Heritable Agriculture
Seed Round in 2025
Heritable Agriculture is a technology-driven company specializing in agricultural innovation. It employs advanced breeding techniques, biotechnology, and genetic research to enhance crop resilience against diseases, pests, and environmental stress. The company's mission is to develop crop varieties that yield more, require fewer resources, and adapt better to changing climates. By leveraging artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and traditional breeding methods, Heritable Agriculture aims to create a more sustainable and efficient agricultural system, offering clients services such as phenotype prediction, causal gene identification, and genome editing design.
Cynomys
Venture Round in 2024
Cynomys is a pioneering company specializing in IoT solutions for the livestock industry, focusing on monitoring environmental parameters and consumption rates in animal farms. Since its establishment in 2018, Cynomys has developed a patented self-contained device capable of tracking over 30 critical parameters that influence animal welfare, environmental impact, and overall farm productivity through a secure cloud platform. The company serves a diverse range of livestock operations, providing its solutions to customers in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, and Mexico. Major clients include animal feed producers, distributors, and medium to large livestock enterprises. The management team comprises experienced professionals in technology, software, and hardware development, dedicated to promoting sustainability and improved awareness within the livestock sector.
Convergent Bio
Grant in 2024
Convergent Bio specializes in developing sustainable agriculture technologies. Their innovative systems aim to enhance food production while minimizing environmental impact. The company employs a multi-disciplinary approach, integrating bioconvergence, biodelivery, and biosystems technologies. This enables farmers to achieve higher crop yields using fewer resources, thereby promoting a healthier food supply and a cleaner environment.
Proofminder
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Proofminder is a pioneering company that has developed a leaf-level farming platform designed to enhance precision agriculture. Established in 2021, the company integrates artificial intelligence and visual data to provide micro-level actionable insights on every leaf and plant, thereby aiding growers in achieving sustainable production goals. The platform offers a wide array of features, including plant monitoring, disease detection, crop assessment, flower detection, and weather damage analysis, enabling field crop and vegetable producers to optimize their operations throughout the growing season. By partnering with drone service providers and other key players in the agroindustry, Proofminder aims to create a seamless experience for growers, whether they are involved in seed production, orchards, or various types of crops. Recognized for its innovative approach, Proofminder was awarded "Most Innovative Agri Startup of 2021" by the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture and has been shortlisted as one of the top three agri innovations globally in 2021 and 2022. The company's mission is to contribute to a more sustainable, innovative, and profitable future for the agroindustry, regardless of environmental changes.
TerraGen Technology Group
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
TerraGen Technology Group provides investors and farmers with a platform that encourages financial growth, stability, and shared prosperity.
CropScanAg
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
CropScanAg is a manufacturer specializing in analytical instruments for the agriculture industry. Their product range includes near-infrared analyzers, seed image analyzers, and grain analyzers, among others. These instruments enable agro-industries to gather real-time grain quality data and field data analytics, thereby optimizing crop production.
AxisTech
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
AxisTech is a technology company specializing in agrifood solutions. It develops smart agriculture technologies that maximize crop yield, minimize chemical usage, and enhance soil management. The company's IoT-based sensors collect data, which is then transmitted via LPWAN to cloud servers, and converted into user-friendly formats for analysis or managed through AxisTech's own alerting and dashboarding software. This enables clients to efficiently manage their parklands and facilities, saving time and resources.
Tie Up Farming
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Tie Up Farming operates an online platform that digitizes farming operations across the horticulture sector. It specializes in precision agriculture using field sensors and partnerships, providing traceability and support for crop protection.
Laconik
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Laconik is an agricultural technology company that develops a platform aimed at enhancing economic decision-making for farmers by optimizing fertilizer usage. The platform leverages existing data collected from farms and employs machine learning algorithms to analyze spatial variability and recommend appropriate fertilizer rates. By integrating seamlessly with major digital agriculture platforms and utilizing the standard hardware and software of modern farming equipment, Laconik enables farmers to conduct replicated trials in the field. This approach allows for precise measurement of fertilizer profitability, ultimately empowering farmers to make informed decisions that improve their return on investment.
Converte
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Converte is a manufacturer and supplier of agricultural products, specializing in biostimulants, biofertilizers, and micronutrient solutions. Their comprehensive range includes seed treatments, foliar sprays, and livestock supplements, designed to enhance soil health, improve crop yields, and promote animal well-being. By offering these products, Converte helps farmers and growers boost efficiency and reduce costs.
Ucrop.it operates a blockchain-based platform that promotes agricultural sustainability globally. It connects farmers and companies, ensuring transparent monitoring of land use and farming practices. The platform enables verification of sustainable practices, facilitating collaboration and economic benefits for all parties involved.
LiVA Bio specializes in developing bio-preservation and bio-control solutions aimed at extending food shelf life and enhancing crop protection. The company utilizes innovative technology that leverages human-friendly bacteria to provide environmentally friendly alternatives for food protection. This approach not only reduces the reliance on traditional pesticides but also addresses issues of antimicrobial resistance. LiVA Bio's solutions are designed to be affordable, easy to handle, and non-toxic, offering a broad range of applications. By focusing on sustainability, the company contributes to food security while prioritizing consumer safety and minimizing environmental impacts, such as carbon footprint.
AirSmat is a technology company that develops AI‑driven software for processing drone and satellite imagery to support precision agriculture and related industries. Its platform captures, analyses, and visualises field data, producing crop health assessments, growth trend reports, prescription maps, and early stress indicators that help farmers optimise yields and reduce waste. Core products include SmatCrows for flight and image capture, SmatMapper for bulk image upload and map generation, SmatSat for satellite and weather integration, SmatAI for computer‑vision analysis, and SmatPortal as a unified data portal. Founded in 2020, the company operates from the United Kingdom and Nigeria and serves agriculture, construction, oil and gas, inspection, and solar markets.
