FarmWise Secures $21.7 Million to Revolutionize Plant-Level Precision Farming with AI-Driven Vulcan

FarmWise is thrilled to announce that it has successfully raised $21,720,000 in its latest funding round, a significant milestone that reaffirms our commitment to transforming the future of agriculture. At FarmWise, we believe that farming can be revolutionized by integrating technology with the intrinsic diversity of biological systems. Our mission is clear: to empower farmers and ag equipment makers by reinventing traditional farming operations with machines that can perceive, understand, and act at the plant level in real-time. With this new capital infusion, we will accelerate the development and deployment of advanced solutions that push the boundaries of precision agriculture. Over the years, our dedicated team has honed its expertise through the operation of a commercial fleet of automated weeder prototypes across the greater Salinas Valley in California, covering over 20,000 acres of commercial weeding. This extensive hands-on experience has been pivotal in the evolution of our groundbreaking Vulcan precision implement. Launched in 2023, Vulcan is a unique intra-row weeder and precision cultivator designed specifically for durability and efficient weeding, addressing the critical challenges faced by modern agriculture. Central to Vulcan’s capabilities is FarmWise’s Intelligent Plant System (IPS), the most advanced computer vision architecture tailored for agriculture, which allows our machines to operate with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency. The funds raised will be strategically invested in scaling our production, further enhancing our IPS technology, and expanding our support infrastructure to benefit more farmers worldwide. This funding milestone marks a new chapter for FarmWise as we continue to leverage innovation to enable smarter, more sustainable farming practices that meet the evolving needs of agriculture on a global scale.