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Hortau raises $10M

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What does Hortau do?

Hortau,  is a developer of irrigation management systems and services. The company integrates proprietary soil innovations with the latest info technologies for delivering the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. The company has provided soil tension monitoring in real time since 2002. Nobody has been doing it longer or with this precision when it comes to soil moisture monitoring than Hortau. This company has been the industry leader in precision soil moisture monitoring for a decade. It has developed one of the first web based irrigation management systems and helps the growers avoid the guesswork in irrigation management.

How much Hortau was funded?

Hortau raised $10M on February 4, 2016 from Avrio Ventures, Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners and BDC Capital.

Previous funding

  • $3M in undisclosed series on January 8, 2013 from Avrio Capital
  • $3.5M in undisclosed round on April 4, 2014 from Avrio Capital
  • $5M on June 4, 2015 from Advantage Capital Partners and Agribusiness Partners

What is next for Hortau?

Hortau plans to use the new funding for increasing its field support and brining new features for its hardware and software and to add more versatility to its platform.

More about Hortau

The company was founded in 2002 by Jean Caron. It has its headquarters in St.Romuald. The company is an industry leader in wireless, web based irrigation management systems. Its patented irrigation management solutions help the growers in detecting plant stress, making sure that there is optimal plat growth while reducing the usage of water and energy and eliminating the environmental impact of crop production. The company has worked hard over 13 the past 13 years in providing technology to farmers for increasing the efficiencies and improving their bottom line. The company’s technology is very relevant in providing farmers with easy to use mobile software and reporting technology to the growers in place throughout the U.S. which face water related issues.

 

 

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