Sentera, a US-based developer of sensor technology for the agriculture industry, has secured $14m in series A funding from investors including agribusiness Continental Grain Company.
Food and agriculture-focused venture capital fund S2G Ventures and investment firm Middleland Capital also contributed to the round.
Founded in 2014, Sentera produces remote sensor and analytics technology that uses deep learning and computer vision technology to give farmers real-time insight into their crops, providing details on nutrition, disease and growth status.
Eric Taipale, chief executive of Sentera, said: “We have demonstrated how real-time sensing and analytics can improve economic outcomes and support sustainability initiatives.
“This investment allows us to ramp so we can take these digital products to scale more quickly, alongside the growers, advisors and enterprise partners who have helped us to develop and refine our products.”