Vancouver’s Semios announced today that they have raised $100 million in funding led by Morningside Group, a Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm committed to investing in socially responsible businesses. Founded in 2010, Vancouver-based Semios offers Precision Agriculture as a Service™ that started with real-time crop data and pest management tools for growers of tree fruit, nuts […]
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Semios Acquires Agworld To Form Global AgTech Powerhouse
Vancouver AgTech company Semios has acquired Australia’s Agworld, a global leader in farm information management. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Perth, Agworld allows growers to track and share relevant field and reportable data with farmers, advisors and third parties to inform future farming and operational decision-making. Together, Semios and Agworld will form one of the largest […]
Canada Highlights Support For Innovation In British Columbia
As Canadians begin to look toward economic recovery, Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) will be the backbone of economic growth in communities across the country. These firms are already supporting more than 10 million jobs for Canadian workers, and many of them are making groundbreaking discoveries to improve Canadians’ lives and drive innovation and technology. To […]
Semios’ Strategy To Consolidate Crop Management Apps Continues
Vancouver AgTech company Semios has acquired Centricity, developers of a suite of field data collection applications including ApRecs, a market-leading solution for agri-businesses. ApRecs allows growers to make better process decisions through industry compliance and operational workflow so they can focus on growing. Today’s announcement comes on the heels of Semios’ acquisition of Altrac to offer […]
Semios Acquires Altrac To Deliver More Value To Farmers
Vancouver AgTech company Semios has acquired Altrac, developers of an agriculture automation platform that enables farmers to monitor and control high-value crop production systems from their mobile device. Founded in 2009, Semios helps farmers manage their risk and optimize yields through data, AI-driven insights and technology. Last year Semios partnered with Altrac to combine the […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]
Semios Lands $25 Million in Growth Capital from CIBC Innovation Banking
Vancouver’s Semios, a leader in developing technology solutions for the precision crop management industry, has secured $25 million growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital will be used to support growth into new crops and new geographies and for strategic acquisitions. Semios provides a proprietary in-field Internet of Things (IoT) network of over […]
Semios Raises USD $75 Million To Expand Largest IoT Network In Agriculture
Vancouver’s Semios has raised a USD $75 million investment round led by Boston-based Morningside Group. Since its founding in 2010, Semios has secured a total of US$115 million in external capital. Semios collects sensory data on every acre in near real-time, helping farmers manage the complex biosystems in orchards to optimize the sustainability and profitability of their […]
Five B.C. Companies Named to Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 12 companies being named to the prestigious Global Cleantech 100 list at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the […]
Federal Government Invests $39 Million in B.C. with Western Canada Scaleup Initiative
Last week during a visit to the Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (HTEC), the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD), announced investments in 17 companies through the Business Scale Up and Productivity (BSP) program. Together, these small-and medium-sized enterprises will receive a […]