Crop Convergence provides decision-support tools that utilize data analytics and environmental monitoring to optimize yield, nutrition, and quality for crop growers in controlled environments like greenhouses and vertical farms. The startup enhances agricultural production methods to increase access to nutritious, fresh food globally.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) growers face the challenge of optimizing complex systems involving plant management, environmental factors, and genetics to maximize crop yield, nutritional quality, and flavor while minimizing production costs and enhancing sustainability. The multitude of possible combinations makes it difficult to make informed decisions that align to maximize profit from crops.
Solution
Crop Convergence offers software solutions that leverage plant-based digital twins to enable CEA growers to test decisions before implementation. Their products include Crop Navigator, a tool for optimizing growing environments; Crop Deployer, which helps outdoor farmers and agronomists reduce the risk of management decisions; Crop Horizon, a solution for plant breeders and seed businesses to tailor variety selection; and Analytics Services, which provides bespoke projects, planning, and optimization. These tools are designed to simplify decision-making and empower growers to make better choices, ultimately leading to increased profits.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes controlled environment agriculture (CEA) growers, outdoor farmers, agronomists, plant breeders, seed businesses, investors, and farms in development.
Features
- Plant-based digital twins for simulating different management decisions
- Crop Navigator: Optimizes growing environments for controlled environment agriculture
- Crop Deployer: Reduces the risk of management decisions for outdoor farmers and agronomists
- Crop Horizon: Variety selection tailored to each market and environment for plant breeders and seed businesses
- Analytics Services: Bespoke projects, planning, and optimization