Tag: sensors

Scentian Bio raises $2.1m seed round to build biosensors inspired by bugs

September 27, 2023

Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors inspired by bugs—has raised a $2.1m seed round.

BeeHero aims for more control outside the hive with the launch of a new pollination insights platform

August 8, 2023

BeeHero says the new platform is meant to bring the same granularity of data found via its in-hive sensors to activity in the field

How the Croptix platform is changing plant nutrition and disease monitoring

June 14, 2023

AEA’s John Kempf on why his company led the recent seed round for US-based precision agriculture startup Croptix.

How to implement digital agriculture, step-by-step

April 28, 2023

While the world is facing the challenges of sustainable food production intensification, new technologies offer a tremendous opportunity to address these issues, writes Marco Brini in the wake of publishing a book about digital ag adoption.

CropX acquires precision irrigation startup Tule, its fourth acquisition

January 31, 2023

The deal with Tule brings an additional layer of plant data and a foothold in the California speciality crops market to the table.

Iowa State University builds innovative public private partnerships for a more sustainable future

January 9, 2023

Leading names in ag like John Deere work with Iowa State University faculty, researchers and students to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

AgriFutures evoke^AG. 2023: a prime opportunity for agrifood tech startups – apply to join now!

October 21, 2022

Australia’s evokeAG Startup Program is instrumental in connecting local and global startups to farmers researchers, corporates, governments and investors.

EXCLUSIVE: xFarm Technologies banks €17m ($17.4m) to expand ‘freemium’ digital ag platform

August 5, 2022

The Swiss-Italian startup will expand availability of its farm management software to help growers farm more efficiently while addressing climate change.

Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food

July 5, 2022

The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.

Lightsmith Group leads $60m round for digital farm management startup Solinftec

May 2, 2022

Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South America.

SupPlant raises $27m to bring irrigation tech to climate-embattled farmers

March 14, 2022

The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.

Q&A: SupPlant’s Revital Kremer on bringing precision ag to more female farmers worldwide

March 9, 2022

The chief technology officer is leading the charge to make precision irrigation available to women smallholders worldwide.

Aigen gets $4m from NEA, AgFunder to boost farm sustainability with solar robots

January 18, 2022

The Kirkland, Washington startup offers farmers high-precision plant and soil health management.

Digital ag platforms xFarm & Farm Technologies merge to become ‘Spotify of agtech’

December 7, 2021

The Italian startups will combine their businesses to help 80,000 farms boost efficiency across 1 million hectares using data.

Q&A: Aerobotics co-founder James Paterson on centering the farm in ‘farm tech’

November 29, 2021

The Cape Town-based startup considers itself a farming company enabled by technology, rather than a tech company working in ag, says CEO James Paterson.

Norway’s OptoScale nets $4.1m to grow its fish farm monitoring tech

October 13, 2021

The Trondheim-based startup believes it’s differentiated by its use of on-site edge processing, rather than relying on cloud computing.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaps by Bayer leads EarthOptics’ $10.3m Series A for carbon mapping

September 21, 2021

The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.

EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian ag AI startup Adroit Robotics raises seed funding

May 26, 2021

Its LeafSense tech is being used by growers to optimize the productivity of citrus orchards – and coffee and avocados could be next.

Sprout Agritech’s first-ever venture investment was 400 million years (plus 19) in the making

April 9, 2021

New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.