Israeli-based Taranis has partnered with The Climate Corporation to provide U.S., Brazilian, and Argentinian farmers two-way data connectivity.
Plagued by tight profit margins amid climate change, a volatile global trade environment, falling commodity prices, and increases in costs for seed, fertilizer, and chemicals, U.S. farmers face a challenging landscape, with virtually no margin for error.
Israeli entrepreneurs and executives convened to discuss how big data and artificial intelligence can be used to tackle the challenges faced by industry and society at Calcalist’s annual Mind the Data conference.
He pitches Taranis’ artificial intelligence (AI) platform as the solution: a combination of high-resolution imagery and sensors with an intelligent layer that derives real-time and historical insights with greater-than-90-percent accuracy.
Taranis, an ag-tech startup that uses aerial scouting and deep learning to identify potential crop issues, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B led by Viola Ventures.
Israeli imagery analytics for ag platform Taranis has closed a $20 million Series B round of funding led by Viola Ventures, an Israeli venture firm making its first investment into agtech.
