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Snapshot 2026-10-21- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,286new
- Vertical IndustriesRankedof 56new
- AI for ScienceRankedof 98new
- Agriculture#9of 10
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Electric Plant (The Electric Plant Company), founded in 2023 in Detroit, makes low-cost Bud sensor probes that capture plants' electrophysiological signals and uses its Bombadil foundation model to turn them into watering, nutrient, light and health insights for growers, urban landscapes and environmental monitoring.
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Investor· 8
Founders / team· 2
Founders / core team
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Funding history
- 2026-10-20Seed$11M
Investors · Onto Ventures, Climactic, Ponderosa, Endeavor Catalyst, Ludlow Ventures, Michigan Rise, The Fund, Schox VC
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Electric Plant
Electric Plant (The Electric Plant Company), founded in 2023 in Detroit, makes low-cost Bud sensor probes that capture plants' electrophysiological signals and uses its Bombadil foundation model to turn them into watering, nutrient, light and health insights for growers, urban landscapes and environmental monitoring.
Seed · 2026-10
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United States
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Farmblox
AI platform helping farmers monitor and manage crops using sensors that collect real-time soil, weather and plant health data
Seed · $3M · 2024-07
$3M - Hippo Harvest
Grows and sells USDA-certified organic leafy greens in greenhouses run by autonomous mobile robots and machine learning
Series C · $51M · 2026-07
$51M - Agtonomy
Automation software and services for agricultural machinery and autonomous fleets
Series B · $51M · 2025-10
$51M
China
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- DATAYOO APPLICATION CO., LTD.
Precision agriculture SaaS: FarmiSpace platform combines satellite spectral data with proprietary AI algorithms to monitor crop health, water and nitrogen, and pest and disease risk, and to forecast yields, without ground sensors
— - AIForce
Agricultural robots and smart farm machinery: autonomous operation systems, new-energy smart machines, embodied AI agricultural robots and smart implements for round-the-clock, automated, precision operation.
Series B · $14M · 2026-07
$14M
Europe
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Vivent Biosignals
Plant biosensors capture crop electrophysiological signals; machine learning identifies stress/pests and diseases/nutrient imbalances before visible symptoms; serves agricultural input companies, growers and research institutions
— - Stenon
FarmLab, a real-time soil testing and nitrogen/nutrient management decision platform built on sensor hardware + AI models
Series B · 2026-10
— - Xfarm Technologies
Software that helps farmers track field data, manage machinery, monitor crops and optimize resources such as irrigation and fertilization
Series C · $39M · 2024-10
$39M
Other / unspecified
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- SatSure
Satellite imagery and AI insights for industries including agriculture, insurance and infrastructure
Undisclosed · $15M · 2023-09
$15M - Rize
Uses data analytics to help rice farmers adopt sustainable farming practices
Series A · $14M · 2024-05
$14M - Greeneye Technologies
AI vision retrofits for farmers' existing sprayers that spot-spray only weeds, cutting herbicide use by up to 90%
Undisclosed · $20M · 2024-04
$20M
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