Blue River Technology

Acquired

See & Spray: Smarter farming through computer vision.

Sunnyvale, United States · Founded 2011 · $17.1M raised

Employees
201–500
Founded
2011
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$17.1M
Last Round
$17.1M Series BDec 2015
Rounds
4
Acquired by
John DeereSep 2017 · $305.0M

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Blue River Technology, a John Deere subsidiary since 2017, builds AI-powered agricultural machinery using computer vision and deep learning. Their flagship product, See & Spray, identifies individual plants in real time and applies herbicide only to weeds, reducing chemical usage by over 90% and improving crop yields at scale.

Summary

Blue River Technology is an Agtech company based in Sunnyvale, United States, founded in 2011. It has raised $17.1M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $17.1M Series B round in Dec 2015. Investors include Monsanto Growth Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionSep 2017

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Funding: Grant through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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