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 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 01.04.2024 | From roses to fresh hops, RipeLocker can double the shelf-li... | From edible coatings and ethylene scavengers to modified atmosphere packaging, irradiation and cold ... | agfunderne... |
| 11.09.2023 | RipeLocker snags $10M to boost production of tech that prese... | RipeLocker chambers help preserve blueberries and other food. (RipeLocker Photo) RipeLocker, a Seatt... | geekwire.c... |
| 26.04.2023 | Stop food waste day: Later-stage funding, M&A remain rob... | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our... | agfunderne... |
| 16.08.2022 | RipeLocker, which sells containers that preserve food and fl... | (RipeLocker Photo) The news: RipeLocker raised $7.5 million, providing the food-tech startup fresh f... | geekwire.c... |
| 21.04.2021 | RipeLocker Lands $5M in Series B | SEATTLE, WA, RipeLocker has raised $5 million in series B capital from angel investors. >> ... | vcnewsdail... |
| 21.04.2021 | Fresh blueberries 8 weeks after harvest? RipeLocker raises $... | Left to right: RipeLocker lead systems engineer Eric Levi, head of software Andy Harrah and CEO and ... | geekwire.c... |
| 10.07.2020 | Avalara co-founders invest in $2M round for RipeLocker, a st... | George and Kyle Lobisser inside a truck with 20 RipeLockers bound for Peru, where they will be loade... | geekwire.c... |
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