LiVA Bio
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
LiVA Bio specializes in developing bio-preservation and bio-control solutions aimed at extending food shelf life and enhancing crop protection. The company utilizes innovative technology that leverages human-friendly bacteria to provide environmentally friendly alternatives for food protection. This approach not only reduces the reliance on traditional pesticides but also addresses issues of antimicrobial resistance. LiVA Bio's solutions are designed to be affordable, easy to handle, and non-toxic, offering a broad range of applications. By focusing on sustainability, the company contributes to food security while prioritizing consumer safety and minimizing environmental impacts, such as carbon footprint.
TRIC Robotics
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Founded in 2017, TRIC Robotics develops autonomous robotic technology for agricultural applications. Its primary focus is on creating a non-chemical pesticide alternative for strawberry farms.
Krilltech
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Krilltech is an agricultural technology company that provides disruptive solutions based on green nanotechnology.
Ac-Planta
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Ac-Planta researches, develops, manufactures, and sells biostimulants and agrochemicals based on acetic acid that enhance plant tolerance to heat, drought, and salinity. The company's product Skeepon is designed to promote plant adaptability to harsh conditions across turf, agriculture, and home gardens. Ac-Planta seeks to leverage advances in plant epigenetics to improve crop resilience and performance, supporting higher yields and quality while helping mitigate desertification. The firm serves agricultural and turf markets with a focus on climate-related stress, aiming to provide sustainable solutions for growers. Founded in 2018, the company is based in Bunkyo, Japan.
Agrology
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Agrology is an agricultural technology company that provides real-time data and predictive insights to help growers measure and improve the ecological and agronomic effects of regenerative and sustainable farming practices. The company tracks soil health, microbial activity, carbon cycles, nitrous oxide emissions, net ecosystem exchange, and microclimatic conditions to help growers link regenerative practices to verified greenhouse gas reductions and ecological benefits, support soil carbon sequestration, and generate carbon credits. Its system is designed to help farmers resist and adapt to climate change while monitoring greenhouse gases and informing sustainable farming decisions.
Labby
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Labby Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in smartphone-based optical spectrometry for agricultural applications. Founded in 2017, Labby develops an artificial intelligence-driven platform that translates raw optical data into actionable insights, primarily for farmers and dairy processors. Its flagship product allows for rapid and precise testing of milk composition, facilitating early mastitis detection and enabling timely intervention. Additionally, Labby's technology is applicable across various sectors, including the detection of spoilage, adulterants, and contamination in the supply chain, as well as providing analytics for tracking harvest cycles and meteorological data mapping. The company also caters to the beer and wine industries, offering portable testing devices for quality control and counterfeit detection, serving a diverse clientele that ranges from large breweries to homebrewers.
Autonomous Pivot
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Autonomous Pivot develops an AI-powered platform that converts center-pivot irrigation into a robotics-based system for autonomous irrigation, fertigation, and crop protection. The platform leverages on-pivot Ground Penetrating Radar to continuously sense soil water content and combines deep learning and AI agronomist capabilities to enable fully automatic symptom detection and precision management. It offers automated, real-time adjustments for irrigation, fertigation, and crop protection, with remote management, precise application, and environmental monitoring to help farmers optimize resource use, increase yields, and support sustainable agriculture.
Ucrop.it
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Ucrop.it operates a blockchain-based platform that promotes agricultural sustainability globally. It connects farmers and companies, ensuring transparent monitoring of land use and farming practices. The platform enables verification of sustainable practices, facilitating collaboration and economic benefits for all parties involved.
Instacrops
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Instacrops develops a real-time agronomic platform that converts farm data into actionable insights. It combines IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and AI to monitor agro-climatic parameters, weather forecasts, soil and crop health, pest risks, and irrigation needs. The platform provides preventative alerts and optimization recommendations for irrigation, fertilizer use, and pest management, delivering information through dashboards, reports, and alerts via email or SMS. It helps farmers make data-driven decisions to increase yields, conserve water, and promote sustainable agriculture. Founded in 2014 and based in Santiago, Chile.
Swan Systems
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Swan Systems is a software company that specializes in providing a cloud-based platform for precision irrigation and nutrient management in agriculture. The platform integrates data from various sources to create tailored irrigation and nutrient plans aimed at optimizing crop yields, minimizing waste, and reducing costs. Swan Systems offers real-time monitoring and analytics, empowering growers to make informed decisions regarding their irrigation and fertilization practices. By delivering a sophisticated yet user-friendly management tool, Swan Systems supports large-scale irrigators in effectively scheduling water and nutrient applications across a variety of agricultural operations, including field crops, horticultural crops, and turf. The company's overarching goal is to enhance farmers’ profitability while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
AirSmat
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
AirSmat is a technology company that develops AI‑driven software for processing drone and satellite imagery to support precision agriculture and related industries. Its platform captures, analyses, and visualises field data, producing crop health assessments, growth trend reports, prescription maps, and early stress indicators that help farmers optimise yields and reduce waste. Core products include SmatCrows for flight and image capture, SmatMapper for bulk image upload and map generation, SmatSat for satellite and weather integration, SmatAI for computer‑vision analysis, and SmatPortal as a unified data portal. Founded in 2020, the company operates from the United Kingdom and Nigeria and serves agriculture, construction, oil and gas, inspection, and solar markets.
mesur.io
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
mesur.io develops devices and an analytics platform to measure and monitor in-ground environmental data. Its Earthstream product analyzes data and combines it with soil and plant databases, satellite imagery, and weather forecasts to generate actionable recommendations. The company provides a risk scoring capability that illuminates supply chains back to raw materials, helping enterprises assess a supplier's ability to deliver and manage risks across procurement and operations. Founded in 2016 and based in Danville, Virginia.
