Japan’s Nileworks raises $7.1m for crop spraying drones
October 17, 2017
Nileworks claims its multi-copter drones are able to see the shape of a field and spray pesticides just 30cm above, reducing drift.
Menu
Menu
Tag: automation
Motorleaf’s Monk on Priorities and Challenges of Being an AI Startup in Indoor Ag
July 19, 2017
We caught up with Ally Monk, CEO of motorleaf, a few months after the business raised a $1.1m seed round of funding, to get an update on how the business is progressing.
Protix Raises $50m in Largest Insect Farming Investment on Record
June 14, 2017
Protix farms insects predominantly for animal and aquaculture feed, and has cracked the scalability challenge, according to new investors.
American Robotics Raises $1.1m Seed for Turn-Key Ag Drone Solution Still in Stealth
May 25, 2017
The round was led by angel investors and included Brain Robotics Capital, a fund focused on AI, robotics, and IoT.
Abundant Robotics Raises $10m Series A for Apple Picking Robot Led by GV
May 3, 2017
Abundant will use the proceeds to commercialize its first product, aimed at reducing the $200 billion orchard farming industry’s reliance on seasonal labor.
How Clean Seed’s Wireless Smart Seeder is Set to Disrupt Agriculture
March 13, 2017
Air seeding technology brought new scale and efficiencies to farming when it was first introduced, but there are several drawbacks, according to Graeme Lempriere, CEO of Clean Seed.
Observant’s 4 Lessons for Agritech Startups in Wake of Acquisition by Jain
February 28, 2017
Further M&A activity from large agribusinesses like Jain is essential so we caught up with Observant to find out what pieces of advice the cofounder would give to farm-based agritech startups hoping to turn their businesses into acquirable companies.
Agtech Funding Sheet: IoT & Automation, Aquaculture Feed, Weeding Tech, Smart Fridges, more
January 5, 2017
A bumper week of fundings as we catch up from the holidays offer a diverse look at the types of startups innovating in the food and ag space today.
Prospera Raises $7m Series A for AI and Computer Vision Ag Data Analysis Technology
July 26, 2016
Prospera, a startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze crops, has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by a leading Israeli VC.
Join the Newsletter
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Follow us:
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
