Arugga AI Farming Overview
Arugga intends to transform greenhouse vegetable farming into a data-driven, automated, and efficient field by designing an autonomous robot to monitor and treat every individual plant in the greenhouse.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$300KFeb 2018
$2.1MJul 2019
$5.6MMay 2021
$10.6MMay 2022
Latest News
growth-positive
Costa Group to start deploying Arugga's pollination robots across Australian tomato fields
Israeli startup Arugga has signed an agreement with Costa Group, Australias leading grower of hydroponic glasshouse tomatoes, to deploy its pollination robots across 10 hectares of Costas glasshouse tomato crop. Arugga develops robotic solutions for treating and monitoring individual plants in greenhouses, with a focus on robotic pollination. The company aims to help growers solve challenges related to more efficient pollination and reduced labor costs, while reducing the spread of viruses with its non-contact solutions. The partnership with Costa Group is seen as a significant step in providing innovative technological solutions for the global market of greenhouse agriculture. Arugga is grateful for Costa Groups early belief in their technology and looks forward to expanding collaboration.
PartnersCustomers
growth-positive
Buzz off: Israeli startup developing robotic pollinator raises $4 million
Israeli startup Arugga has completed a $4 million pre-A series funding round led by Cresson and with participation by Smart Agro. Arugga is developing an autonomous robot for treating and monitoring individual plants in greenhouses. The company is launching its first module, a robotic pollinator, to address the market segment of greenhouse-grown tomatoes. The robot, named TRATA, uses cameras and AI-based computer vision to recognize flowers ready for pollination and applies an air-pressure mechanism to pollinate the selected flower. Arugga aims to replace manual labor and bumblebees as pollination solutions, solving sensitivity to environmental conditions and pesticides. The company plans to expand its robotic platforms to include pest and disease detection, yield prediction, and pruning. Smart Agro, an agri-tech R&D partnership, invested $500,000 in Aruggas funding round.
Investment
growth-positive
15 ag tech start-ups chosen to showcase solutions at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has selected 15 ag tech start-ups that have the potential to disrupt agriculture. These start-ups cover a range of technologies, including smart robotics, biotech, solar research, and supply chain tracking. The summit, which will be held in San Francisco in March, aims to showcase these innovative solutions. The selected start-ups include Agragene, AgNext Technologies, Agrynex, AgTrace, Arugga AI Farming, Augmenta, Dot Farm Solutions, Farmbot, G2V Optics, MoA Technology, ONO Exponential Farming, Phylagen, Phytoform Labs, Stable, and Varigen Biosciences. The full program and registration information can be found on the World Agri-Tech website.
Partners
| Sector | Agriculture & Food Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $10.6M |
| Last funding | $5M |
| Stage | A |
| Rounds | 4 |
| Investors | 5 |
Team Members
2
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.arugga.com |
| Careers | Careers page |
Locations
Kfar Monash, Israel
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Arugga AI Farming Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Beta
Employees
11-50
Sector
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesAg TechFarm Equipment & TreatmentClimate TechFood & Land UseSustainable FarmingTarget Customer
Agriculture & FoodCropsCore Technology
Machinery & RoboticsIndustrial RobotsArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionTags (7)
climate-techgreenhousesagtechartificial-intelligenceautomationroboticsagricultureGeographic Markets
GlobalAustraliaArugga AI Farming Financials
$10.6M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$5M
Last funding
A
Funding stage
4
Total rounds
5
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$300KFeb 2018
$2.1MJul 2019
$5.6MMay 2021
$10.6MMay 2022
Private Equity Funding
Convertible Debt
May 2022
$5M
Smart Agro
A Round
May 2021
$3.5M
Cresson Management (Lead)
,
NevaTeam Partners
Seed
Jul 2019
$1.8M
Cresson Management, Entrée Capital, Terralab Ventures
Pre-Seed
Feb 2018
$300K
Cresson Management
Arugga AI Farming Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$300KFeb 2018
$2.1MJul 2019
$5.6MMay 2021
$10.6MMay 2022
All Events
Convertible Debt
May 2022
$5M
Smart Agro
A Round
May 2021
$3.5M
Cresson Management (Lead)
,
NevaTeam Partners
Seed
Jul 2019
$1.8M
Cresson Management, Entrée Capital, Terralab Ventures
Pre-Seed
Feb 2018
$300K
Cresson Management
Arugga AI Farming News
3 articles
growth-positive
Costa Group to start deploying Arugga's pollination robots across Australian tomato fields
Israeli startup Arugga has signed an agreement with Costa Group, Australias leading grower of hydroponic glasshouse tomatoes, to deploy its pollination robots across 10 hectares of Costas glasshouse tomato crop. Arugga develops robotic solutions for treating and monitoring individual plants in greenhouses, with a focus on robotic pollination. The company aims to help growers solve challenges related to more efficient pollination and reduced labor costs, while reducing the spread of viruses with its non-contact solutions. The partnership with Costa Group is seen as a significant step in providing innovative technological solutions for the global market of greenhouse agriculture. Arugga is grateful for Costa Groups early belief in their technology and looks forward to expanding collaboration.
PartnersCustomers
growth-positive
Buzz off: Israeli startup developing robotic pollinator raises $4 million
Israeli startup Arugga has completed a $4 million pre-A series funding round led by Cresson and with participation by Smart Agro. Arugga is developing an autonomous robot for treating and monitoring individual plants in greenhouses. The company is launching its first module, a robotic pollinator, to address the market segment of greenhouse-grown tomatoes. The robot, named TRATA, uses cameras and AI-based computer vision to recognize flowers ready for pollination and applies an air-pressure mechanism to pollinate the selected flower. Arugga aims to replace manual labor and bumblebees as pollination solutions, solving sensitivity to environmental conditions and pesticides. The company plans to expand its robotic platforms to include pest and disease detection, yield prediction, and pruning. Smart Agro, an agri-tech R&D partnership, invested $500,000 in Aruggas funding round.
Investment
growth-positive
15 ag tech start-ups chosen to showcase solutions at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has selected 15 ag tech start-ups that have the potential to disrupt agriculture. These start-ups cover a range of technologies, including smart robotics, biotech, solar research, and supply chain tracking. The summit, which will be held in San Francisco in March, aims to showcase these innovative solutions. The selected start-ups include Agragene, AgNext Technologies, Agrynex, AgTrace, Arugga AI Farming, Augmenta, Dot Farm Solutions, Farmbot, G2V Optics, MoA Technology, ONO Exponential Farming, Phylagen, Phytoform Labs, Stable, and Varigen Biosciences. The full program and registration information can be found on the World Agri-Tech website.
Partners
Arugga AI Farming Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 22 |
| Team members | 2 |
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| Registrar ID | 515730661 |
| Crunchbase | arugga-ai-farming |
| Creator | Fredrik Liljedahl |
| Creator email | fredrik.liljedahl@sncentral.org |
| Last updater | Hadar Keter |
| Updater email | hadar23996@gmail.com |
| Last update | 2021-07-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z |
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