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Solinftec develops an AgTech software platform providing real-time agronomy solutions for agriculture. The core offering uses IoT-based farm management systems and artificial intelligence to optimize farming processes. Its technology monitors field operations, analyzes data, and provides actionable insights for efficiency, resource management, and sustainability, encompassing precision spraying and robotic solutions.
Solinftec was founded in 2007 by seven Cuban automation engineers, including CEO Britaldo Hernandez and Leslie Gonzalez. Their initial insight focused on enhancing operational efficiency within Brazil’s sugarcane industry. The founders applied their engineering expertise to develop data-driven solutions for agricultural challenges, establishing their comprehensive platform.
Farmers and agribusinesses utilize Solinftec’s platform to improve decision-making and operational outcomes. The company connects agriculture with technology and sustainability, equipping growers with tools for informed choices. Solinftec envisions a future where intelligent, real-time data integration drives productive and sustainable agricultural practices globally.
Solinftec has raised $100.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Solinftec has raised $100.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Solinftec has raised $100.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $60.0M Series U in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $60M Series U | — | Grão Venture Capital, Unbox Capital | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2020 | $40M Series B | — | Grão Venture Capital, Unbox Capital | Announced |
Solinftec has raised $100.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Solinftec's investors include Grão Venture Capital, Unbox Capital.
Solinftec is a global agtech company specializing in AI-driven SaaS platforms and robotics that digitalize large-scale agriculture, managing over 22 million acres across Brazil, the US, Canada, and Latin America.[1][5][6] It builds the ALICE AI platform and Solix autonomous robots, serving farmers and agribusinesses in sugarcane, grains, fibers, and row crops like corn by solving challenges in operational efficiency, input optimization, pest/weed management, and sustainability—delivering up to 30%+ productivity gains, reduced agrochemical use, and real-time decision-making from 30+ trillion annual data points across 70,000+ connected machines.[2][3][4][5] With strong growth momentum—including 20% YoY expansion, a 9.7x LTV:CAC ratio, and 90% market share in Brazilian sugarcane—Solinftec has raised Series A (2016, TPG) and B (2020, Unbox Capital) funding while earning recognitions like Most Innovative International Startup in Farm Tech (2019).[4][6]
Founded in 2007 in Aracatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, by a group of Cuban automation engineers, Solinftec emerged from expertise in industrial automation to tackle agribusiness inefficiencies.[1][6] The idea took root in 2009 with customer-co-developed sugarcane solutions, marking early traction in Brazil's dominant crop.[6] Pivotal moments include launching the first ag automation solution (2013), proprietary SolinfNet field network (2014), grain/fiber expansion (2015), SaaS pivot with Series A funding (2016), ALICE AI debut (2018), and US entry with North American HQ in West Lafayette, Indiana (2018–2019).[1][6] By 2022–2023, it advanced into solar-powered Solix robots (Scout, Sprayer, Hunter) for autonomous field monitoring and intervention, solidifying its evolution from software to end-to-end AI-robotics leadership.[3][7][8]
Solinftec rides the agtech convergence of AI, IoT, and autonomy to address food security amid 60% production growth needs by 2050, climate volatility, and sustainability mandates—optimizing fixed land for more output with less impact.[5] Timing aligns with rising precision ag demand, as few players span sensing, automation, robotics, and cloud AI end-to-end, filling gaps in equipment/drone/retrofit silos.[7][8] Market forces like input cost pressures, regulatory compliance (e.g., CRA-Verde bonds), and US corn belt expansion favor its real-time, data-driven model, influencing the ecosystem by dominating sugarcane (90% Brazil share), enabling 40% input cuts, and pioneering "living in the field" robots that redefine scalable, autonomous farming.[3][4][6][8]
Solinftec is poised to expand Solix robotics globally, deepen ALICE integrations for grains/row crops, and capture more North American market share amid agtech M&A and sustainability funding waves. Trends like AI autonomy, climate-resilient tech, and data monetization will accelerate its 20% growth trajectory, potentially evolving it into a full-stack ag intelligence leader—bridging farms to food chains for a "sustainable future" at scale, as its mission promises.[3][4][5][7] This positions Solinftec not just as an agtech innovator, but as a transformer of global food production efficiency.
