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§ Private Profile · Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
SENCROP is a technology company.
Sencrop connects the weather to your crops, providing reliable weather data through local precision weather stations to assist farmers in making timely decisions.
SENCROP has raised $29.0M across 3 funding rounds.
SENCROP has raised $29.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
SENCROP has raised $29.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $18.0M Series B in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $18M Series B | Jerusalem Venture Partners | AllegisCyber Capital, Breega, Erel Margalit, Yoav Tzruya, Jerusalem Venture Partners, #secretfund, Nicolas Steegmann, Bpifrance, Demeter, IRD Management, NCI Waterstart, Stellar Impact | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2019 | $10M Series A | Jason Bigeard | Breega, Demeter, NCI Waterstart, Nord Capital, The Yield LAB | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2017 | $1M Seed | — | 50 Partners Impact, Breega, Entrepreneur First, Kima Ventures, Partech Ventures, #secretfund, Alexandre Prot, Celine Lazorthes, Steve Anavi, Thibaud Elziere | Announced |
Sencrop is a French AgTech company founded in 2016 that builds connected weather stations and a data platform delivering ultra-local, real-time micro-climate data to farmers.[1][2][3] It serves farmers, winegrowers, fruit growers, and agricultural cooperatives across Europe and beyond, helping them optimize crop management by addressing risks from weather, diseases, pests, irrigation needs, and soil conditions through precise data insights.[1][2][4] The platform solves key precision farming challenges by enabling data-driven decisions that reduce chemical inputs, boost productivity, and promote sustainable practices, with strong growth evidenced by 40,000 stations installed by 2025, over 30,000 customers, and acquisitions like by ISAGRI Group in 2025.[1][2]
Sencrop was created in 2016 at EuraTechnologies innovation hub in Lille, France, by co-founders Martin Ducroquet, son of a grain grower and business school graduate passionate about connected devices, and Michael Bruniaux, a computer engineer enthusiastic about technology.[1][3] Their discussions converged on empowering farmers with affordable, hyper-local weather data amid rising needs for precision agriculture. Early traction came quickly: the first fundraising round raised €1.4M in 2016, followed by awards like SIMA Innovation in 2017 and 3,422 stations sold by 2018.[1] Pivotal moments included a $10M Series A in 2019, $18M Series B in 2022 led by JVP, acquisitions like Visio Green in 2020, and expansion to offices in the UK, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, and Italy.[1][2][4]
Sencrop rides the wave of smart agriculture and precision farming, fueled by climate change, stricter regulations on inputs, and evolving agronomy demanding real-time data over traditional methods.[3] Its timing aligns with Europe's AgTech boom, where IoT, data streaming, and AI address fragmented weather data challenges for the continent's 10M+ farms, enabling a shift to data-centric operations.[1][2][3] Market forces like rising input costs, sustainability mandates (e.g., EU Green Deal), and digital farm adoption favor Sencrop's model, which creates the largest connected farmer community in Europe for shared, anonymized insights.[1][2] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with cooperatives, expanding data pipelines for ML predictions, and accelerating AgTech via integrations like Confluent, setting standards for scalable, farmer-first climate tech.[3]
Post-2025 ISAGRI acquisition and 40,000 stations milestone, Sencrop is poised for global scaling beyond Europe into new continents, leveraging its data moat for advanced AI agronomics like predictive disease modeling and automated farm advice.[1][3] Trends in climate resilience, regulatory pressures for low-input farming, and AI-streaming synergies will propel growth, potentially doubling users via Eastern Europe and Israel expansions.[1][2] Its influence may evolve from sensor leader to full-stack AgTech platform, powering ecosystem-wide innovations while solidifying precision farming's role in food security—echoing its origins in reclaiming farmers' decision-making power through data.[1][3]
SENCROP has raised $29.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
SENCROP's investors include Jerusalem Venture Partners, AllegisCyber Capital, Breega, Erel Margalit, Yoav Tzruya, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), #SecretFund, Nicolas Steegmann, Bpifrance, Demeter, IRD Management, NCI Waterstart.