News & Press​

2023

Press Release

• ProducePay and Four Star Fruit Partner on Industry-First Direct-to-Retail Fresh Produce Supply Chain Program for U.S. Grocers

Press Release

• ProducePay Quick-Pay Financing Solution Now Supports Shipments from Latin America to the E.U.

Press Release

• ProducePay Adds New Leadership to Fuel Global Expansion of Online Marketplace

Press Release

• ProducePayTM Launches Storefronts on Marketplace to Empower Growers to Market Directly to Global Buyers

Press Release

• AgTech Leader ProducePay Appoints Global Corporate Veteran Patrick McCullough as New Chief Executive Officer

2022

Press Release

• ProducePay Reveals Majority of Growers and Buyers Agree Price Volatility is Biggest Growth Hurdle

Press Release

• ProducePay and ALLCOT to Launch Industry-First Carbon Offset Program For Produce Growers

Press Release

• Agtech startup, ProducePay, launches Quick-Pay+ to bring instant payment to fresh produce

2021

Press Release

• Producepay launches its Online Marketplace which will revolutionize the fresh produce supply chain

Global News Wire (Intrado)

• ProducePay Raises $43 Million in Series C Equity Funding to Help Growers and Distributors Thrive in the Global $300 Billion Fresh Produce Industry

Produce Pay, Inc. Press Release

• ProducePay Raises $43 Million in Series C Equity Funding to Help Growers and Distributors Thrive in the Global $300 Billion Fresh Produce Industry

2020

The Packer

• ProducePay provides over $60 million in financing to Mexican growers

Built In LA

• Built In LA’s 50 Startups to Watch in 2020

Los Angeles Bootcamps

• 50+ Los Angeles Startups to Watch in 2020

The Tech Tribune

• 2021 Best Tech Startups in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Business Journal

• LA’s Burgeoning Agtech Industry Sees Green Acres Ahead

2019

Tech Crunch

• ProducePay nabs $190 million debt financing for its purchasing program for farmers

The AgFunder

• BREAKING: ProducePay closes $205m debt financing to launch aggressive scaling campaign

The Produce News

• ProducePay secures $205M, looks to finance $4 billion in produce annually

The Packer

• ProducePay seeks to increase financing of growers

Produce Pay, Inc. Press Release

• ProducePay Debt Facility Release

Built In LA

• Built In LA’s 50 Startups to Watch in 2019

Medium

• From family farm to FinTech: Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, MBA ’15, helps farmers grow profits

2018

L.A. Biz

• ProducePay Raises $14 Million to Help Farmers

Forbes

• The 25 Most Innovative AgTech Startups In 2018

The Tech Tribune

• 2019 10 Best Tech Startups in Los Angeles

2017

L.A. Biz

• ProducePay raises $77 million to, well, pay for produce

Tech Crunch

• ProducePay raises $77 million in debt and equity to revolutionize farm financing

Forbes

• The 25 Most Innovative Ag-Tech Startups In 2017

2016

BuiltInLA

• 19 Los Angeles fintech startups you should know

Food Tech Connect

• Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A & Partnerships: Summer 2016

AgFunder

• Fundings-in-Brief: Online Payment Platform for Growers and Satellite Data Company Raise Funding

Positive Phil

• Farmtech….Founder of Produce Pay Meets With Positive Phil

TechCrunch

• ProducePay raises $2.5M to bring cashflow to farmers

Hearpreneur

• 15 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Tech.co

• 17 Entrepreneurs On the Right Time to Start a Business

Business Rockstars

• Lending Times: The next wave of Lending Fintechs: Alt Lending 3.0

2015

The Packer

• ProducePay Expands To South America

AndNowUKnow

• ProducePay Offers a New Financial Option for Growers and Shippers Alike

YouTube – June

• Video: Arena Ventures Founder Q&A (For investors)

The Produce News

• Entrepreneur Offers Financing Options for Growers and Shippers

YouTube

• Video: FoodBytes! ProducePay by Rebobank

Cornell University

• Shark Tank Profile: ProducePay – Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, MBA ’15

BusinessWire (Rabobank & SF New Tech)

• Most Innovative and Promising Startups in Food and Technology