Arugga has developed autonomous ground robots that provide greenhouse services using artificial intelligence. The robotic platform is designed to support several modules including pollination, non-contact pruning, plant lowering, pest/disease detection and yield prediction.
Location: Israel
Total raised: $4M
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 29.02.2024 | THRIVE Agr... | thriveagri... |
| - | Cultiv8 Fu... | cultiv8fun... |
| - | Virta Vent... | virtaventu... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.06.2021 | - | $4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.07.2022 | 'AI Bumblebees:' These AI Robots Act Like Bees to Pollinate Tomato Plants | Joaquin Victor Tacla, Tech Times 11 July 2022, 08:07 am Is AI taking over the jobs of bumblebees? Well, not exactly. Bumblebees are typically used to pollinate plants in glasshouses all over the world. However, they are prohibited in Austra... |
| 16.10.2021 | Food for Thought: Startups Harness AI to Nurture the Future of Agriculture | From counting cows to detecting weeds to pollinating tomatoes, startups around the world are deploying AI technology to solve problems that farmers have struggled with since the dawn of time. Tomorrow's World Food Day comes as startups are ... |
| 23.08.2021 | Unstung Heroes: Startup's AI-Powered Tomato Pollinator Gives Bees a Break | There are nearly a half million acres of greenhouse tomato crops in the world, an area about 35 times the size of Manhattan. In other words, lots of tomatoes. Growing them requires more than soil, water and sunlight. The plants are self-pol... |
| 02.06.2021 | Better than bees? Arugga nets $4m for its indoor pollination robots | Arugga, a startup working on robotic pollination for indoor farming setups, has raised $4 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Cresson Management, with Biobest Group, Terra Venture Partners, Equicelar, and Smart Agro among ... |