SENTERA


Associated tags: Research, Agriculture, Machine learning, Food

Locations: MINNESOTA, NORTH AMERICA

Eiwa, Sentera Announce Commercial Collaboration, Distribution Agreement & Technology to Support Seed Production, Crop Protection, Crop Nutrition Customers With Cloud Data Management and Analytics.

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Under the terms of the agreement, Eiwa will license selected drone analytics technology from Sentera.

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  • Under the terms of the agreement, Eiwa will license selected drone analytics technology from Sentera.
  • The licensed analytics products will be deployed on Eiwa Vault’s analytics library for the benefit of Eiwa’s research and field customers in the United States and South America.
  • The technology will help customers quickly and efficiently gather a variety of measurements during the season.
  • “Users will be able to seamlessly access and analyze Sentera’s drone-based imagery analytics via Eiwa’s comprehensive data management platform.

Sentera Announces Series C Funding Expansion

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentera, an industry-leading provider of ag analytics, announced today a successful expansion of its previously oversubscribed Series C funding round. The round was led by Conti Ventures (a division of Continental Grain Company) and S2G Ventures. Following this round, Sentera forecasts that its capital requirements to achieve profitability and positive cash flow are fully funded.

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentera , an industry-leading provider of ag analytics, announced today a successful expansion of its previously oversubscribed Series C funding round.
  • Following this round, Sentera forecasts that its capital requirements to achieve profitability and positive cash flow are fully funded.
  • "We believe Sentera has unlocked value for its enterprise customers and partners with differentiated technology illustrated by its accelerated growth and blue-chip customer list," said Chris Abbott, co-head, Conti Ventures.
  • "This opens up avenues for further expansion through strategic M&A, positioning the company as a customer-focused agronomic data platform."

Sentera Announces Appointment of Brian Wenngatz as Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Sentera Inc., a leading, global provider of digital insights to agriculture products manufacturers and distributors, and enterprise food companies, announced that Brian Wenngatz has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective January 24, 2022.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Sentera Inc., a leading, global provider of digital insights to agriculture products manufacturers and distributors, and enterprise food companies, announced that Brian Wenngatz has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective January 24, 2022.
  • Eric Taipale, Sentera's CEO since the company's founding, will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility for product and technology innovation and delivery.
  • "After an exhaustive search process, the Board, the team, and I couldn't be happier to welcome Brian as CEO of the company," said Taipale.
  • "We believe Sentera is the leader in data fusion and agriculture supply chain analytics," said Chris Abbott, board member at Sentera and Co-Head of Conti Ventures.

Sentera Accelerates the Development of Time-Sensitive Agricultural Insights with Acquisition of Insight Sensing

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading agricultural insights company Sentera announced today that it has acquired Insight Sensing.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading agricultural insights company Sentera announced today that it has acquired Insight Sensing.
  • Insight Sensing, a company founded by two PhD graduates from the University of Minnesota, has developed a groundbreaking technology platform that delivers field-specific insights to agronomists.
  • "As a leader in delivering time-sensitive agricultural insights, Sentera is ideally positioned to commercialize and build upon our machine learning platform technology to further optimize decisions and improve outcomes," said Brian Bohman, Chief Executive Officer of Insight Sensing.
  • Insight Sensing supports agricultural decision making by providing agronomists with data-driven insights by leveraging their own on-farm data.

Sentera is Bringing the Power of High-Quality Thermal Imagery to Agriculture

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Sentera announced the launch of the 6X Thermal.

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Sentera announced the launch of the 6X Thermal.
  • "We know that our customers are tackling some of the most complex issues in agriculture," said Ryan Nelson, Director of Product Management at Sentera.
  • "We designed the 6X Thermal to meet the most advanced requirements and help our customers achieve their project goals."
  • "The 6X Thermal is radiometrically calibrated, providing you with repeatable measurements that will withstand the rigors of peer review."

Sentera Secures $25 Million Series C Funding to Accelerate the Delivery of AI-Powered Decision Support for Food and Agriculture

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading agricultural insights company Sentera announced today that it has raised a $25 million Series C round.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading agricultural insights company Sentera announced today that it has raised a $25 million Series C round.
  • Sentera's technology centers around FieldAgent, a software platform tailored for food and agriculture that integrates data from satellites, on-field equipment, weather, soil, drone sensors and field observations.
  • Customers receive insights that help optimize agronomic and business outcomes across the food and agriculture value stream.
  • FieldAgent delivers comprehensive field performance data that informs decisions and streamlines the process of identifying potential issues and optimization opportunities.

ServiTech and Sentera Team Up to Improve Outcomes for Growers

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

FieldAgent by Sentera delivers time-sensitive agricultural insights that optimize decisions and improve outcomes.

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  • FieldAgent by Sentera delivers time-sensitive agricultural insights that optimize decisions and improve outcomes.
  • We are excited to partner with ServiTech in its mission to help growers make tough decisions, said Dallas Ford, Director of Business Development at Sentera.
  • Our team is focused on supporting ServiTech and its experienced team of agronomists to overcome the issues facing agriculture today.
  • Additional benefits to growers include:
    Validating actual plant emergence vs. as-planted population goals
    For additional information on the ServiTech Crop Consulting Services:

Sentera and Anheuser-Busch Partner to Help Rice Growers Enhance Their Fertilizer Programs and Sustainability Efforts with Predictive Modeling

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

This technology, delivered using advanced remote sensing tools, will empower growers to improve productivity and profitability by optimizing nitrogen usage.

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  • This technology, delivered using advanced remote sensing tools, will empower growers to improve productivity and profitability by optimizing nitrogen usage.
  • Anheuser-Busch's agronomy team will deploy this technology to make precise, field-level nutrient and nitrogen prescriptions that help rice growers reach their highest quality yields.
  • Rice is one of the most important cereal crops in the world and a key ingredient for brewers such as Anheuser-Busch.
  • From responsible drinking programs and emergency drinking water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we are guided by our unwavering commitment to supporting the communities we call home.

Sentera and AB InBev Partner for Sustainability and Grower Empowerment

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Sentera today announced a long-term partnership with Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), under which Sentera will deliver critical enabling technology for AB InBevs SmartBarley platform which helps growers improve their productivity and secure the supply chain of the future.

Key Points: 
  • Sentera today announced a long-term partnership with Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), under which Sentera will deliver critical enabling technology for AB InBevs SmartBarley platform which helps growers improve their productivity and secure the supply chain of the future.
  • We are excited to support AB InBev around sustainability and grower empowerment, said Eric Taipale, CEO at Sentera.
  • AB InBev has made a powerful set of commitments to its growers, customers, and stakeholders.
  • This is a dramatic first for the CPG market, and we are proud to be teamed with AB InBev in this effort.

Sentera Introduces the 6X Sensor: Multispectral, RGB, and Onboard Analytics Fastest Image Capture Rate in the Industry

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Friday, November 8, 2019

In the aggregate, the sensor produces 8 channels of image data, with fast frame rate performance and high radiometric accuracy.

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  • In the aggregate, the sensor produces 8 channels of image data, with fast frame rate performance and high radiometric accuracy.
  • 6X users have the option to equip the sensor with a customized variant of the incident light sensor product usedon Sentera enterprise equipment.
  • "The 6X sets a new standard for image quality and onboard power, but users will also find that this translates to greater simplicity and ease of integration."
  • Sentera is the global technology leader for in-season data, analytics and insights for growers, deployed at scale.