When was Cargill founded?

Cargill was founded in 1865 and raised its 1st funding round 140 years after it was founded.

Where is Cargill located?

Cargill is headquartered in Minneapolis, United States. It is registered at 62, Vandtårnsvej, Søborg, 2860.

How many employees does Cargill have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cargill is 70389.

Is Cargill a funded company?

Cargill is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 16 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Sep 08, 2005.

When was the latest funding round of Cargill?

Cargill's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Feb 18, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Cargill rank among its competitors?

Cargill ranks 8th amongst 1337 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cargill, which secured $528K in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cargill?

Cargill's top competitors include Bunge, Tetra Pak and Agrana. Among them, Cargill secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Cargill - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products. It offers a range of products and services that include trading, purchasing, and distributing grain, other agricultural commodities like palm oil, energy, steel, and transport trading, livestock raising, feed production, food ingredient production such as starch, glucose syrup, vegetable oils, and fats. It also provides financial and risk management services including commodity hedging, hedge funds, venture capital, value investing, and trading.

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Registered Address: 62, Vandtårnsvej, Søborg, 2860

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1865

Location

Minneapolis, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Feb 18, 2025, $*****

Investors

Ohio.gov & 4 more

Ranked

8^th among 1337 active competitors

Employee Count

70,389 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Migplus & 72 more

Similar Companies

Bunge & 1377 more

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Cargill is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
AWB INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51909DL2005PTC133235 , India, Active	Feb 22, 2005	$1.04M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
CARGILL A/S CIN: 20051094 , Denmark, Deadpooled	Mar 14, 1997	-	-
CARGILL NORDIC A/S CIN: 11921019 , Denmark, Active	Oct 05, 1914	-	16 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
Cargill, Incorporated CIN: 38822 , United States, Active	Sep 09, 1953	-	-	-

Cargill has raised funding over 16 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 08, 2005. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Feb 18, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cargill has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cargill:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 18, 2025	7152929	Grant (prize money)	3237190	1575748	3717531	7901208
Jun 25, 2021	7159966	Conventional Debt	5539927	8350699	4386897	Ohio.gov
Oct 01, 2019	3527414	Grant (prize money)	9179413	9332756	9318897	Europa

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The founders of Cargill is William Wallace Cargill.

Here are the details of Cargill's key team members:

William Wallace Cargill: Former Founder of Cargill.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Cargill's employee count trend

Cargill has 70,389 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Cargill's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cargill include Bunge, Tetra Pak and Agrana. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cargill, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Bunge 1818, White Plains (United States), Public	Provider of grain and oilseed processing services	-	D. E. Shaw Group, British International Investment ... & 3 others	68/100
2nd	Tetra Pak 1951, Pully (Switzerland), Series D	Provider of food processing and packaging equipment	$105M	Nuvolab, Europa	67/100
3rd	Agrana 1988, Vienna (Austria), Public	Processor and supplier of fruit, starch and sugar products	-	Austria Wirtschaftsservice, Butler Industries ... & 1 others	65/100
4th	Ofi 2014, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Public	Provider of food consulting services	-	IGNIA, Angel Ventures & 3 others	60/100
5th	DSM 1902, Heerlen (Netherlands), Public	Science-based company operating in the fields of health, nutrition and bioscience	-	Aimforthemoon, JAFCO Asia & 9 others	59/100
6th	Louis Dreyfus Company 1851, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised	Global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, creating fair and sustainable value	-	Societe Generale, Asian Development Bank ... & 11 others	56/100
7th	J&J Snack Foods 1971, Pennsauken Township (United States), Public	Provider of bakery snacks & drinks processing services	-	-	55/100
8th	Cargill 1865, Minneapolis (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products	-	Ohio.gov, SD Capital & 3 others	53/100
9th	Newlat Food 2004, Reggio Emilia (Italy), Public	Food ingredients processing company	-	-	54/100
10th	Clemens Food Group 1895, Hatfield (United States), Series C	Vertically integrated company focused on hog farming, food production, and transportation	$50M	-	53/100

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Cargill has made 45 investments in companies including TRACT and water.org. Cargill has also acquired 28 companies including Migplus and Teysgroup.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 02, 2025	Acquisition	Migplus	1991	Brazil
Jun 09, 2025	Acquisition	Teysgroup		Eight Mile Plains (Australia)
Nov 19, 2024	Investments	TRACT	2022	Amsterdam (Netherlands)