The 15 Food & Agriculture companies that produced the most founders (2026)
A founder factory is a company whose people leave to start companies of their own. This ranks every company in the graph by how many of its alumni — people who founded it or worked there — went on to found at least one company, counting only ventures started no earlier than the company itself.
Refreshed 2026-09-13 · updates nightly
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| # | Company | Sector | HQ | Founded | Founders | Companies started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merqueo | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Soylent | Food & Agriculture | Los Angeles, USA | 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | NOMU | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | NOMU Group | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Real American Beer | Food & Agriculture | United States | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Virgin Group | Food & Agriculture | United Kingdom | 1970 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | DeHaat | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Mavrx | Food & Agriculture | United Kingdom | — | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Smash Kitchen | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | All Day Kitchens | Food & Agriculture | San Francisco, USA | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Big Mamma | Food & Agriculture | France | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ChowCentral | Food & Agriculture | Nigeria | — | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | De Vegetarische Slager | Food & Agriculture | Netherlands | 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Releaf | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Those Vegan Cowboys | Food & Agriculture | — | — | 2 | 1 |