Green Feed Solutions
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Green Feed Solutions is a hydroponic farming company dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture through eco-friendly practices. By utilizing vertical farming techniques, the company cultivates natural animal feed that enhances livestock health and improves dairy yields. Green Feed Solutions aims to assist Canadian farmers in achieving their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals by minimizing water waste, reducing fertilizer usage, and decreasing crop losses. Through its innovative platform, the company contributes to a more sustainable farming ecosystem, aligning agricultural productivity with ecological responsibility.
ReEnvision Ag
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
ReEnvision Ag specializes in developing innovative row crop planters aimed at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of commercial agriculture. The company's planter system features a unique cone-shaped dibble method that precisely places seeds at optimal locations and spacing, significantly improving planting accuracy. This advanced technique reduces the number of necessary field passes required for tasks like disc ripping and cultivation, which in turn lowers labor, machinery, and fuel costs for farmers. Additionally, ReEnvision Ag's solution contributes to creating a traceable and reliable food source while minimizing environmental impact. By focusing on enhancing crop yield and profitability, the company supports farmers in achieving greater agricultural productivity through more effective planting practices.
Continuum Ag
Series A in 2023
Continuum Ag, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing soil health and promoting regenerative agricultural practices through its innovative soil health data platform, the TopSoil Tool. Incorporated in 2016 and based in Washington, Iowa, Continuum Ag provides farmers with access to independent soil data and tailored agronomic recommendations. The company's offerings include web-based data mapping, unbiased soil fertility assessments, harvest analytics, scouting tools, imagery integration, and crop planning resources. Additionally, Continuum Ag supports a nationwide network of soil health-focused agronomists to expand its soil database and enhance software usability. By providing comprehensive agricultural consulting services, Continuum Ag empowers farmers to improve soil health and optimize crop yields.
Continuum Ag
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Continuum Ag, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing soil health and promoting regenerative agricultural practices through its innovative soil health data platform, the TopSoil Tool. Incorporated in 2016 and based in Washington, Iowa, Continuum Ag provides farmers with access to independent soil data and tailored agronomic recommendations. The company's offerings include web-based data mapping, unbiased soil fertility assessments, harvest analytics, scouting tools, imagery integration, and crop planning resources. Additionally, Continuum Ag supports a nationwide network of soil health-focused agronomists to expand its soil database and enhance software usability. By providing comprehensive agricultural consulting services, Continuum Ag empowers farmers to improve soil health and optimize crop yields.
SenseGrass
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Founded in 2017, SenseGrass develops IoT devices and AI software for sustainable farming. It offers real-time soil intelligence via sensors and analytics, enabling farmers to optimize nutrient management, reduce chemical fertilizer use, and increase crop yields.
Cynomys
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Cynomys is a pioneering company specializing in IoT solutions for the livestock industry, focusing on monitoring environmental parameters and consumption rates in animal farms. Since its establishment in 2018, Cynomys has developed a patented self-contained device capable of tracking over 30 critical parameters that influence animal welfare, environmental impact, and overall farm productivity through a secure cloud platform. The company serves a diverse range of livestock operations, providing its solutions to customers in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, and Mexico. Major clients include animal feed producers, distributors, and medium to large livestock enterprises. The management team comprises experienced professionals in technology, software, and hardware development, dedicated to promoting sustainability and improved awareness within the livestock sector.
Lucent BioSciences
Grant in 2023
Lucent Biosciences specializes in the development of innovative biofertilizers aimed at enhancing agricultural sustainability. The company offers a unique class of micronutrient fertilizers that promote higher crop yields and nutrient levels while being environmentally friendly. Their products are designed to improve soil health and sequester carbon, contributing to climate-positive farming practices. By utilizing sustainable bioactive crop nutrition, Lucent Biosciences enables farmers to cultivate nutrient-dense crops without polluting groundwater, thereby supporting regenerative agriculture and reducing overall costs per hectare.
Xsights
Seed Round in 2023
Xsights is a software company that uses IoT solutions to facilitate asset tracking and livestock monitoring for the agriculture industry.
Agrotools
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Agrotools is a leading global digital platform facilitating corporate agribusiness operations. It offers remote analysis tools for risk management, financial resource allocation, rural insurance, raw material purchase, input sales, capital markets, and retail. With nearly 15 years of operation, Agrotools serves various sector links, from cooperatives to retailers, using advanced technology analyzing over 1300 data layers. It aims to democratize information access, enabling competitive differentiation and ESG compliance. Today, Agrotools analyzes over 4.5 million rural territories and monitors BRL 15 billion in commodities.
Grão Direto
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Grão Direto operates a Brazilian digital marketplace that connects grain buyers and producers for agricultural commodity trading. The platform supports spot, futures, and barter transactions and provides real-time price intelligence, contract automation, and document processing to help farmers and buyers optimize deals and streamline logistics. It serves cooperatives, traders, brokers, feed factories, and warehouses, and enhances market intelligence and decision-making while supporting related processes such as logistics and financial products.
