Agtech provider SomaDetect raises $2.6 mln in seed financing
Fredericton-based agricultural technology company SomaDetect has closed a seed-stage financing, raising about $2.6 million (US$2 million). New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the Western New York Impact Investment Fund and New York Ventures invested in the round. SomaDetect previously secured seed funding from Builders VC, Cavallo Ventures, Dairy Farmers of America and iGan Partners. Founded in 2016 by CEO Bethany Deshpande, SomaDetect has created an in-line sensor that measures critical indicators of dairy quality and health from cows at milking. It will use the financing's proceeds to expand its collection of data points from farms across North America.
12 August 2019•5 mins read
