Vertical Harvest

What Vertical Harvest does

Vertical Harvest is a privately held, for-profit social enterprise that designs, finances, and operates hydroponic vertical greenhouses producing pesticide-free leafy greens year-round. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming, the company opened North America's first vertical greenhouse in 2016 and now operates two farms — a Jackson, WY facility serving as headquarters and R&D hub, and a four-story, 52,000-square-foot Westbrook, Maine production flagship opened in 2025 with projected output of 2–3 million pounds of leafy greens annually. The core technology stack combines hydroponic growing systems, LED lighting, and AI-powered sensors and crop intelligence co-developed with Siemens to optimize climate, lighting, and irrigation across more than 50,000 growing trays. The company produces three product lines — microgreens (Rad'ish, Bitty Bang, Peazies, Lil Cil, Zest Riot, Fuel Good), petite greens (Kale Kick, Triple Zip, Lite Bite), and lettuces (Triple Toss, Butter Half, Frill Ride, Crunchlet) — and claims 95% less water use than conventional agriculture.

The business model combines direct-to-consumer sales at farmers' markets, B2B institutional supply to hospitals, schools, restaurants, and food banks, regional wholesale distribution through Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods (including Hannaford grocery placement), and a tray-sponsorship community impact program sold via Shopify. Individual farms are financed at the project level through public-private partnerships — government-backed loans, USDA loan guarantees, Maine's first C-PACE funding, and state agency support — rather than purely via corporate equity. Customer segments include local communities and municipalities with short growing seasons, institutional food service buyers, workforce-development and disability-employment organizations, impact-focused community sponsors, and regional chefs. Revenue, pricing, and contract values are not publicly disclosed; the company has raised at least $69.9M across four funding events (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025) led by Raiven Capital, Nicoya AB, and MadisonOne, with major project-level capital deployed into the Maine buildout.

Name

Vertical Harvest

Legal name

Vertical Harvest, Inc.

Website

https://verticalharvestfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vertical Harvest is a social enterprise operating hydroponic vertical farms in Jackson, Wyoming and Westbrook, Maine, producing pesticide-free microgreens, petite greens, and lettuces year-round for local communities, institutional buyers, restaurants, and food banks while employing a workforce that is 40% individuals with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical Farming

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydroponic & Soilless Greenhouse Production (NFT, DWC, Substrate Grow Bags) (AFAGAHAI), Greenhouse Herb & Microgreens Production (Culinary Herbs, Microgreens) (AFAGAHAC), Hydroponic / Controlled-Environment Produce Wholesale (AFAIACAM), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Vertical farming
• Hydroponic produce
• Controlled environment agriculture
• Leafy greens production
• Inclusive employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Produce Sales (B2B & B2C): Vertical Harvest sells hydroponically grown leafy greens directly to local consumers at farmers' markets and through B2B channels including hospitals, school cafeterias, local restaurants, and food banks. The company also partners with distributors such as Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods for broader regional distribution.
2. Tray Sponsorship Program: Community members can sponsor a growing tray through the company's Shopify storefront. Each tray plays a role in growing food, creating careers, and strengthening communities. Sponsorship is a recurring or one-time community support mechanism.
3. Project-Level Farm Financing: Individual farms are financed at the project level through a mix of public and private partnerships — government-backed loans, state agency support, private partners, and mission-aligned developers. This is capital raising rather than direct revenue, but funds farm construction and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Vertical Harvest operates hydroponic vertical farms in Jackson, Wyoming and Westbrook, Maine that grow pesticide-free microgreens, lettuces, and petite greens year-round using 95% less water than traditional agriculture. The company sells its produce through direct-to-consumer channels (farmers' markets, e-commerce), B2B institutional partnerships (hospitals, schools, distributors, restaurants), and operates a community-facing Tray Sponsorship program. As a social enterprise, it also creates meaningful customized employment for people with disabilities, with 40% of its farm team identifying with a disability.

