- byHellen Villena
- May 1, 2024
- No comments
- 1 minute read
Brazilian agtech Smartbreeder raised $2.9M in funding from EcoEnterprises Fund. The round comes six years after their $1.5M Series A in March 2018.
Smartbreeder will use the funds to strengthen its position in the sugar-ethanol industry, expand into other agricultural sectors like grains and fibers, and invest in internationalization and knowledge transfer programs.
Smartbreeder uses big data and artificial intelligence to help companies improve their agricultural processes and become more sustainable, increasing yields and efficiency across different crops and agricultural sectors.
“Brazil is a global leader in agriculture, and we believe that Smartbreeder’s solutions can transform global best agricultural practices as the world adapts to a changing climate,” said John McKenna, Managing Director at EcoEnterprises Fund.
Founded in 2009, Smartbreeder’s solutions are used on over 3 million hectares across six Brazilian states, generating $3.8M in revenue in 2023.
Read more on Startupi
Hellen Villena
Hellen is a content writer with over 5 years of experience writing about startups and venture capital. Having held several different titles throughout her career, she stays true to form as a marketer by believing LinkedIn descriptors matter less than the jobs to be done.
You May Also Like
Mercadoni Raises $9M Series A from Brazil’s Movile
- bySophia Wood
- January 3, 2018
Movile, the Brazilian mobile application giant with more than 120M monthly users invested $9M into Colombian delivery company…
Wayra Chile Invests $500K into Three Chilean Startups
- bySophia Wood
- February 8, 2018
Wayra, the investment arm of Telefonica and Movistar, the Spanish telecom giant, announced that they’d invested a total…
Chilean construction startup Ipsum raises US$1M round, led by Cemex
- bySophia Wood
- January 10, 2018
IPSUM is streamlining construction projects across Latin America. In a story originally reported by El Mercurio, this Chilean startup,…