DigiFarmz Smart Agriculture
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
DigiFarmz Smart Agriculture is a digital platform focused on enhancing crop management through advanced data analytics. By integrating various factors such as climatic conditions, cultivar genetics, sowing dates, and disease biology, the platform offers personalized agronomic recommendations tailored to the specific needs of each farm and field plot. This approach is designed to minimize decision errors in plant health and nutrition management, addressing the significant losses in crop yield potential experienced by growers. With over sixteen years of field and greenhouse research backing its algorithms, DigiFarmz provides real-time, dynamic insights that optimize agrochemical usage and boost crop yield and profitability. By continuously adapting to changes in environmental scenarios, the platform empowers users to make informed decisions, ultimately leading to smarter and more effective management of their agricultural practices.
Tarvos
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Tarvos is a Brazilian company established in 2017, specializing in agricultural pest monitoring solutions. The company has developed a sensor-based trap that counts and classifies insects, providing real-time data to inform users about pest presence in crops. This automated monitoring platform enables farmers to assess pest pressure, evaluate potential damage, and optimize the timing of insecticide applications. By delivering timely insights, Tarvos supports improved decision-making and enhances crop yields for its clients. Based in Campinas, Brazil, Tarvos aims to advance agricultural practices through innovative technology.
Nexus Robotics
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Nexus Robotics, established in 2017 and headquartered in Halifax, Canada, specializes in developing autonomous robots for the agriculture industry. Their primary product is a weeding robot that effectively removes weeds while preserving crops, using a camera system and AI to differentiate between the two. This robot not only extracts weeds but also provides farmers with crop health data, enabling more informed decision-making.
Pure Life Carbon
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Founded in 2018, Pure Life Carbon is a Calgary-based AgTech company dedicated to developing advanced carbon products for sustainable agriculture. The company focuses on research and development of environmentally friendly solutions to displace outdated products, aiming to protect the environment, reduce global warming impacts, and enhance premium crop growth.
Soilgenic Technologies
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Soilgenic Technologies specializes in developing climate-smart agricultural solutions, particularly through fertilizer enhancement technologies. The company aims to improve nutrient use efficiency, thereby reducing fertilizer waste and its associated environmental impact. By focusing on these innovations, Soilgenic enables farmers to enhance crop yields and bolster food security while minimizing harm to the environment. Through its commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, Soilgenic plays a crucial role in promoting responsible farming that benefits both producers and the ecosystem.
Growcer
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Growcer Inc. is a manufacturer based in Ottawa, Canada, specializing in modular hydroponic growing systems designed to enable the cultivation of vegetables year-round, regardless of climate. Founded in 2016, the company provides solutions tailored for a variety of users, including entrepreneurs, communities, non-profits, remote camps, and institutions. By offering plug-and-play hydroponic farms, Growcer facilitates the local production and sale of fresh crops, emphasizing profitability and sustainability. The company also supports its clients with training and resources to ensure successful agricultural practices.
AgGene
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
AgGene is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on developing plant traits to address crop production challenges. Its flagship GTPase accelerating protein technology enhances protein content in plant tissues, aiming to improve protein yields.
HEMPALTA
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Founded in 2022, HEMPALTA is an agricultural technology company specializing in innovative hemp processing. It grows industrial hemp sustainably in Southern Alberta and processes it using advanced technology at its Calgary facility to create a range of products.
Pairtree Intelligence
Convertible Note in 2023
Pairtree Intelligence, established in 2018 and based in Orange, Australia, specializes in developing a universal business intelligence dashboard for the agriculture sector. Its platform, agnostic to networks, suppliers, and devices, centralizes farm data, enabling farmers and managers to make informed operational decisions. Pairtree currently serves the grains, cotton, red meat, and horticulture sectors, offering over 80 integrations to provide a comprehensive view of farm data through a single site.
California Cultured
Grant in 2022
California Cultured is a food company that uses cellular agriculture to produce cocoa and coffee, with the aim of delivering sustainable, lab-grown ingredients. Its cocoa is described as less bitter and requiring less sugar to achieve flavor, enabling premium quality products with a smaller environmental footprint. The company seeks to address social and environmental concerns linked to traditional cocoa production by avoiding practices such as slavery, deforestation, and child labor. California Cultured was founded in 2020 and is based in Davis, California.
Vivid Machines
Grant in 2022
Vivid Machines is a startup that builds a precision crop management platform for fruit and vegetable producers. The system combines advanced vision sensors, multispectral imaging, and machine learning to deliver real‑time analytics. It quantifies fruit size distribution, detects pests and diseases, and assesses plant health, enabling growers to digitize the physical and chemical attributes of their fields. By providing plant‑specific insights and predictive tools, the platform helps farmers optimize resource use, improve yield and product quality, and increase the proportion of crops that reach grocery stores.
Soilgenic Technologies
Grant in 2022
Soilgenic Technologies specializes in developing climate-smart agricultural solutions, particularly through fertilizer enhancement technologies. The company aims to improve nutrient use efficiency, thereby reducing fertilizer waste and its associated environmental impact. By focusing on these innovations, Soilgenic enables farmers to enhance crop yields and bolster food security while minimizing harm to the environment. Through its commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, Soilgenic plays a crucial role in promoting responsible farming that benefits both producers and the ecosystem.
Verdi is a developer of advanced data science platforms focused on enhancing precision agriculture, particularly in irrigation management. The company creates scalable control systems that facilitate plant-level healthcare and automation, even in challenging farming environments. By leveraging geospatial analytics, Verdi's network of irrigation valves allows farmers and growers to make informed irrigation decisions. This innovative approach enables users to customize water and fertilizer application at the individual plant level, thereby optimizing cultivation processes. Verdi aims to empower agricultural professionals with the tools needed to effectively build, manage, and scale their farming operations.
