Innovate UK

Innovate U.K. is a NPO that offers funding services to support science and technology innovations. The organization offers services and information on births, deaths, marriages, business, self-employed, childcare, parenting, citizenship, law, disabled persons, transportation, education, environment, housing, money, tax, travel, immigration, and jobs. Innovate U.K. is based in Swindon.

Mike Biddle

Programme Director of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Will Drury

Executive Director, Digital and Technologies

Paul Gadd

Deputy Director

Dr. Tom Jenkins

Deputy Director

Scott James O'Brien

Director, Innovation Finance

Nigel Walker

Deputy Director, Lending and Investor Partnerships

Dave Wilkes

Director of Innovation Ecosystem

Past deals in AgTech

AgriSound

Grant in 2024
AgriSound is an agri-tech company that specializes in advanced sound analysis for monitoring insect activity, particularly focusing on pollinators. The company has developed a pollination management platform that utilizes sound, environmental, and vision technology sensors to monitor and predict pollinator behavior across agricultural estates. This platform enables users, including beekeepers, farmers, and researchers, to assess hive status in near real-time through the use of predictive algorithms. By providing insights into insect activity and environmental changes affecting pollination, AgriSound's technology allows for remote management of beehives and supports timely decision-making. This innovation aims to enhance agricultural operations and promote biodiversity by suggesting appropriate actions to maintain optimal pollination conditions.

Outfield

Grant in 2024
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

KAMIM Technologies LTD

Pre Seed Round in 2023
KAMIM Technologies is a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) company. We specialize in crafting tailored engineering & solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Beyond conventional solar solutions, we emphasize creating solar-powered systems, especially for the agricultural sector. Our innovative products such as solar-powered cold rooms, irrigation systems, and driers aim to revolutionize agricultural productivity and sustainability. We were founded by members with over 40 years of combined industry experience.

PES Technologies

Grant in 2023
PES Technologies specializes in developing advanced technology for soil health analysis. The company has created a microbe sensor that monitors the biological properties of soil, enabling farmers and agronomists to assess the health of their soil effectively. By analyzing the status of microbial activity, the sensor provides insights into long-term changes in soil health resulting from agricultural practices. This innovative tool equips users with the necessary data to make informed decisions regarding soil management, ultimately enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability.

PES Technologies

Seed Round in 2023
PES Technologies specializes in developing advanced technology for soil health analysis. The company has created a microbe sensor that monitors the biological properties of soil, enabling farmers and agronomists to assess the health of their soil effectively. By analyzing the status of microbial activity, the sensor provides insights into long-term changes in soil health resulting from agricultural practices. This innovative tool equips users with the necessary data to make informed decisions regarding soil management, ultimately enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Outfield

Grant in 2023
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Petiole

Pre Seed Round in 2022
From commercially grown crops to agroforestry, from seed to harvest, track and optimize your plants' growth with ease. Petiole Pro develops innovative tools for its growers community to enable data-driven agriculture, better yields and profits. Try Petiole Pro today and grow smarter.

Outfield

Grant in 2022
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

Drone Ag

Grant in 2022
We make farming more productive through practical, hassle-free drone automation and Ai software. We are a UK based team of farmers, agronomists, drone pilots and software engineers that provide drone training courses and easy to use software solutions. We have been using drone systems on our own 6000 acre farm for years and we base all our solutions on what we have learnt in that real-world farm environment. We’re still learning, and as we learn we pass that knowledge onto our clients through training and use it to build unique software, making us the best option to stay at the forefront of practical drone use in precision agriculture.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2021
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2021
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

CropDesk Technologies

Grant in 2021
Cropdesk Technologies is an agricultural technology company incorporated in 2017 by a UK Blueberry farmer. The company builds cloud-based software specifically for the fresh produce farming industry. Its focus is on building an integration platform where every piece of cloud based software used on a modern fresh produce farm can be integrated and talk to each other to produce incredible data to drive farm efficiency and scientific learning

Light Science Technologies

Grant in 2021
Light Science Technologies specializes in the development and manufacturing of electronic boards and lighting products tailored for the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector. The company offers innovative solutions that enhance plant monitoring and lighting, enabling growers to optimize their yields while minimizing resource use. Its primary revenue stream comes from contract electronics manufacturing, reflecting its commitment to providing high-quality technology products that support efficient agricultural practices. Through its focus on research-backed solutions, Light Science Technologies aims to empower growers to achieve better outcomes in their operations.

Outfield

Grant in 2020
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

Synnefa

Grant in 2020
Synnefa specializes in creating an integrated ecosystem of smart agricultural solutions, including Smart Greenhouses and Solar Dryers, that utilize advanced IoT technology. Through its FarmShield™ sensors and FarmCloud™ software, Synnefa enables farmers to optimize their farming practices, effectively doubling their incomes on less land while conserving water and minimizing post-harvest losses. Additionally, the company offers an online farm record-keeping platform that enhances crop farming efficiency by providing real-time insights into irrigation needs and soil conditions. This technology allows farmers to manage their operations remotely via mobile devices, ultimately facilitating access to premium markets and improving overall production.

Outfield

Funding Round in 2019
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

Eagle Genomics

Grant in 2018
Eagle Genomics is an enterprise software solutions company focused on managing and analyzing genomics and life sciences data. Its suite of products helps life science companies maximize the value of their research and development data by transforming data sets into actionable assets, thereby improving productivity and reducing costs and time in research processes. The company's platform offers an intuitive approach for curating, integrating, sharing, and analyzing scientific data, addressing the challenges faced by industries such as pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and agri-tech. With a unique combination of expertise in biology, bioinformatics, data science, and software engineering, Eagle Genomics is well-positioned to tackle the complexities of data management in the genomics era, providing clarity on the value of digital assets and the return on information.

Axitan

Seed Round in 2017
Axitan develops a microalgae-production platform for the development of novel and safe products. Axitan is an algal biotechnology that facilitates a cost effective transition away from conventional antibiotics within the animal agriculture industry. Axitan aims to tackle some of the industries main challenges by applying algal biotechnology to deliver innovative products that support production, focusing on improving yield, quality and profitability, and being sustainable and resource efficient.

Eagle Genomics

Grant in 2017
Eagle Genomics is an enterprise software solutions company focused on managing and analyzing genomics and life sciences data. Its suite of products helps life science companies maximize the value of their research and development data by transforming data sets into actionable assets, thereby improving productivity and reducing costs and time in research processes. The company's platform offers an intuitive approach for curating, integrating, sharing, and analyzing scientific data, addressing the challenges faced by industries such as pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and agri-tech. With a unique combination of expertise in biology, bioinformatics, data science, and software engineering, Eagle Genomics is well-positioned to tackle the complexities of data management in the genomics era, providing clarity on the value of digital assets and the return on information.

AGRIinsight

Grant in 2017
AGRIinsight supports smallholder farmers in emerging markets, international agribusinesses and governmental organisations.
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