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Nave Analytics
Seed Round in 2024
Nave Analytics is a data coherence hub that develops a comprehensive system designed to enhance irrigation decision-making for agriculture professionals. By integrating satellite, weather, and telemetry data into a unified data stream, the company enables irrigation advisors to provide precise recommendations on water usage. This innovative approach supports farmers in optimizing their water management practices, allowing them to apply the correct amount of water at the right time. Through its versatile digital tools, Nave Analytics aims to promote efficient irrigation strategies that ultimately benefit agricultural productivity and sustainability.
Corral Technologies
Venture Round in 2024
Corral Technologies specializes in virtual fencing systems that enable ranchers to manage and monitor their cattle remotely. The company offers a collar and tag wearable system that provides safe and effective stimulation to keep cattle within designated boundaries, which are established using proprietary software. This innovative technology allows ranchers to optimize pasture utilization and reduce traditional fencing costs, ultimately enhancing profitability and efficiency in cattle management. By integrating this virtual fencing solution, ranchers can save time, materials, and money while effectively tracking and moving their livestock.
AgCredit Consulting
Pre Seed Round in 2023
A digital lending platform to close the gap for next-generation agriculture producers, bankers, and educators.
Corral Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
Corral Technologies specializes in virtual fencing systems that enable ranchers to manage and monitor their cattle remotely. The company offers a collar and tag wearable system that provides safe and effective stimulation to keep cattle within designated boundaries, which are established using proprietary software. This innovative technology allows ranchers to optimize pasture utilization and reduce traditional fencing costs, ultimately enhancing profitability and efficiency in cattle management. By integrating this virtual fencing solution, ranchers can save time, materials, and money while effectively tracking and moving their livestock.
Idem Irrigation
Seed Round in 2023
Idem Irrigation specializes in innovative, patented sprinkler head technology for agricultural irrigation. Their core product, the Idem SMART Pivot, is designed to enhance agricultural productivity by applying various chemical and hydration options efficiently. This system adapts to existing pivots, helping farmers increase yields while reducing water, herbicide, and pesticide usage, promoting sustainable and responsible farming practices.
Nave Analytics
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Nave Analytics is a data coherence hub that develops a comprehensive system designed to enhance irrigation decision-making for agriculture professionals. By integrating satellite, weather, and telemetry data into a unified data stream, the company enables irrigation advisors to provide precise recommendations on water usage. This innovative approach supports farmers in optimizing their water management practices, allowing them to apply the correct amount of water at the right time. Through its versatile digital tools, Nave Analytics aims to promote efficient irrigation strategies that ultimately benefit agricultural productivity and sustainability.
HerdDogg
Pre Seed Round in 2023
HerdDogg, Inc. is a company that specializes in real-time livestock monitoring solutions for producers across various sectors, including beef, bison, dairy, and sheep. Founded in 2015 and based in Ashland, Oregon, the company offers a two-part system consisting of DoggTag ear tags and a passive device known as DoggBone. These components work together to collect and transmit data on individual animals, allowing ranchers to monitor breeding, health, and traceability through a mobile app and software platform. By providing insights into the activity, health, and location of each animal, HerdDogg enhances herd management and supports data-driven decision-making for livestock producers.
EIO Diagnostics
Pre Seed Round in 2023
EIO Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in udder health technology for dairy farming. Founded in 2017 and based in Duncan, it develops the FirstLook Mastitis detection system, which aims to prevent mastitis infections in dairy animals. The system employs a multispectral sensor installed at the entrance of the milk parlor to capture images of the udder as cows enter, enabling early detection of infection indicators through advanced infrared image analysis and computer vision. This technology automates the screening process, allowing farmers to monitor udder health efficiently, reduce labor costs, and enhance milk quality.
Sentinel Fertigation
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Sentinel Fertigation develops the fertigation management platform N-Time FMS that uses aerial imagery to optimize nitrogen applications and crop nutrition. Founded in 2022 by Jackson Stansell and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, the company provides real-time, imagery-based fertigation recommendations throughout the growing season to help farmers improve yields, nitrogen use efficiency, and overall profitability.
Birds Eye Robotics
Seed Round in 2023
Birds Eye Robotics develops autonomous robotic solutions for poultry farmers. Its robots navigate broiler houses, commercial feeders, water lines, and migration fences, aiming to enhance animal welfare, reduce labor, improve bedding conditions, and increase feed conversion.
RealmFive
Debt Financing in 2023
Founded in 2012, RealmFive is a Nebraska-based company specializing in wireless sensor connectivity platforms for the agriculture industry. It provides real-time data and insights to enhance supply chain management and labor decisions.
Bluestem Biosciences
Convertible Note in 2022
Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. focuses on advancing synthetic biology to enhance industrial applications in the Midwest. The company has developed a digital biology platform aimed at creating biological solutions tailored for strategic opportunities in agriculture and infrastructure. This platform supports the discovery and development of biomanufacturing processes, emphasizing the sustainable production of chemicals and materials. By leveraging proprietary biology designed for anaerobic fermentation conditions, Bluestem enables clients to utilize programmable biology for the efficient manufacturing of commodity chemicals.
Sentinel Fertigation
Seed Round in 2022
Sentinel Fertigation develops the fertigation management platform N-Time FMS that uses aerial imagery to optimize nitrogen applications and crop nutrition. Founded in 2022 by Jackson Stansell and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, the company provides real-time, imagery-based fertigation recommendations throughout the growing season to help farmers improve yields, nitrogen use efficiency, and overall profitability.