Continuum Ag
Grant in 2022
Continuum Ag, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing soil health and promoting regenerative agricultural practices through its innovative soil health data platform, the TopSoil Tool. Incorporated in 2016 and based in Washington, Iowa, Continuum Ag provides farmers with access to independent soil data and tailored agronomic recommendations. The company's offerings include web-based data mapping, unbiased soil fertility assessments, harvest analytics, scouting tools, imagery integration, and crop planning resources. Additionally, Continuum Ag supports a nationwide network of soil health-focused agronomists to expand its soil database and enhance software usability. By providing comprehensive agricultural consulting services, Continuum Ag empowers farmers to improve soil health and optimize crop yields.
Prairie Vertical Farms
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Prairie Vertical Farms is a commercial-scale vertical farm operator dedicated to transforming the fresh food supply chain. The company specializes in creating vertical super farms that produce high-quality leafy greens, aimed at supplying both local and national retailers. By focusing on the cultivation of fresh, locally grown produce, Prairie Vertical Farms seeks to eliminate the reliance on imported goods. The company's practices contribute to reduced water consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions within the leafy greens supply chain, thereby promoting sustainability while providing reasonably priced products to consumers.
iClassifier
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
iClassifier develops an AI-driven platform that monitors livestock health, automates assessments, predicts behavior, and enhances efficiency. This improves animal welfare and optimizes farming outcomes.
Veridi Technologies
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Veridi Technologies develops innovative technology that enables farmers to detect plant diseases and pathogens at early stages. By leveraging computer vision and automated microscopy, the company optimizes laboratory diagnostics that are accurate, affordable, and scalable. This advanced approach not only facilitates the early identification of diseases but also helps analyze soil biodiversity. As a result, farmers can reduce their reliance on pesticides while improving crop yields, contributing to more sustainable agricultural practices.
Smart Agri Labs
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Smart Agri Labs develops an AI-powered platform for agriculture, initially focused on seed variety recommendations. It has since expanded to cover a wider range of crop inputs like biologicals, enabling farmers and agribusinesses to make data-driven decisions for enhanced productivity and climate resilience.
Rimaco Greens
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Rimaco Greens specializes in all-climate greenhouse technology, enabling year-round food production in a safe, sustainable, and cost-effective manner. Their platform, which does not require pesticides or fungicides, allows businesses to maintain food security despite climate challenges.
Muddy Machines
Seed Round in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops. The company's primary focus is on enhancing its technology for harvesting green asparagus, while also exploring applications for other crops. Utilizing computer vision and machine learning, Muddy Machines' robotics platform enables precise harvesting by predicting crop maturity and selectively gathering produce, minimizing damage and ensuring freshness. In addition to harvesting, the company is investigating other labor-intensive agricultural tasks, such as weeding and precision applications, to further support farmers in improving efficiency and productivity in their operations.
FarmWise, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing and manufacturing robotic machinery for agriculture. The company's primary product is a mechanical weeder, designed to track and remove weeds in vegetable crops, enhancing farm efficiency and reducing herbicide usage. FarmWise also offers comprehensive training and support to ensure optimal use of its technology.
scoutlabs
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
SMAPP is a developer of advanced digitized traps designed for pest monitoring and management in agriculture. The company's innovative devices are equipped with built-in cameras and sensors that automatically capture and analyze data on pest populations, as well as environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. This technology provides farmers with real-time insights into pest activity, specifically targeting species like cotton owl moths. By utilizing the data collected, SMAPP aims to offer precise recommendations for pest control, enabling farmers to implement effective measures at the optimal time for crop protection. This decision support system enhances the ability to manage pest populations efficiently, ultimately contributing to improved agricultural productivity.
Iamus Technologies
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Iamus Technologies Limited is an artificial intelligence and robotics firm based in Ireland, specializing in innovative solutions for the poultry industry. The company has developed advanced robotic technology tailored for poultry farmers, enabling them to make informed and safer production decisions. Over the past two years, Iamus Technologies has collaborated with poultry processors globally to identify key performance indicators that their robots can continuously monitor within poultry sheds. This technology utilizes machine learning to transform visual, environmental, and biometric data into actionable insights, allowing for automatic and precise data collection from birds across the production floor. The real-time analysis and feedback provided by Iamus's platform address the increasing demands of modern, intensive broiler production, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making for both producers and processing facilities.
Pharm Robotics
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Pharm Robotics LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in San Jacinto, California, specializes in developing robotic systems for the dairy farming industry. The company’s innovative injection system incorporates radio frequency identification (RFID), a camera ID reader, and dairy management software to streamline the vaccination and reproductive treatment processes for cows. This automated system scans cows in the exit lane and collects vital information related to immunizations and fertility, as well as facilitates the recording of pharmaceuticals administered, including medication type and dosage. By transmitting this data to the cloud, the system enables farmers to access real-time insights for improved decision-making regarding herd health and labor management. Pharm Robotics aims to enhance immunization and pregnancy rates while reducing labor costs and improving overall milk quality, thereby contributing to a sustainable future in dairy farming.
Space AG
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Space AG is a technology company based in Lima, Peru, founded in 2017, that specializes in the agricultural sector. It offers an integrated platform for the analysis and management of specialty crops, utilizing data captured from drones equipped with infrared and thermal cameras, as well as mobile sensors attached to tractors. The company has developed artificial intelligence models that assist farmers in making informed decisions, ultimately maximizing crop yields and optimizing the use of essential resources such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides. By leveraging advanced technology, Space AG aims to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs for agribusinesses.
