FarmSense

$1.7Mlatest round · Venture round · May 2024 · 2 yr ago
$2.4Mgrants · 5 grants · CORDIS
10+team · employees, estimated range
30stories in the press

Overview

FarmSense FlightSensor identifies and counts flying pests by their wingbeat, 24/7, and sends the data to your dashboard. Stop checking sticky traps.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$1.7M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.7M
Venture round · May 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$2.4M
5 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Long since its last round
29 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Dec 11, 2024 Recognition FarmSense Named Winner of Saudi Arabia's National Center for Palms & Dates International Prize · farmsense.io May 15, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $1.7M · SEC Form D Oct 2, 2023 Recognition FarmSense Selected as $750,000 Winner in the 2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien · PRNewswire Aug 1, 2023 Won a grant $275k · CORDIS Dec 14, 2021 Launched FarmSense Launches ML-Augmented Smart Pest Control System · Just Style Sep 15, 2021 Won a grant $859k · CORDIS Aug 19, 2020 Launched FarmSense Debuts FlightSensor Technology · agriculture.com May 1, 2020 Won a grant $786k · CORDIS Dec 1, 2019 Won a grant $225k · CORDIS Feb 1, 2019 Won a grant $225k · CORDIS 2016 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round May 2024 $1.7M — SEC Form D
Grant Aug 2023 $275k — CORDIS
Grant Sep 2021 $859k — CORDIS
Grant May 2020 $786k — CORDIS
Grant Dec 2019 $225k — CORDIS
Grant Feb 2019 $225k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Farmsense Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Leslie HickleExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Financials

Total raised
$4.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $1.7M Details
Grant 2023 $275k Details
Grant 2021 $859k Details
Grant 2020 $786k Details
Grant 2019 $225k Details
Grant 2019 $225k Details

People

Leslie Hickle
Executive Officer
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News

Blog 3 months ago
Successful IPM Programs Lessons From Commercial Agriculture's Greatest Pest Management Victories
Screwworm, boll weevil, navel orangeworm: see how successful IPM programs beat pests that once looked unbeatable, and what made each win hold
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Blog 4 months ago
Snails and Slugs in Commercial Agriculture Why Growers Should Follow the Slime Trail
How snails and slugs damage crops, reduce marketability, and raise food safety concerns like rat lungworm in commercial agriculture, from FarmSense.
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Blog 6 months ago
Mason Bees in Agriculture Nature's Precision Pollinators and the Challenges They Face
Mason bees are efficient pollinators for commercial agriculture. Learn how they improve crop yields and what threatens their populations.
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Blog 6 months ago
Insecticide Resistance in Commercial Agriculture A Pest Monitoring Problem in Disguise
Learn how insecticide resistance develops in commercial agriculture & how real-time pest monitoring helps detect problems early & make more informed decisions.
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Blog 8 months ago
Check Out FarmSense's Coverage in West Coast Nut
FarmSense's Dr. Leslie Hickle tells West Coast Nut how smart traps and real-time monitoring are changing navel orangeworm management for growers.
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Blog 10 months ago
Rodents in Commercial Agriculture Understanding the Hidden Threat to Fruit and Nut Crops
FarmSense experts explain how rodents threaten fruit and nut crops through pre-harvest damage, disease risk, and uneven pressure that often goes unseen.
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News YahooFinance 11 months ago
FarmSense to Demo the Latest Version of Its Real-Time Agricultural Insect Monitoring Technology at the 2025 Almond Conference
FarmSense, a leader in the agricultural technology industry and known for its award-winning insect monitoring technology, will showcase the newest version of its FlightSensor technology at the 2025 Almond Conference. The event will take place December 10-
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Press release PRNewswire 11 months ago
FarmSense to Demo the Latest Version of Its Real-Time Agricultural Insect Monitoring Technology at the 2025 Almond Conference
/PRNewswire/ -- FarmSense, a leader in the agricultural technology industry and known for its award-winning insect monitoring technology, will showcase the...
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Blog 11 months ago
Spotted Lanternfly: Understanding the Threat to U.S. Agriculture
The insect experts at FarmSense discuss the Spotted Lanternfly and its threat to commercial agriculture in the United States.
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Blog 11 months ago
FarmSense to Demo the Latest Version of Its Real-Time Agricultural Insect Monitoring Technology at the 2025 Almond Conference
FarmSense demos the latest version of their real-time agricultural insect monitoring FlightSensor technology at the 2025 Almond Conference in Sacramento.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Riverside United States
HQ
FarmSense Inc.
10-50 est. staff
2025 Chicago Ave., Suite A12, Riverside, CA 92507
company site