Trendlines Group is a venture capital investment firm established in 1993 and based in Karmiel, Israel. The company focuses on inventing, discovering, and incubating innovative technologies in the medical and agrifood sectors. It operates primarily through medical and agrifood incubators located in Israel and Singapore, alongside its in-house innovation center, Trendlines Labs. Trendlines aims to foster growth in these industries by supporting the development of breakthrough solutions that address critical needs in healthcare and food production.
V.P. The Trendlines Group, CEO Trendlines Incubators Israel
Barak Singer
Executive Vice President and Head of Healthcare
Past deals in Agriculture
IBI-Ag
Series A in 2025
IBI-Ag is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative bioinsecticides that provide environmentally friendly pest management solutions for farmers. The company focuses on creating natural single-domain antibody insecticides designed to enhance crop production while ensuring the safety of farm workers, consumers, and the environment. By utilizing advanced technology and fermentation processes, IBI-Ag offers efficient and selective pest control solutions that lower agricultural costs. The company's platform is built on thorough testing and extensive learning, allowing farmers to access customized biological pest control strategies that meet their specific needs. Through its commitment to sustainable practices, IBI-Ag aims to revolutionize the agricultural landscape by promoting safer and more effective methods of insect management.
AgriG8
Venture Round in 2024
AgriG8 is a platform for agricultural fintech that aims to close the financing gap for smallholder farmers. The company's technology combines in-the-moment observation with in-depth behavioral analysis to offer MRV measurement, reporting, and verification capabilities, giving lenders active monitoring and predictive modeling for a profit. making investments in climate-resilient farming more appealing for institutional lenders. Their objective is to make it possible for any farmer who engages in climate-resilient farming to obtain financing.
Peptobiotics
Series A in 2024
Peptobiotics is a synbio startup that develops livestock disease prevention biotechnology for sustainable Agri productivity. The company makes agriculture more productive, humane, and sustainable by promoting growth and protecting against pathogens using a new type of antibiotic alternative that does not cause resistance.
AgriG8
Funding Round in 2022
AgriG8 is a platform for agricultural fintech that aims to close the financing gap for smallholder farmers. The company's technology combines in-the-moment observation with in-depth behavioral analysis to offer MRV measurement, reporting, and verification capabilities, giving lenders active monitoring and predictive modeling for a profit. making investments in climate-resilient farming more appealing for institutional lenders. Their objective is to make it possible for any farmer who engages in climate-resilient farming to obtain financing.
FruitSpec
Series A in 2021
FruitSpec Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing hyperspectral sensor systems for fruit yield estimation, catering to farmers, distributors, and insurance companies. Founded in 2016 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers FruitSpec sensor pods that scan orchards to analyze fruit trees. This technology employs hyperspectral imaging and deep learning algorithms to differentiate between leaves and fruits, generating valuable insights for agribusinesses. FruitSpec provides a comprehensive yield estimation service, which includes scanning the orchard and delivering detailed reports. These reports feature the number of fruits and their size distribution, as well as heat maps indicating fruit quantity distribution within the orchard. By facilitating data collection and yield prediction, FruitSpec enables stakeholders in the fruit value chain to optimize their demand-to-supply processes and make informed business decisions.
AgroScout
Series A in 2021
AgroScout Ltd. is an Israeli company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based agricultural intelligence platform. This platform aids farmers by identifying and monitoring crop diseases, ultimately enhancing crop yields and promoting sustainable farming practices. AgroScout's solutions leverage advanced analytics and high-resolution aerial imagery to provide detailed insights into crop health, which helps food production companies optimize their operations for greater profitability. The platform tracks various growth parameters, including plant stand counts and biomass, throughout the growing season. Additionally, it continuously monitors for pests and diseases, facilitating early detection and reducing pesticide use by predicting regional outbreaks. By offering actionable insights into crop management, AgroScout enables farmers to make informed decisions and improve their strategic planning.
