Yara Growth Ventures

Hydrogen Mem-Tech develops palladium membrane technology for hydrogen separation and carbon capture. The system enables clean hydrogen production with low maintenance and a smaller environmental footprint, suitable for refineries, bio-refineries, chemical plants, steel production, power generation, gas networks and agriculture, helping customers pursue zero-emission energy options and a competitive advantage.

Agrolend is a digital bank specializing in providing credit facilities for the agribusiness sector. It focuses on supporting farmers by offering loans for purchasing agricultural inputs like seeds, crop protection products, and nutrients.

ecoRobotix is a Swiss developer of autonomous weeding machines for row crops, meadows, and intercropping cultures. The company builds systems that use vision, cameras, GPS RTK, and sensors to follow crop rows, identify weeds, and guide robotic arms to apply micro-doses of herbicide directly to target weeds, enabling precision spraying and reducing chemical use. Its solutions aim to lower environmental impact and farming costs by enabling ecological and economical weed control. Founded in 2011 and based in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, ecoRobotix markets platforms that cover inter-row spaces as well as crop rows, delivering substantial reductions in chemical applications while maintaining yields.

Agrolend is a digital bank specializing in providing credit facilities for the agribusiness sector. It focuses on supporting farmers by offering loans for purchasing agricultural inputs like seeds, crop protection products, and nutrients.

Sabanto is a company that offers a Farming-as-a-Service solution aimed at enhancing autonomy in agricultural machinery. It specializes in low-cost retrofitting of existing agricultural equipment, irrespective of brand or model, and develops software that supports the functionality of autonomous technology. This approach not only improves the utility of farming equipment but also aims to increase the return on investment for producers. Sabanto's technology facilitates comprehensive agricultural services through a supervised autonomous equipment platform, allowing farmers to monitor and operate their operations efficiently from a centralized location. By focusing on simple and cost-effective innovations, Sabanto is dedicated to advancing the future of agriculture.

Hydrogen Mem-Tech develops palladium membrane technology for hydrogen separation and carbon capture. The system enables clean hydrogen production with low maintenance and a smaller environmental footprint, suitable for refineries, bio-refineries, chemical plants, steel production, power generation, gas networks and agriculture, helping customers pursue zero-emission energy options and a competitive advantage.

Apollo Agriculture is an agtech company that provides smallholder farmers with access to high-quality inputs, credit, and advisory services. Using agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology, it assesses farmer credit risk and tailors each package to a farm’s location by integrating satellite data, soil information, farmer behavior, and crop yield models. The company delivers a bundled offer that includes financing for inputs such as fertilizer and seed, crop insurance, and ongoing consulting to improve farming decisions. Originating in Kenya with operations anchored in Nairobi, Apollo aims to expand to emerging markets and help farmers boost yields and profitability through customized credit, inputs, and advice. The approach combines modern data analytics with practical agronomy to enable farmers to adopt advanced farming methods.

Agrofy operates an online platform facilitating transactions between agricultural industry participants. Established in 2015, it offers a wide range of products and services for farmers, including machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles.

Boomitra is a US-based company that uses proprietary AI and satellite technology to monitor, report, and verify soil organic carbon up to 30cm depth. This enables cost-efficient, scalable carbon credit generation worldwide, with farmers and landowners earning the majority of proceeds.