Loamy Raises $6M Seed to Cut Produce Supply Chain Waste

TL;DR: Loamy builds software for growers, packers and distributors who lose food between the field and the store. The company announced the round on October 27, 2026, and the Los Angeles Business Journal followed on November 2.

For an accredited investor, a small seed round in an unglamorous industry is a useful case study. It shows what early backers are paying for, and what the public record does and does not let you check.

Who invested in Loamy's $6 million seed round?

Zeal Capital Partners led the round. According to Loamy's own release, Slauson & Co., Supply Change Capital and Amplify.LA also took part, which brings total funding to $10 million.

The two reports differ slightly on the investor list. The Los Angeles Business Journal names Zeal, Amplify.LA and Supply Change Capital, and describes one more firm as an unnamed Los Angeles-based venture firm. The company's release is the more complete list, so it is the one to use.

What does Loamy actually sell?

Loamy sells one system meant to replace the spreadsheets and text messages that large food companies still use to run daily operations. Founder Charles Julius told the Los Angeles Business Journal that the biggest companies in the sector were still relying on non-digital methods when he saw the gap at Motive Technologies.

The product is specific. Per the company, it scores produce condition from photos at receiving, cooling and shipping, reads supplier documents that arrive by email, and traces every order back to its field lot with FSMA 204 records and PTI labels. Traceability matters because, as the Business Journal explains, it lets the federal government manage produce recalls quickly. A compliance requirement gives a software vendor a reason customers must buy. That is a stronger footing than a nice-to-have.

The founding team comes from enterprise software. The company says Julius led Procore's app marketplace and later Motive's new verticals unit, and founded Loamy in 2024 with Jason Pesek, who led product, compliance and customer success work at Motive.

What did the company say about its growth?

Loamy says annual recurring revenue grew more than 30 times over the past year, with net revenue retention above 500% and no customer churn, according to its release. The Business Journal repeats the 30 times revenue growth.

That repetition is not a second source. Both figures trace back to the company. Neither report gives a dollar revenue base, and a company founded in 2024 can show 30 times growth from a very small starting number, which is exactly why a multiple alone tells you little.

Item	What was reported	Who said it
Round size	$6 million seed	Company release and Business Journal
Lead investor	Zeal Capital Partners	Company release and Business Journal
Total raised	$10 million to date	Company release
Revenue growth	More than 30 times in a year	Company
Net revenue retention	Above 500%	Company
Valuation and revenue base	Not printed in the reports I could read	Not available

The table shows where the line sits. The round and its lead are consistent across both reports, which is as much as anyone outside the company can confirm today. Everything about performance is the company describing itself.

Why does this round matter to an accredited investor?

It matters because it is the kind of deal that reaches you through a friend, a syndicate or a platform, usually with a growth chart attached. The practical lesson is how to read one.

First, separate the financing facts from the performance claims. The investor names and round size can be checked against a release. The retention figure cannot, because net revenue retention above 500% on a tiny customer base can mean a handful of accounts expanded.

Second, look at what is missing. Neither report states a valuation, the number of customers, or the revenue base. Those three numbers would tell you far more than the round size does. For how a seed round is usually structured, see seed funding in 2026 and startup funding rounds explained.

Third, consider the downside first. The Business Journal notes that other food and agriculture startups are struggling. A startup that sells into a regulated, thin-margin industry depends on a few large customers staying put, and nothing in the reporting tests that.

What to watch next

The next real data point is a customer count or a disclosed revenue figure. Watch also for a Series A announcement, which would put a valuation on the company and show whether Zeal and the other backers re-invest. For comparison, our write-ups of the Neuron Industries seed round and the Bloom seed round cover similar supply chain software raises.

Common mistakes when reading a seed announcement

The most common mistake is treating round size as a quality score. $6 million tells you what investors paid. It says nothing about whether customers renew.

Another is counting a repeated claim as confirmation. When two outlets print the same growth figure and both got it from the company, you have one source. A third is skipping the missing numbers. A release that leaves out valuation and revenue has chosen what to show you.

FAQ

How much did Loamy raise?

Loamy raised $6 million in seed funding, led by Zeal Capital Partners, according to its October 27, 2026 release. That brings total funding to $10 million since the company was founded in 2024.

What does Loamy do?

Loamy builds an agentic AI operations platform for the food supply chain. Per the company, it helps produce growers, packers and distributors score produce condition, read supplier documents and trace orders back to the field lot.

Who founded Loamy?

Charles Julius and Jason Pesek founded Loamy in 2024. The company says Julius previously led Procore's app marketplace and a new verticals unit at Motive, and Pesek led product and compliance work at Motive.

Can individual investors buy into Loamy?

Neither report describes a public offering or a way for individuals to invest. Check the company's own site for any future raise before assuming one exists.

Before you act on the next seed deal pitched to you, ask the sponsor for three numbers in writing: the valuation, the customer count and the revenue base behind any growth multiple.

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