Equinom
Series C in 2021
Equinom is a food-tech company focused on developing sustainable, non-GMO plant-based ingredients through innovative agricultural practices and advanced technology. It addresses the challenge of inadequate crop production for human consumption, as many crops are traditionally grown for animal feed, requiring costly processing to make them suitable for food. By leveraging its proprietary Manna™ technology platform, Equinom employs artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of high-yield, naturally bred crops that enhance the taste, nutrition, and affordability of meat and dairy alternatives. This approach not only ensures quality and consumer satisfaction but also promotes biodiversity and climate resilience, critical for future food security in the face of climate change. Collaborating with various partners, Equinom has gained recognition as a reliable supplier of premium ingredients, supported by notable investors that bolster its position in the rapidly growing plant-based food market.
IBI-Ag
Seed Round in 2021
IBI-Ag is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative bioinsecticides that provide environmentally friendly pest management solutions for farmers. The company focuses on creating natural single-domain antibody insecticides designed to enhance crop production while ensuring the safety of farm workers, consumers, and the environment. By utilizing advanced technology and fermentation processes, IBI-Ag offers efficient and selective pest control solutions that lower agricultural costs. The company's platform is built on thorough testing and extensive learning, allowing farmers to access customized biological pest control strategies that meet their specific needs. Through its commitment to sustainable practices, IBI-Ag aims to revolutionize the agricultural landscape by promoting safer and more effective methods of insect management.
Saturas
Series B in 2020
Saturas Ltd. is engaged in the development and manufacturing of advanced irrigation sensor systems designed for agricultural applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Misgav, Israel, the company creates miniature stem water potential (SWP) sensors that are embedded in the trunks of trees, vines, and other plants. These sensors provide precise and continuous measurements of water status, allowing farmers to optimize irrigation practices. The Saturas system includes implanted sensors, wireless transponders, and a central control unit that communicates data to farmers' devices, enabling real-time monitoring and management. This technology not only reduces water consumption but also enhances fruit production and quality by tailoring irrigation to the specific needs of crops, thus promoting efficient water use and improving yields.
AgroScout
Seed Round in 2020
AgroScout Ltd. is an Israeli company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based agricultural intelligence platform. This platform aids farmers by identifying and monitoring crop diseases, ultimately enhancing crop yields and promoting sustainable farming practices. AgroScout's solutions leverage advanced analytics and high-resolution aerial imagery to provide detailed insights into crop health, which helps food production companies optimize their operations for greater profitability. The platform tracks various growth parameters, including plant stand counts and biomass, throughout the growing season. Additionally, it continuously monitors for pests and diseases, facilitating early detection and reducing pesticide use by predicting regional outbreaks. By offering actionable insights into crop management, AgroScout enables farmers to make informed decisions and improve their strategic planning.
Equinom
Series B in 2020
Equinom is a food-tech company focused on developing sustainable, non-GMO plant-based ingredients through innovative agricultural practices and advanced technology. It addresses the challenge of inadequate crop production for human consumption, as many crops are traditionally grown for animal feed, requiring costly processing to make them suitable for food. By leveraging its proprietary Manna™ technology platform, Equinom employs artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of high-yield, naturally bred crops that enhance the taste, nutrition, and affordability of meat and dairy alternatives. This approach not only ensures quality and consumer satisfaction but also promotes biodiversity and climate resilience, critical for future food security in the face of climate change. Collaborating with various partners, Equinom has gained recognition as a reliable supplier of premium ingredients, supported by notable investors that bolster its position in the rapidly growing plant-based food market.
BioFishency
Venture Round in 2019
BioFishency Ltd. is an Israeli company that specializes in providing a plug-and-play water treatment system for land-based aquaculture. Founded in 2013 and based in Misgav, the company has developed a cost-effective, all-in-one solution that operates with various aquaculture methods, including extensive, intensive, and recirculated systems. BioFishency's technology addresses key challenges in aquaculture, such as limited water availability and the buildup of toxic ammonia, which can hinder fish growth and survival. By enhancing water conditions, the system allows fish farms to significantly increase production—potentially doubling or tripling yields—while utilizing existing infrastructure. This innovative approach not only boosts profitability for fish farmers but also promotes sustainability by minimizing ecological impact and reducing resource expenditures.
