Forever Harvest
Forever Harvest is a food technology company specializing in cellular horticulture. It develops fruit and nut cell lines and custom growth media to produce ingredients for food and beverage applications using controlled environment cell culture.
verified 17 July 2026
↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest↗ Forever HarvestFact sheet
- Founded in 2026↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest Funding & Investors - Pre-Seed - Lincoln | VCBacked↗ Forever Harvest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn↗ Forever Harvest
- HQ in Lincoln, New Zealand↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest Funding & Investors - Pre-Seed - Lincoln | VCBacked↗ Forever Harvest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn↗ Forever Harvest
- Total funding of approximately $1.2 million NZD↗ Agritech finalists recognised at KiwiNet Awards · 2026-08-05↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest Funding & Investors - Pre-Seed - Lincoln | VCBacked↗ Forever Harvest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn↗ Forever Harvest
- Specializes in cellular horticulture for fruit and nut ingredients↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest Funding & Investors - Pre-Seed - Lincoln | VCBacked↗ Forever Harvest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn↗ Forever Harvest
- Key partners include Sprout Agritech, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and Callaghan Innovation↗ Cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest raises $1.2m ...↗ Forever Harvest - Valuation, Funding & Investors↗ Forever Harvest Funding & Investors - Pre-Seed - Lincoln | VCBacked↗ Forever Harvest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn↗ Forever Harvest
- Independent Chair: Andrew Chen (appointed January 2026)↗ Andrew Chen · 2026-07-28
- Finalist in KiwiNet KCA Commercialisation Rising Star Award (2026), represented by Mick Riley of the Bioeconomy Science Institute↗ Agritech finalists recognised at KiwiNet Awards · 2026-08-05
- Pre-seed funding round of $1.2 million NZD announced in February 2026↗ Agritech finalists recognised at KiwiNet Awards · 2026-08-05
Connections
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory — ORNL is collaborating with fusion-focused venture entity REV to build fusion infrastructure.↗ ORNL and REV Start Innovative Collaboration to Build Fusion Infrastructure
Recent developments
Forever Harvest's work on growing fruit without the tree was featured on RNZ Afternoons as part of a series spotlighting KiwiNet research commercialisation award finalists.
Read more ↗rnz.co.nz6 AugForever Harvest has been recognised as a finalist in the KiwiNet KCA Commercialisation Rising Star Award, with Mick Riley of the Bioeconomy Science Institute representing the company for making cultivated fruit a commercial reality.
Read more ↗farmersweekly.co.nz5 AugAndrew Chen has been serving as Independent Chair at Forever Harvest since January 2026, based in Lincoln, in a General Management / Director-level role.
Read more ↗linkedin.com28 Jul