RAYHAWK
Seed Round in 2025
RAYHAWK Technologies specializes in manufacturing autonomous railcar loading systems, enhancing safety and efficiency in bulk material handling for both small and large facilities. Their technology precisely detects and manages rail car latches, lids, and seals, enabling autonomous opening and secure closing, thereby reducing operational risks and increasing overall efficiency.
IntelliCulture
Seed Round in 2024
IntelliCulture is a developer of farm management software that aims to enhance agricultural efficiency and profitability through intelligent data analytics. The company's solutions automate the logging of real-time and historical data related to equipment health, pest management, and cost accounting. By collecting and analyzing data from agricultural equipment, IntelliCulture provides insights that help farmers identify operational inefficiencies and make informed management decisions. The firm is committed to empowering its clients with technology that ensures their competitiveness in the agricultural sector while promoting improved labor efficiency and pest outbreak prevention.
4ag Robotics
Series A in 2023
4ag Robotics specializes in developing robotics and automation systems tailored for the agricultural sector, particularly in mushroom harvesting. The company provides vision-guided robotics products that facilitate various agricultural processes, including picking, trimming, and packaging. By automating tasks that are often dull, dirty, or dangerous, 4ag Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency and increase yields for agricultural businesses. Its technology is designed to improve overall productivity and safety within the industry, addressing the specific challenges faced by farmers and enabling them to streamline their operations.
Vive Crop Protection
Series C in 2023
Vive Crop Protection, Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in the development and marketing of crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company also operates in Boston, Massachusetts, and Calgary, Canada. Vive Crop Protection focuses on creating effective and sustainable pesticides for both organic and non-organic farming. Utilizing its innovative Allosperse Delivery System, the company enhances the targeting and performance of pesticide active ingredients, allowing farmers to achieve higher crop quality and yields while using fewer resources. Its products are designed to integrate seamlessly with liquid fertilizers and other chemicals, effectively controlling diseases in crops such as sugarbeets, dry beans, alfalfa, potatoes, and corn, thereby promoting increased productivity and sustainability in agriculture.
Picketa Systems
Seed Round in 2023
Picketa Systems Precision specializes in developing a leaf-evaluated-nutrient system for real-time plant tissue analysis. The company's platform eliminates the delay typically associated with analyzing plant samples, empowering growers to make timely, data-driven decisions without disrupting their workflow. By tracking field performance and assessing the impact of various crop varieties, fertilizer products, and techniques over multiple seasons, Picketa Systems helps farmers optimize their practices. Additionally, the technology scans nutrient concentrations in both plant tissue and soil, providing detailed information on nutrient data, local weather conditions, and fertilizer application history. This enables farmers to manage fertilizer usage efficiently and gather accurate insights to enhance crop yield.
ChrysaLabs
Series A in 2023
ChrysaLabs is a Montreal-based company established in 2017 that specializes in developing innovative technology for soil analysis. The company has created a portable probe that allows for real-time measurement of soil nutrients and health, providing valuable insights for producers and agronomists. This advanced optical technology can assess soil properties at various depths without the need for sample preparation, enabling users to directly evaluate available nutrients in the field. In addition, ChrysaLabs offers a management platform that facilitates data access and enables informed decision-making to enhance fertilizer management and optimize crop yields.
SwarmFarm Robotics
Series A in 2023
SwarmFarm Robotics is a manufacturing company focused on developing autonomous robotics technologies for the agriculture sector. The company designs automatic machines and tools that enhance efficiency and sustainability in farming practices. Its collision-avoiding robots serve as alternatives to traditional large tractors, specifically for mowing and slashing applications. Additionally, these robots are equipped with advanced sprayers that allow for precise crop spraying on turf farms and between orchard rows. By providing these innovative solutions, SwarmFarm Robotics addresses the challenges posed by rural labor shortages and aims to improve overall agricultural productivity.
OneCup AI
Convertible Note in 2023
OneCup AI specializes in developing advanced artificial intelligence technology for livestock monitoring and management through computer vision. Its flagship product, BETSY (Bovine Expert Tracking and Surveillance), functions as a virtual ranch hand, utilizing face recognition to create unique identification profiles for animals. This system enables ranchers to track vital aspects such as health, growth, nutrition, activity, and phenotypes without the need for physical hardware or animal confinement. BETSY is designed not only for cattle but also for a variety of livestock, including sheep, bison, pigs, goats, and pets. The technology proactively alerts ranchers to emergencies, such as health issues or predator threats, ensuring effective management and oversight of their herds. By embedding human intelligence into a cloud or edge-based AI platform, OneCup AI enhances the capabilities of ranchers, allowing for a more efficient and responsive approach to livestock care.