Saturas
Series A in 2018
Saturas Ltd. is engaged in the development and manufacturing of advanced irrigation sensor systems designed for agricultural applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Misgav, Israel, the company creates miniature stem water potential (SWP) sensors that are embedded in the trunks of trees, vines, and other plants. These sensors provide precise and continuous measurements of water status, allowing farmers to optimize irrigation practices. The Saturas system includes implanted sensors, wireless transponders, and a central control unit that communicates data to farmers' devices, enabling real-time monitoring and management. This technology not only reduces water consumption but also enhances fruit production and quality by tailoring irrigation to the specific needs of crops, thus promoting efficient water use and improving yields.
FruitSpec
Seed Round in 2017
FruitSpec Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing hyperspectral sensor systems for fruit yield estimation, catering to farmers, distributors, and insurance companies. Founded in 2016 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers FruitSpec sensor pods that scan orchards to analyze fruit trees. This technology employs hyperspectral imaging and deep learning algorithms to differentiate between leaves and fruits, generating valuable insights for agribusinesses. FruitSpec provides a comprehensive yield estimation service, which includes scanning the orchard and delivering detailed reports. These reports feature the number of fruits and their size distribution, as well as heat maps indicating fruit quantity distribution within the orchard. By facilitating data collection and yield prediction, FruitSpec enables stakeholders in the fruit value chain to optimize their demand-to-supply processes and make informed business decisions.
MetoMotion
Seed Round in 2016
MetoMotion is developing a multipurpose robotic system, GRoW, for labor-intensive tasks in greenhouses to reduce the reliance on and high costs of human labor in greenhouse vegetable production. The Company’s first application is greenhouse tomatoes.
Hargol™ FoodTech
Seed Round in 2016
Hargol™ FoodTech is the world's first commercial grasshopper farm! Grasshoppers are nature's most efficient protein source. Hargol™ FoodTech revolutionize the protein ingredient industry by providing a healthier and more sustainable and affordable alternative, becoming the leading intensive rearing company of grasshoppers in the world. The company is at the forefront of high quality nutrients and healthy grasshoppers supply to markets around the world, improving current market wild-harvested supply by providing year-round availability, nutrients content & quality and costs reduction. For its first line of products, Hargol FoodTech relies on methods and technologies of intensive breeding and growing of three grasshopper species that are processed into protein powders. The company is offering grasshopper based protein ingredient in North America markets to food/ingredient manufacturers and whole grasshoppers. Hargol™ FoodTech have thus far been attracting the interest of food producers, distributors and retailers in the North America, Europe and other regions of the world with whole grasshoppers, grasshopper’s nutrient-rich powder and innovative food products. With the expected 70% rise in demand for animal source protein over the next decades and with existing animal source protein taking a big toll on the environment there is a need for an alternative – Both sustainable and affordable for populations around the globe. Enhanced by their vegetarian diet grasshoppers’ nutrient content is superior compare to other insects or animal source protein: Over 70% whole protein, Omega-3 & Omega-6, Zinc, Iron, & Folic acid. Grasshoppers are also the only Kosher and Halal insect in the world!
Saturas
Seed Round in 2016
Saturas Ltd. is engaged in the development and manufacturing of advanced irrigation sensor systems designed for agricultural applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Misgav, Israel, the company creates miniature stem water potential (SWP) sensors that are embedded in the trunks of trees, vines, and other plants. These sensors provide precise and continuous measurements of water status, allowing farmers to optimize irrigation practices. The Saturas system includes implanted sensors, wireless transponders, and a central control unit that communicates data to farmers' devices, enabling real-time monitoring and management. This technology not only reduces water consumption but also enhances fruit production and quality by tailoring irrigation to the specific needs of crops, thus promoting efficient water use and improving yields.
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