Jul
26
2016
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Prospera raises $7 million to put computer vision and AI to work on the farm

Prospera monitors tomatoes growing in a greenhouse. A Tel Aviv-based startup called Propsera has raised $7 million in new venture funding to build out systems that will monitor and help farmers improve the health of their crops, and optimize their operations. Bessemer Venture Partners led the Series A round. Prospera CEO and co-founder Daniel Koppel said agriculture professionals have plenty of tech at their disposal today from soil and… Read More

Written by in: agriculture,AgTech,AI,Arable,artificial intelligence,Bessemer Venture Partners,Computer Vision,Daniel Koppel,Enterprise,farming,Fundings & Exits,machine vision,PrecisionHawk,Prospera,series A funding,Startups,TC,tel aviv startup,Venture Capital,Zend Developer | Tags:
Jul
18
2016
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Arable’s crop and weather sensor, Pulsepod, aims to make farming predictable

The Arable Pulsepod is installed on a farm to gather data about crops from the ground. A Princeton, New Jersey startup called Arable Labs Inc. recently unveiled a professional-grade crop and weather sensor that’s solar powered, rugged and was designed by Fred Bould, the creative talent behind the Nest thermostat, smoke and carbon monoxide detector, as well as Fitbit, GoPro and Roku products. The Pulsepod, which looks something like the head of a small drum or a… Read More

Written by in: Adam Wolf,agriculture,AgTech,Arable,Bould Design,crop monitoring,Enterprise,food,Fred Bould,Nest for farms,plant monitoring,Pulsepod,Science,sensors,Startups,TC,Zend Developer | Tags:

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