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Solum

615 S Bell Ave, Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States

Overview

Solum develops advanced field measurement systems and software for commercial agriculture that provide the information required to farm every acre optimally. Its technology platform leverages a diverse array of measurements and data to generate soil and crop insights aimed at increasing profitability and sustainable food production. The company positions its products as a data-rich alternative that improves agricultural decision making at scale. Solum plans to use new funding to expand facilities and hire additional hardware and software engineering talent to meet growing market demand. The company completed a $17 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors including Khosla Ventures. Leadership emphasizes re-inventing the way soil information is generated to help farmers maximize productivity and better manage limited resources.

Total raised
$17M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
Jun 2012

Industries

  • Agriculture
  • CleanTech
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    Jun 2012

    $17M

Team

No current team members are available.