Muddy Machines
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops. The company's primary focus is on enhancing its technology for harvesting green asparagus, while also exploring applications for other crops. Utilizing computer vision and machine learning, Muddy Machines' robotics platform enables precise harvesting by predicting crop maturity and selectively gathering produce, minimizing damage and ensuring freshness. In addition to harvesting, the company is investigating other labor-intensive agricultural tasks, such as weeding and precision applications, to further support farmers in improving efficiency and productivity in their operations.
Haystack Ag
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Haystack Ag supports growers and global carbon markets with tools for high-accuracy, cost-effective soil carbon measurement.
SeedLinked
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
SeedLinked operates an online platform that connects growers, plant breeders, and seed companies. It uses crowdsourced data and advanced analytics to track regional seed performance, enabling users to choose, acquire, breed, and sell place-adapted specialty seeds.
Cattler
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Cattler is a comprehensive cloud and mobile farm management system specifically designed for the cattle industry. The platform enables cattle farmers to manage their operations efficiently by integrating various data sources and third-party devices, such as scales and EID readers, into a single cohesive dashboard. This facilitates seamless execution of daily tasks, including livestock management, feeding, animal health monitoring, inventory management, and billing. By consolidating dispersed and underutilized data, Cattler empowers farmers to oversee every aspect of their operations, from individual animals to entire herds, thus enhancing productivity and operational efficiency throughout the farming process.
Muddy Machines
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops. The company's primary focus is on enhancing its technology for harvesting green asparagus, while also exploring applications for other crops. Utilizing computer vision and machine learning, Muddy Machines' robotics platform enables precise harvesting by predicting crop maturity and selectively gathering produce, minimizing damage and ensuring freshness. In addition to harvesting, the company is investigating other labor-intensive agricultural tasks, such as weeding and precision applications, to further support farmers in improving efficiency and productivity in their operations.
scoutlabs
Pre Seed Round in 2022
SMAPP is a developer of advanced digitized traps designed for pest monitoring and management in agriculture. The company's innovative devices are equipped with built-in cameras and sensors that automatically capture and analyze data on pest populations, as well as environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. This technology provides farmers with real-time insights into pest activity, specifically targeting species like cotton owl moths. By utilizing the data collected, SMAPP aims to offer precise recommendations for pest control, enabling farmers to implement effective measures at the optimal time for crop protection. This decision support system enhances the ability to manage pest populations efficiently, ultimately contributing to improved agricultural productivity.
Space AG
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Space AG is a technology company based in Lima, Peru, founded in 2017, that specializes in the agricultural sector. It offers an integrated platform for the analysis and management of specialty crops, utilizing data captured from drones equipped with infrared and thermal cameras, as well as mobile sensors attached to tractors. The company has developed artificial intelligence models that assist farmers in making informed decisions, ultimately maximizing crop yields and optimizing the use of essential resources such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides. By leveraging advanced technology, Space AG aims to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs for agribusinesses.
Iamus Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Iamus Technologies Limited is an artificial intelligence and robotics firm based in Ireland, specializing in innovative solutions for the poultry industry. The company has developed advanced robotic technology tailored for poultry farmers, enabling them to make informed and safer production decisions. Over the past two years, Iamus Technologies has collaborated with poultry processors globally to identify key performance indicators that their robots can continuously monitor within poultry sheds. This technology utilizes machine learning to transform visual, environmental, and biometric data into actionable insights, allowing for automatic and precise data collection from birds across the production floor. The real-time analysis and feedback provided by Iamus's platform address the increasing demands of modern, intensive broiler production, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making for both producers and processing facilities.
Ladybug Robotics
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ladybug Robotics equips farmers with intelligent robots that autonomously sense their surroundings, navigate fields, and execute tasks precisely. This helps farmers address labor shortages.
Nectar Technologies
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Nectar Technologies aims to preserve honeybee health by assisting beekeepers in providing appropriate care at the right time through bee-friendly technology.
Verdi
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Verdi is a developer of advanced data science platforms focused on enhancing precision agriculture, particularly in irrigation management. The company creates scalable control systems that facilitate plant-level healthcare and automation, even in challenging farming environments. By leveraging geospatial analytics, Verdi's network of irrigation valves allows farmers and growers to make informed irrigation decisions. This innovative approach enables users to customize water and fertilizer application at the individual plant level, thereby optimizing cultivation processes. Verdi aims to empower agricultural professionals with the tools needed to effectively build, manage, and scale their farming operations.
Nurture Growth Bio Fertilizer
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Nurture Growth produces liquid organic fertilizers using biotechnology. They transform food waste into eco-friendly microbial fertilizer, helping farmers enhance plant health, boost crop yields, improve soil quality, and reduce reliance on chemicals.
AGvisorPRO
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
AGvisorPRO is a platform that connects agricultural professionals with experts in real-time. It offers services such as soil interpretation, yield monitoring, energy and agricultural services, crop protection recommendations, and more.
Susterre
Seed Round in 2022
Susterre specializes in ultra-high pressure fluid jet technology for row crop planting and seeding. Its innovative approach enables no-till farming, improving agronomic efficiency while preserving natural resources.
Bloomfield Robotics
Seed Round in 2021
Bloomfield Robotics specializes in the assessment of plant health and performance through innovative technology. The company operates a digital platform designed for breeders, growers, and scientists, enabling them to study plants more efficiently. By utilizing deep learning and portable cameras, Bloomfield collects detailed data on various aspects of plant health, including growth rate, water usage, and nutrient uptake. This valuable information supports the enhancement of plant breeding programs, optimizes crop management practices, and advances scientific research. Ultimately, Bloomfield Robotics aims to assist farmers in improving crop yield and quality while minimizing environmental impact and fostering the development of new plant varieties.
