Viridix offers a soil water management platform that utilizes wireless, solar-powered sensors to provide real-time soil moisture data and actionable irrigation insights. This technology enables farmers and landscape managers to optimize water usage, reduce costs, and enhance crop quality by ensuring precise irrigation tailored to the specific needs of each plant.
Funding
$9.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Farmers and landscape managers often lack real-time, accurate data on soil moisture at the root level, leading to inefficient irrigation practices. Traditional methods rely on estimations or infrequent manual checks, resulting in over- or under-watering, increased costs, and reduced crop quality. This lack of precise data hinders optimal resource management and sustainable agricultural practices.
Solution
Viridix offers a soil water management platform that provides continuous, accurate soil moisture data and actionable insights, enabling precision irrigation. The system utilizes wireless, solar-powered sensors placed at multiple depths to measure water potential, the most accurate measurement of water available to plant roots. This data is transmitted to a cloud-based decision support system that analyzes the information, generates irrigation recommendations, and sends alerts for under- or over-irrigation and critical weather conditions. By optimizing irrigation based on real-time data, Viridix helps growers save water, reduce expenses, increase yields, and improve crop quality.
Target Audience
The primary customers are farmers, vineyard operators, orchard managers, greenhouse operators, and landscape managers seeking to optimize irrigation, reduce water consumption, and improve crop yields.
Features
- Root-Sense sensors measure water potential at multiple depths for comprehensive soil moisture analysis.
- Wireless connectivity to the cloud for real-time data transmission and remote monitoring.
- Solar-powered sensors for self-charging and reduced maintenance.
- Decision support system provides easy-to-use interface for growers to interpret data.
- Customizable alerts for under- and over-irrigation and important weather conditions.
- Irrigation recommendations to maximize field performance and resource efficiency.
- Integrates weather data, irrigation protocols, and soil characteristics for automated irrigation management.