Ground Truth Agriculture
Seed Round in 2022
Ground Truth Agriculture offers grain analysis services directly to farmers using an innovative technology platform. This platform integrates traditional laboratory techniques with advanced machine vision tools to deliver lab-quality grain analysis in real time from the combine. By providing immediate insights into grain quality, the company enables farmers to make informed decisions regarding marketing, soil management, and crop production practices. This timely information supports better operational choices, ultimately enhancing efficiency and productivity in the grain handling supply chain.
BarrelWise
Seed Round in 2022
BarrelWise Technologies specializes in developing innovative technology to enhance wine production and analysis. The company's flagship product, the FS1 System, revolutionizes routine free SO2 checks, enabling wineries to complete the process in minutes rather than days while ensuring lab-level accuracy. This system streamlines barrel management by allowing barrel topping, sampling, sulfating, and chemical analysis to occur in a single interaction, all without the need to open the barrel. By simplifying these processes, BarrelWise aids wineries in improving operational efficiencies and optimizing their production workflows. The company's solutions are utilized by wineries across British Columbia, California, and Washington.
Vive Crop Protection
Series C in 2022
Vive Crop Protection, Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in the development and marketing of crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company also operates in Boston, Massachusetts, and Calgary, Canada. Vive Crop Protection focuses on creating effective and sustainable pesticides for both organic and non-organic farming. Utilizing its innovative Allosperse Delivery System, the company enhances the targeting and performance of pesticide active ingredients, allowing farmers to achieve higher crop quality and yields while using fewer resources. Its products are designed to integrate seamlessly with liquid fertilizers and other chemicals, effectively controlling diseases in crops such as sugarbeets, dry beans, alfalfa, potatoes, and corn, thereby promoting increased productivity and sustainability in agriculture.
IntelliCulture
Seed Round in 2022
IntelliCulture is a developer of farm management software that aims to enhance agricultural efficiency and profitability through intelligent data analytics. The company's solutions automate the logging of real-time and historical data related to equipment health, pest management, and cost accounting. By collecting and analyzing data from agricultural equipment, IntelliCulture provides insights that help farmers identify operational inefficiencies and make informed management decisions. The firm is committed to empowering its clients with technology that ensures their competitiveness in the agricultural sector while promoting improved labor efficiency and pest outbreak prevention.
4ag Robotics
Pre Seed Round in 2022
4ag Robotics specializes in developing robotics and automation systems tailored for the agricultural sector, particularly in mushroom harvesting. The company provides vision-guided robotics products that facilitate various agricultural processes, including picking, trimming, and packaging. By automating tasks that are often dull, dirty, or dangerous, 4ag Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency and increase yields for agricultural businesses. Its technology is designed to improve overall productivity and safety within the industry, addressing the specific challenges faced by farmers and enabling them to streamline their operations.
FeedFlo
Seed Round in 2022
FeedFlo is a technology company focused on the animal agriculture sector, offering innovative solutions to enhance barn operations. Its patented sensor and predictive software technology provides real-time, actionable data on feed usage, enabling farmers to monitor health and feeding systems effectively. By delivering insights into inventory levels, time until empty, and optimal ordering windows, FeedFlo helps reduce feed costs and improve operational efficiency. The company's mission is to transform traditional farming practices into a smarter, data-driven approach, contributing to enhanced animal health and a more sustainable food system.
Ukko Agro
Seed Round in 2021
Ukko Agro is a Toronto-based company that develops a smart agricultural ecosystem designed to optimize pesticide usage and minimize crop losses. Founded in 2017, the company provides technology tools that facilitate efficient on-farm decision-making with minimal time investment from growers. Its ecosystem employs prescriptive models for disease and pest management and integrates seamlessly with external on-farm machinery through the Internet of Things (IoT). By enabling real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, Ukko Agro helps farmers optimize crop inputs, reduce losses, and ultimately achieve higher yields. The company is committed to enhancing sustainability in agriculture by tracking, analyzing, and quantifying the benefits of optimized pesticide use.
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.
4ag Robotics
Seed Round in 2020
4ag Robotics specializes in developing robotics and automation systems tailored for the agricultural sector, particularly in mushroom harvesting. The company provides vision-guided robotics products that facilitate various agricultural processes, including picking, trimming, and packaging. By automating tasks that are often dull, dirty, or dangerous, 4ag Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency and increase yields for agricultural businesses. Its technology is designed to improve overall productivity and safety within the industry, addressing the specific challenges faced by farmers and enabling them to streamline their operations.