Lucent BioSciences
Seed Round in 2021
Lucent Biosciences specializes in the development of innovative biofertilizers aimed at enhancing agricultural sustainability. The company offers a unique class of micronutrient fertilizers that promote higher crop yields and nutrient levels while being environmentally friendly. Their products are designed to improve soil health and sequester carbon, contributing to climate-positive farming practices. By utilizing sustainable bioactive crop nutrition, Lucent Biosciences enables farmers to cultivate nutrient-dense crops without polluting groundwater, thereby supporting regenerative agriculture and reducing overall costs per hectare.
Serket
Venture Round in 2021
Serket is a software company that develops recognition technology designed to assist farmers in monitoring and tracing their pigs individually and automatically using standard cameras. Their innovative system addresses animal health and food safety concerns by enabling easy documentation through pictures and videos, thereby reducing the potential for human error. This solution offers a more accessible alternative to traditional smart tagging methods, which are often too expensive for many farmers. By leveraging existing technology from other industries, Serket empowers farmers to manage their livestock more effectively and efficiently, ultimately enhancing food safety and animal welfare.
Autonomous Pivot
Seed Round in 2021
Autonomous Pivot develops an AI-powered platform that converts center-pivot irrigation into a robotics-based system for autonomous irrigation, fertigation, and crop protection. The platform leverages on-pivot Ground Penetrating Radar to continuously sense soil water content and combines deep learning and AI agronomist capabilities to enable fully automatic symptom detection and precision management. It offers automated, real-time adjustments for irrigation, fertigation, and crop protection, with remote management, precise application, and environmental monitoring to help farmers optimize resource use, increase yields, and support sustainable agriculture.
Cattler
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cattler is a comprehensive cloud and mobile farm management system specifically designed for the cattle industry. The platform enables cattle farmers to manage their operations efficiently by integrating various data sources and third-party devices, such as scales and EID readers, into a single cohesive dashboard. This facilitates seamless execution of daily tasks, including livestock management, feeding, animal health monitoring, inventory management, and billing. By consolidating dispersed and underutilized data, Cattler empowers farmers to oversee every aspect of their operations, from individual animals to entire herds, thus enhancing productivity and operational efficiency throughout the farming process.
Bloomfield Robotics
Seed Round in 2021
Bloomfield Robotics specializes in the assessment of plant health and performance through innovative technology. The company operates a digital platform designed for breeders, growers, and scientists, enabling them to study plants more efficiently. By utilizing deep learning and portable cameras, Bloomfield collects detailed data on various aspects of plant health, including growth rate, water usage, and nutrient uptake. This valuable information supports the enhancement of plant breeding programs, optimizes crop management practices, and advances scientific research. Ultimately, Bloomfield Robotics aims to assist farmers in improving crop yield and quality while minimizing environmental impact and fostering the development of new plant varieties.
Healthy Cow
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Healthy Cow is an ag-biotech company specializing in preventative solutions for reproductive issues in dairy cows. Its mission is to provide innovative animal health solutions that focus on cow well-being while ensuring the production of high-quality milk.
Foodlocker
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Foodlocker operates a platform in Africa that connects consumers with foodstuff and grocery items. It offers a wide range of products including baby food, baking ingredients, condiments, drinks, fish, fruits, kitchen items, meat, oil, pasta, poultry, processed foods, provisions, snacks, staples, sweets, tubers, vegetables, and more. The company supports African smallholder farmers with regenerative and precision agriculture practices to meet the demands of large commodity buyers.
Serket
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Serket is a software company that develops recognition technology designed to assist farmers in monitoring and tracing their pigs individually and automatically using standard cameras. Their innovative system addresses animal health and food safety concerns by enabling easy documentation through pictures and videos, thereby reducing the potential for human error. This solution offers a more accessible alternative to traditional smart tagging methods, which are often too expensive for many farmers. By leveraging existing technology from other industries, Serket empowers farmers to manage their livestock more effectively and efficiently, ultimately enhancing food safety and animal welfare.
Instacrops
Series A in 2021
Instacrops develops a real-time agronomic platform that converts farm data into actionable insights. It combines IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and AI to monitor agro-climatic parameters, weather forecasts, soil and crop health, pest risks, and irrigation needs. The platform provides preventative alerts and optimization recommendations for irrigation, fertilizer use, and pest management, delivering information through dashboards, reports, and alerts via email or SMS. It helps farmers make data-driven decisions to increase yields, conserve water, and promote sustainable agriculture. Founded in 2014 and based in Santiago, Chile.
Syocin Biotech
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Syocin Biotech is an Argentina-based company dedicated to advancing agricultural biotechnology through a synthetic biology platform. The company specializes in redesigning natural biomolecules to create precision bactericidal proteins aimed at targeting plant bacterial pathogens that jeopardize global food security. By developing innovative biobactericides, Syocin Biotech enables efficient and sustainable solutions for combating crop pathogens, contributing to enhanced agricultural productivity and food availability.
Arva Intelligence
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Arva Intelligence is a company focused on enhancing the agricultural sector through its advanced intelligence platform. By utilizing agronomic artificial intelligence, the company connects growers with customers in emerging environmental industries, facilitating sustainability and carbon impact. Arva's platform offers AI-driven predictive analytics, environmentally matched seed selection, and comprehensive industry reports, which collectively aim to improve the economic profitability of the agricultural supply chain while promoting the environmental health of farmland. The company's approach not only prioritizes the profitability of producers but also aims to maximize land values both currently and in the future, ensuring a sustainable agricultural landscape.