Corral Technologies
Seed Round in 2022
Corral Technologies specializes in virtual fencing systems that enable ranchers to manage and monitor their cattle remotely. The company offers a collar and tag wearable system that provides safe and effective stimulation to keep cattle within designated boundaries, which are established using proprietary software. This innovative technology allows ranchers to optimize pasture utilization and reduce traditional fencing costs, ultimately enhancing profitability and efficiency in cattle management. By integrating this virtual fencing solution, ranchers can save time, materials, and money while effectively tracking and moving their livestock.
Grain Weevil
Seed Round in 2021
Grain Weevil is a robot designed for agricultural use, specifically in grain bins. It levels fields, breaks crusts, conducts inspections, and feeds grain into extraction augers, thereby increasing management efficiency, reducing labor costs and spoilage, enhancing safety for farmers, and extending grain storage duration.
Birds Eye Robotics
Seed Round in 2021
Birds Eye Robotics develops autonomous robotic solutions for poultry farmers. Its robots navigate broiler houses, commercial feeders, water lines, and migration fences, aiming to enhance animal welfare, reduce labor, improve bedding conditions, and increase feed conversion.
CropMetrics
Convertible Note in 2019
CropMetrics LLC is a precision agriculture company based in North Bend, Nebraska, founded in 2009. It specializes in precision irrigation management services and develops advanced agronomic solutions aimed at enhancing water, nutrient, and energy use efficiency while promoting natural resource conservation. The company offers a range of services, including precision starter programs, variable rate irrigation (VRI), customized VRI prescriptions, advanced data analysis, optimal probe location, variable rate seeding, and variable rate fertilizer programs. CropMetrics serves growers through a network of dealers, leveraging data-driven technology to optimize irrigation practices, improve soil health, and ultimately increase crop yields and profitability. As of January 2020, CropMetrics operates as a subsidiary of CropX Technologies Ltd.
RealmFive
Debt Financing in 2019
Founded in 2012, RealmFive is a Nebraska-based company specializing in wireless sensor connectivity platforms for the agriculture industry. It provides real-time data and insights to enhance supply chain management and labor decisions.
Jord Producers
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Jord Producers is a company specializing in the commercial production of mealworms, catering to both animal and human consumption across the United States. The company provides live mealworms, which can be utilized as a nutritious feed ingredient, as well as dried mealworms for various applications. Additionally, Jord Producers offers mealworm manure, which serves as a natural soil amendment, enhancing plant immunity against diseases. To support mealworm cultivation, the company designs custom rearing trays for growers. This initiative addresses the increasing demand for sustainable and alternative protein sources in both the animal feed and human food markets.
CropMetrics
Debt Financing in 2018
CropMetrics LLC is a precision agriculture company based in North Bend, Nebraska, founded in 2009. It specializes in precision irrigation management services and develops advanced agronomic solutions aimed at enhancing water, nutrient, and energy use efficiency while promoting natural resource conservation. The company offers a range of services, including precision starter programs, variable rate irrigation (VRI), customized VRI prescriptions, advanced data analysis, optimal probe location, variable rate seeding, and variable rate fertilizer programs. CropMetrics serves growers through a network of dealers, leveraging data-driven technology to optimize irrigation practices, improve soil health, and ultimately increase crop yields and profitability. As of January 2020, CropMetrics operates as a subsidiary of CropX Technologies Ltd.
Materials & Machines Corporation
Series A in 2018
Materials & Machines Corporation, founded in 2014 and based in Lincoln, Nebraska, specializes in developing innovative devices and systems for diverse applications, including food safety, genetic analysis, and agriculture. The company offers a range of products such as MagicTip, a DNA purification kit suitable for various sample types; The Solas 8, a portable nucleic acid analysis system; and the C-SAND Assay, which utilizes a padlock probe-based method. By integrating engineering, life sciences, and information technology, Materials & Machines Corporation aims to deliver user-friendly and cost-effective solutions to address complex challenges in science and medicine.
RealmFive
Series A in 2017
Founded in 2012, RealmFive is a Nebraska-based company specializing in wireless sensor connectivity platforms for the agriculture industry. It provides real-time data and insights to enhance supply chain management and labor decisions.
Blue Prairie
Series A in 2016
Blue Prairie Brands LLC, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializes in the manufacture of inulin, a prebiotic ingredient known for its health benefits. The company produces soluble, indigestible fibers that enhance the nutritional content of various food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. Their flagship product is a gluten-free, non-GMO form of inulin, which supports digestive health when combined with probiotics. Additionally, Blue Prairie's innovative approach to production offers farmers a profitable rotation crop that aligns with their existing agricultural practices. By focusing on functional foods and dietary fiber, Blue Prairie Brands aims to improve the nutritional value of products in the market while promoting a healthy gut environment.
Blue Prairie
Seed Round in 2015
Blue Prairie Brands LLC, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializes in the manufacture of inulin, a prebiotic ingredient known for its health benefits. The company produces soluble, indigestible fibers that enhance the nutritional content of various food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. Their flagship product is a gluten-free, non-GMO form of inulin, which supports digestive health when combined with probiotics. Additionally, Blue Prairie's innovative approach to production offers farmers a profitable rotation crop that aligns with their existing agricultural practices. By focusing on functional foods and dietary fiber, Blue Prairie Brands aims to improve the nutritional value of products in the market while promoting a healthy gut environment.
RealmFive
Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2012, RealmFive is a Nebraska-based company specializing in wireless sensor connectivity platforms for the agriculture industry. It provides real-time data and insights to enhance supply chain management and labor decisions.