Led · Series B · Sep 2021

Intelinair develops AGMRI®, a crop intelligence platform that aggregates and analyzes high-resolution aerial, satellite, and drone imagery plus equipment, weather, and scouting data. The platform uses AI and machine learning to model crop performance and generate Smart Alerts delivered as push notifications to farmers’ smartphones. These proactive alerts highlight specific problems in field areas so farmers can intervene, rescue yield, capture learnings, and identify conservation opportunities for sustainable farming. The company plans to use new funds to scale operations and further develop the AGMRI® platform. Intelinair is led by CEO Al Eisaian and maintains offices in Indianapolis and Champaign, Illinois. The company was founded in 2015. IntelinAir is a San Jose-based automated aerial imagery analytics startup that delivers health analytics for crops. The company combines high-resolution aerial imagery with advanced agronomic sciences and proprietary algorithms to generate insights on crop health. IntelinAir closed a seed financing comprising $3.0 million in equity and $500,000 in venture debt. Participating investors included Hyde Park Venture Partners, Western Technology Investments, Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago, Holdsworth & Company, HiveFund, and other angel investors. The financing structure mixes equity and venture debt to expand the company’s capital base for its analytics platform development. No operating metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article.