
| 21.04.2021 | Fresh blueberries 8 weeks after harvest? RipeLocker raises $5M to extend life of produce with patented containers | Left to right: RipeLocker lead systems engineer Eric Levi, head of software Andy Harrah and CEO and co-founder George Lobisser with a RipeLocker container. (RipeLocker photo) The news: RipeLocker raised $5 million in fresh funding, money th... |
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