Re-Nuble
Seed Round in 2020
Re-Nuble is an agricultural technology company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into organic liquid fertilizers for hydroponic growers. Its products stimulate microbial activity in plants' root zones and are available through stores and online in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Intello Labs
Series A in 2020
Intello Labs is a technology company that specializes in using image matching and machine learning to assess the quality of agricultural crops. It has developed an advanced analytics platform that employs artificial intelligence, computer vision, and deep learning to facilitate decision-making within the food commodities sector. The company's image recognition technology enables the grading and quality monitoring of agricultural products, providing transparency and standardization for growers, traders, retailers, and food service companies. By offering smartphone applications that utilize these image-based technologies, Intello Labs aims to reduce value risk and minimize wastage in agricultural supply chains.
Talam Biotech
Series A in 2020
Talam Biotech develops environmental microbial-based solutions derived from the soil microbiome to improve agricultural outcomes. Its products aim to increase crop yields while reducing toxins in crops and pollutants in arable soil, and to remediate contaminated soils and water by leveraging natural microbes that limit heavy metal uptake in plants. The approach supports safer, more sustainable food production.
Agri Marketplace
Venture Round in 2020
Agri Marketplace is a B2B cloud-based platform designed to facilitate direct transactions of agricultural products between farmers and the agriculture industry. The platform offers a comprehensive digital solution that includes a marketplace for buying and selling, logistics services, quality inspections, secure payment options, and legal support. By eliminating traditional intermediaries, Agri Marketplace aims to reduce costs for buyers while enhancing reliability, thereby promoting fair trade and transparency within the food supply chain. The company's business model focuses on redistributing value to those who assume greater risks, such as farmers, while also lowering expenses for agro-industry buyers. With its innovative approach, Agri Marketplace seeks to transform the agricultural trading landscape.
Platfarm
Venture Round in 2020
Platfarm develops an agricultural technology system that enables farmers to track their farmland in real-time via a smartphone application. This platform facilitates progress tracking, task creation, alerts, and farm monitoring, helping farmers optimize inputs and maximize yields per hectare.
Instacrops
Seed Round in 2020
Instacrops develops a real-time agronomic platform that converts farm data into actionable insights. It combines IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and AI to monitor agro-climatic parameters, weather forecasts, soil and crop health, pest risks, and irrigation needs. The platform provides preventative alerts and optimization recommendations for irrigation, fertilizer use, and pest management, delivering information through dashboards, reports, and alerts via email or SMS. It helps farmers make data-driven decisions to increase yields, conserve water, and promote sustainable agriculture. Founded in 2014 and based in Santiago, Chile.
Boomitra
Venture Round in 2020
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.
Spornado
Seed Round in 2020
Spornado is an Agtech company offering an early warning system for crop diseases. It uses a wind-powered air sampler and DNA analysis to detect disease spores before they become visible in fields, enabling farmers to make informed decisions about fungicide spraying.
SolGro
Venture Round in 2020
SolGro is a company focused on the development of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, specifically aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity. The company specializes in creating advanced greenhouse canopies that incorporate innovative nano-materials into their glazing. This technology is designed to convert wasted sunlight into usable light, thereby increasing plant photosynthesis. As a result, farmers can benefit from reduced harvest times, improved crop yields, and enhanced quality of their produce. Through its services and products, SolGro aims to significantly impact the agricultural sector by optimizing the growing conditions for various crops.
HiveKeepers
Venture Round in 2020
HiveKeepers is an AgTech company that specializes in beekeeping software designed to promote healthier hives. The company develops technology that allows beekeepers to record and monitor vital data about their bees, enhancing accessibility and management from any location. HiveKeepers offers a diverse array of devices that track beehive loads and streamline record-keeping processes. Additionally, the software includes features that help monitor beehive theft and assist clients in meeting traceability requirements, thereby improving overall hive management and security.
Cattle Care
Venture Round in 2020
Cattle Care provides an AI-driven video analytics platform for dairy farms. The system uses low-cost cameras to capture video of milking shifts and cow behavior, uploads footage to company servers, and applies computer vision to detect deviations from normal parlor operation and welfare indicators. By identifying anomalies early, it helps farmers spot sick animals and take timely action, supporting efficient farm management and animal welfare.
Milk Moovement
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Milk Moovement is a Canadian software company specializing in dairy supply chain management. It offers a cloud-based platform that tracks milk pick-ups, monitors production, and provides actionable intelligence to optimize processes and maximize profitability.
Olombria
Seed Round in 2019
Olombria is an agricultural technology company that enhances crop yield by employing flies and chemical signaling devices to supplement traditional bee pollination services.
Agronow Tecnologia
Venture Round in 2018
Agronow Tecnologia S.A. is a Brazilian company founded in 2015 and based in São José dos Campos, specializing in agricultural technology. It develops a platform that analyzes agricultural areas and crop data, providing users with the ability to monitor their crops every three days. The technology offers essential features such as harvest alerts for crop shortfalls and quality, as well as tools for scheduling and generating analytical reports. Agronow's platform enables users to compare data related to farm production and productivity, monitor rural properties using satellite imagery, and assess the productivity potential of various crops, including soy, maize, eucalyptus, sugar cane, and pasture. The company serves a diverse clientele, including small, medium, and large growers, banks, insurance companies, trading companies, chemical industries, and agronomical consulting firms.