Hippo Harvest

Market context

Hippo Harvest grows USDA-certified organic leafy greens in robotics- and machine-learning-powered greenhouses. Founded in 2019, it uses AMR indoor tractors, direct-to-root nutrient delivery and modular greenhouses to supply retailers, with a 2026 Series C funding a 30-acre Hollister expansion.

Facts

• Website: https://www.hippoharvest.com/
• HQ: Pescadero, California, United States
• Founded: 2019
• Segment: agricultural robotics
• Known funding rounds: 3

Funding

• 2026-07-09 - Series C - $30M - Hippo Harvest raises $30M Series C led by Cox Farms - source: prnewswire.com
• 2024-02-14 - Series B - $21M - Standard Investments leads Hippo Harvest Series B - source: prnewswire.com
• 2021-12-14 - Strategic investment - Amazon Climate Pledge Fund invests in Hippo Harvest - source: aboutamazon.eu

Investors

• Congruent Ventures - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-02-14 - latest 2026-07-09
• Hawthorne Food Ventures - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-02-14 - latest 2026-07-09
• Amazon Climate Pledge Fund - Lead - Corporate / Cvc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2021-12-14 - latest 2024-02-14
• Collaborative Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-09
• Cox Farms - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-09
• Fresh Investment Club - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-09
• Energy Impact Partners - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-02-14
• Standard Investments - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-02-14

Events

• 2026-07-09 - Funding - Hippo Harvest raises $30M Series C led by Cox Farms - Cox Farms led the round, with participation from Congruent Ventures, Hawthorne Food Ventures, Collaborative Fund and Fresh Investment Club. The funding supports a 30-acre Hollister, California facility and the next generation of Hippo Harvest’s AMR tractor gr…
• 2024-10-07 - Product Launch - Hippo Harvest launches USDA organic packaged salad line - The USDA-certified organic packaged salad line included Baby Spinach, Spring Mix, Arugula, 50:50 Mix, Power Greens, Baby Kale, Baby Romaine, Crispy Leaf and Tender Greens. The products were available at Bay Area retailers including Amazon Fresh and Gus’s Mark…
• 2024-02-14 - Funding - Standard Investments leads Hippo Harvest Series B - Standard Investments led the $21M Series B, with participation from Congruent Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Hawthorne Food Ventures and Energy Impact Partners. The capital was for scaling greenhouse operations and expanding product offerings into new…
• 2023-02-08 - Market Signal - Amazon Fresh begins selling Hippo Harvest leafy greens - Amazon Fresh began selling Hippo Harvest’s first line of leafy green lettuces in select San Francisco markets. Amazon said the greens were grown with machine learning and robots in greenhouses close to the customer base. The commercial launch followed Amazon…
• 2021-12-14 - Funding - Amazon Climate Pledge Fund invests in Hippo Harvest - Amazon disclosed a Climate Pledge Fund investment in Hippo Harvest in 2021. The investment supported scaling Hippo Harvest from startup operations toward commercial-size greenhouse production. Amazon later linked the investment to Hippo Harvest’s first leafy-…

Team

• Eitan Marder-Eppstein - CEO and co-founder - Leads Hippo Harvest’s robotics- and machine-learning-powered greenhouse strategy, fundraising and retail expansion.
• Wim Meeussen - CTO and co-founder - Technical co-founder responsible for Hippo Harvest’s greenhouse automation and robot-enabled growing platform.

Context tags

• Agriculture robotics builder - Peer Group - Source-backed profile classification.
• Agriculture robotics companies - Peer Group - Source-backed profile classification.