
Thrive Agric
OperatingThrive Agric is an agricultural technology startup connecting Farmers with Access to Finance, Premium Markets and Data.
- Agriculture
- Maitama, Nigeria
- Debt Financing
- Founded 2016
- thriveagric.com ↗
- Total raised
- $62.4M
- disclosed
- Last round
- $3.9M
- Debt Financing
- Rounds
- 8
- since 2016
- Investors
- 4
- on record
- Employees
- 11-50
About Thrive Agric
We fondly call ourselves Farmily and at our core, we are a technology-driven and agribusiness startup passionate about ensuring global food security and democratising agricultural participation. We source for funds from institutional investors like you, Nigerians home and abroad through our online platform; thriveagric.com and We use these funds to engage farmers with quality inputs, agricultural expertise, process automation, and machinery, with the promise of decent returns to you and the farmers at the end of each farming cycle. We have currently worked with over 19000 farmers on over 150,000 acres of farm land, we have produced over 3 million birds and 200,000+ metric tonnes of grains (maize, rice, soyabeans, sorghum, e.t.c). We are unarguably the best investment platform, offering you farm investment opportunities that create big impact while making you a profit. Need High yield and guaranteed investments, there is no better place to look. Check out ThriveAgric.com One farmer at a time, our big vision is to build an Africa that feeds the world and itself. How do we plan to achieve this? Empower African Farmers by lowering barriers to accessing Capital and financial services, data driven best practices and technology to improve yield as well as access to local and global markets for their produce with established offtaker relationships like Flour Mills of Nigeria, Dangote Foods, Nestle, Stallion Rice, Grand Cereal, Amo Byng, and a lot more others. Backed by the team at Telefonica’s Wayra, Ventures platform, Ycombinator and Google’s Launchpad, we are on a mission to create a prosperous and economically resilent Africa powered by Agriculture.
Thrive Agric funding8 rounds
All 8 rounds →Thrive Agric has raised $62.4M across 8 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $3.9M Debt Financing announced 25 Aug 2026.
- $20KSeedSeed, $20K, $20K raised to date
- $150KSeedSeed, $150K, $170K raised to date
- $65KGrantGrant, $65K, $235K raised to date
- $1.8MGrantGrant, $1.8M, $2M raised to date
- $56.4MDebt FinancingDebt Financing, $56.4M, $58.4M raised to date
- $100KNon-equity AssistanceNon-equity Assistance, $100K, $58.5M raised to date
- $3.9MDebt FinancingDebt Financing, $3.9M, $62.4M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round · 1 undisclosed round not drawn
Who has invested in Thrive Agric
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Thrive Agric Debt Financing | Not disclosed | $3.9M |
| 09 Dec 2022 | Thrive Agric Non-equity Assistance | Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) | $100K |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Thrive Agric Grant | Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) | Not disclosed |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Thrive Agric Debt Financing | Not disclosed | $56.4M |
| 02 Jun 2021 | Thrive Agric Grant | USAID | $1.8M |
| 16 Nov 2019 | Thrive Agric Grant | Not disclosed | $65K |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Thrive Agric Seed | Y Combinator | $150K |
| 15 May 2017 | Thrive Agric Seed | Ventures Platform | $20K |
Thrive Agric founders & team
- Uka EjeCo-Founder & CEO
- Ayodeji ArikaweCo-Founder & CTO
Thrive Agric competitorssame sector · similar funding
- FarmerlineKumasi, Ghana
- AgricorpLagos, Nigeria
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Frequently asked about Thrive Agric
- Where is Thrive Agric based and when was it founded?
- Thrive Agric is headquartered in Maitama, Nigeria and was founded in 2016.
- Who founded Thrive Agric?
- Thrive Agric was founded by Uka Eje (Co-Founder & CEO) and Ayodeji Arikawe (Co-Founder & CTO).
- Who is the CEO of Thrive Agric?
- Uka Eje is Thrive Agric's Co-Founder & CEO.
- How much funding has Thrive Agric raised?
- Thrive Agric has raised $62M across 8 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $3.9M Debt Financing, was announced on Aug 25, 2026.
- Who has invested in Thrive Agric?
- Backers include Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), USAID, Y Combinator and Ventures Platform.
- What sector is Thrive Agric in?
- Thrive Agric operates in Agriculture, AgTech and Farming.