Product overview

Vertical Harvest operates hydroponic vertical farms in Jackson, Wyoming and Westbrook, Maine, producing pesticide-free leafy greens year-round using 95% less water than traditional agriculture. Its product portfolio spans three product lines: Microgreens (including Rad'ish, Bitty Bang, Peazies, Lil Cil, Zest Riot, and Fuel Good), Petite Greens (including Kale Kick, Triple Zip, and Lite Bite), and Lettuces (including Triple Toss, Butter Half, Frill Ride, and Crunchlet). The company distributes through local partnerships and its farms serve as both production facilities and R&D centers, with the Jackson farm serving as the original facility and R&D hub, while the Maine farm operates at a larger scale targeting 2–3 million pounds of annual leafy greens output.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microgreens

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% less water used compared to traditional farming
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationVertical Harvest's Westbrook, Maine facility uses AI systems developed in partnership with Siemens, incorporating AI-powered sensors and crop intelligence to optimize growing conditions. Siemens technology enables precision climate and lighting control in the four-story, 52,000-square-foot facility.
• University of WyomingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Wyoming and Vertical Harvest forged a strategic alliance in June 2025. The Jackson facility serves as a CEA center of excellence in partnership with UW, and the University launched the CEA Network in fall 2025 with industry collaboration from Vertical Harvest. The partnership advances research, workforce development, and innovation in controlled environment farming.
• Food Bank of WyomingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership announced September 2023 between Food Bank of Wyoming and Vertical Harvest to expand access to fresh produce across Wyoming. The Jackson facility supplies produce to the food bank for distribution to food-insecure community members.
• Jackson Hole Food RescueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJackson Hole Food Rescue is a local food rescue organization receiving Vertical Harvest produce for distribution within the Jackson community. The farm continues to supply the local community through this partnership.
• Native Maine Produce & Specialty FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership announced June 2021 connecting Vertical Harvest's Westbrook, Maine facility to regional distribution through Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods. This partnership drives produce sales throughout the greater New England region, including retail grocery chains like Hannaford.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gotham Greens: Gotham Greens operates a national network of hydroponic greenhouses producing leafy greens, herbs, and dressings for retail and foodservice, directly competing with Vertical Harvest's hydroponic leafy-greens core product and regional distribution model.
• Bowery Farming: Bowery is a vertical farming operator growing pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs for major U.S. retailers, overlapping directly with Vertical Harvest's product portfolio, indoor CEA stack, and institutional/retail customer targets.
• AeroFarms: AeroFarms pioneered commercial indoor vertical farming of leafy greens using aeroponics and LED technology, making it a direct technology and product comparable to Vertical Harvest's hydroponic/AI-enabled vertical farms.
• Plenty: Plenty is a vertical farming company building indoor farms to grow leafy greens and other crops, using proprietary technology stacks that overlap with Vertical Harvest's controlled environment, AI-driven growing approach.
• BrightFarms: BrightFarms operates a network of regional hydroponic greenhouses supplying packaged salad greens to major grocery chains; its greenhouse-based leafy greens model and regional distribution mirror Vertical Harvest's go-to-market.
• 80 Acres Farms: 80 Acres Farms runs fully automated indoor vertical farms producing leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens for retail and foodservice, comparable to Vertical Harvest on technology (indoor CEA, automation) and product mix.
• Revol Greens: Revol Greens operates large-scale hydroponic greenhouses growing organic leafy greens and salads, directly comparable to Vertical Harvest on greenhouse CEA production and grocery-channel distribution.
• Local Bounti: Local Bounti is a CEA operator combining greenhouse and vertical farming to grow leafy greens and herbs for U.S. retailers, overlapping with Vertical Harvest's product categories and controlled environment approach.

Emerging players

• Smallhold: Smallhold builds distributed, tech-enabled indoor mushroom farms with a focus on sustainability and food system innovation; it is comparable as an emerging CEA company using controlled environment methods and a mission-driven brand, though its crop (mushrooms) differs from Vertical Harvest's leafy greens.
• Square Roots: Square Roots operates modular indoor farms producing herbs and leafy greens with an emphasis on transparency and local food systems; it is comparable as an emerging CEA operator with a mission-aligned brand similar in spirit to Vertical Harvest's social-enterprise positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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