Tag: sensor

BASF’s Xarvio partners with Arable to improve fungicide recs in lead up to outcome-based pricing

December 4, 2019

Xarvio is now pulling data from Arable's hyperlocal weather data sensors to help farmers improve the timing and efficacy of their fungicide applications, which will feed into BASF's new business model plans for farmers.

Why Grain IoT Startup Telesense Acquired Webstech

May 2, 2019

Telesense, which counts major international shipping outfit Maersk Growth among its investors, says its acquisition of Webstech gives it the largest remote-sensed dataset for grain storage in the world.

How a Little Sensor is Making a Big Impact on the Global Cocoa Industry

April 15, 2019

Handheld near-infrared spectral imaging devices are giving cocoa farmers and processors a way to set fairer prices in a matter of seconds while also cutting out the middlemen

Singapore-headquartered agrifood business Olam International has partnered with sensor startup Consumer Physics to help improve its cocoa production by capturing data on the exact amount of cocoa within a cocoa bean pod.

Woman-Led Midwest Angel Investment Firm iiM Invests $2.4m in 6 AgriFood Tech Startups

January 31, 2019

Kansas City-based angel investment firm iiM (Innovation in Motion) has invested in a variety of early-stage agrifood tech startup companies covering everything from a bio-based plastic alternative to oral vaccines for livestock and companion animals.

Merck Acquires Digital Livestock Tech Antelliq for $2.4bn in Biggest Agtech Acquisition on Record

December 19, 2018

US pharmaceutical company Merck has acquired digital livestock and animal health tech company Antelliq Group for €2.1 billion ($2.37 billion).

Antelliq manufactures sensors for animals, including ear tags for dairy cows through a product called Allflex that can monitor cows’ activity and provide traceability.

How Jain USA Has Quietly Built a High-Tech Irrigation Platform Through Acquisitions

November 29, 2018

I caught up with Aric Olsen, president of Jain USA, are his most recent acquisition of ETWater, a weather data analytics and sprinkler control company using machine learning to measure the evapotranspiration rate of grass.

Understory Raises $7.5m to Power Global Expansion of Weather Monitoring Network

November 22, 2018

Understory analyzes and processes data to create real-time datasets, views, and actionable information from historical, current and forecasted weather events to provide better insights and early detection of risks.

8 Transformational Food Tech Startups

November 22, 2018

This Thanksgiving, we at AgFunder are thankful for our portfolio companies. Over the last year, we have invested in transformational food system companies, operating across the supply chain, from farm to fork.

EXCLUSIVE: Centaur Analytics Raises $3m Seed Round for Post-Harvest Crop Monitoring

October 2, 2018

Centaur is a sensing and IoT platform providing post-harvest monitoring to the agricultural supply chain to reduce waste and improve food safety.

HerdDogg Raises $2.3m Seed Round for Livestock IoT

July 18, 2018

Midwest-focused venture capital firm Serra Ventures led the round with participation from Innova Ventures and iSelect Fund.

Phenospex Raises €2m Series A to Expand Novel Sensor Tech into Automation

July 10, 2018

With its sensor technology, Phenospex aims to get around the constraints of existing sensing options such as RGB and multispectral cameras, to address the over-use of chemicals and fertilizers in industrial farming.

Connecterra Raises €4.2m Series A for AI-powered Dairy Tech

May 24, 2018

The round was led by Russian venture capital firm Sistema VC with new investment from online venture capital platform AgFunder, UK VC 7percent Ventures, early-stage tech VC Acequia Capital, and industry veteran Henk Bles.

The 5 Food Production Risks Digital Ag Can Solve

September 18, 2017

People fundamentally misdiagnose the opportunity in digital agriculture when they sum it up as “grow more with less" write Jess Bollinger and Adam Wolf of Arable.

AgFunder Joins KPMG & Bosch to Invest in The Yield’s $6.5m Series A

April 5, 2017

The Yield is an Australian microclimate sensing, IoT and predictive analytics startup for aquaculture and agriculture.

Q&A: SupraSensor Founder 9 Months On from Climate Corp Acquisition

March 30, 2017

We caught up with SupraSensor founder Calden Carroll to find out a bit more about the acquisition and how the startup merged with Climate Corp.

Arable Raises $4.25m Series A from S2G and Middleland

March 27, 2017

Arable's sensor, named the Mark, which is deployed in the field above the leaf canopy of the relevant crop, captures 40 different data streams.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Acquires Oso Tech After Rollercoaster Ride for Startup

December 14, 2016

It's been a rough ride for Oso Tech and its investors from its founding in 2011 in Urbana, Illinois until now. But the journey culminated in an exit and sale to Scotts Miracle-Gro.

Nestle Chairman Commits to $3.2m Series A for Hyperspectral Drone Imagery Company Gamaya

May 25, 2016

Swiss drone imagery company Gamaya has raised SFr 3.2 million ($3.2 million) in Series A funding to develop its hyperspectral imaging sensor and analytics software platform.

Why Bosch Invested in an Aussie Agtech Sensor Company

May 6, 2016

We recently had a chance to chat with Gavin Smith, regional president with responsibility for Oceania at Bosch, to find out more about his investment in The Yield.