planet.tech is building a hardware-enabled SaaS platform for the cattle industry, starting with a device that captures enteric methane directly from animals and converts it into renewable natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel. The shared sensor and electronics platform tracks vital signs on every animal every hour, alerting ranchers to health risks before death loss occurs. The company is also deploying applications in animal health, environmental monitoring, and biosecurity alongside government and university research partners.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The cattle industry faces converging crises, including preventable animal death that costs ranchers thousands per animal and emerging biosecurity threats that jeopardize the national herd. The infrastructure to address these issues at scale does not exist yet, and agriculture remains one of the least digitized major industries in the world.
Solution
planet.tech provides a shared sensor and electronics platform deployed on livestock operations that captures enteric methane—the largest source of agricultural greenhouse gas—directly from the animal and converts it into renewable natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel, turning a climate liability into farmer revenue. The same platform enables a growing family of applications across animal health, environmental monitoring, and biosecurity. The system tracks vital signs on every animal every hour and alerts ranchers before health issues become fatal. Multiple deployments are active alongside government and university research partners, with patents filed and field deployment on working operations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are ranchers and large-animal veterinary practices seeking to reduce death loss and improve herd health, as well as government agencies and university research partners working on livestock surveillance, outbreak response, and agricultural resilience.
Features
- Enteric methane capture system that converts gas into renewable natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel
- Shared sensor and electronics platform supporting multiple applications beyond emissions capture
- Hourly vital sign tracking on every animal with proactive alerts to prevent death loss
- Mobile access for ranchers to monitor their herd live on their phone
- Tools designed for large-animal veterinary practices to serve ranches more effectively
- Active government engagement on biosecurity infrastructure and livestock surveillance