AgZen, an agricultural technology company focused on improving crop spraying efficiency through real-time data and AI, has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round following rapid adoption of its technology by growers and industry partners.
The round was led by DCVC Bio, with participation from Material Impact and Astanor Ventures. The company also announced a strategic partnership and investment from Syngenta Group Ventures, aligning its technology with one of the largest global crop protection players.
AgZen’s flagship RealCoverage® system measures how effectively spray applications reach plant surfaces in real time, providing actionable insights to improve efficiency. The system can detect droplets as small as 150 microns at operating speeds up to 18 miles per hour, delivering continuous data across fields.
The company experienced significant growth over the past year, with acreage using its system expanding 15x to nearly one million commercial acres in the U.S. It has already secured commitments covering more than 2 million acres across three continents for 2026.
Growers using the technology have reported cleaner fields, higher yields, and chemical savings of up to 50 percent, with a typical payback period of less than one year. The solution addresses a longstanding gap in agriculture by making spray performance measurable rather than assumed.
Beyond farm adoption, AgZen is seeing increasing interest from crop protection companies, OEMs, and agricultural retailers seeking better visibility into product performance under real-world conditions. The company’s data-driven approach is positioning spray application as a measurable and optimizable layer within the broader agricultural value chain.
The newly raised capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale deployment after the company sells out its 2026 production allocation. AgZen plans to more than double the number of units in the field next year while expanding dealer-supported deployments globally.
As adoption grows across crops, geographies, and application programs, AgZen is building a growing dataset that could influence everything from chemical formulation and equipment design to regulatory frameworks and supply chain dynamics in agriculture.
KEY QUOTES:
“When growers can see exactly where every drop lands, behavior changes immediately. At scale, that knowledge begins to reshape how crop protection products work, how equipment is designed, and how performance is measured across the industry.”
Justin Kern, Partner at DCVC Bio
“Farmers adopt technology when it is easy to use, reduces cost, and improves yield. That’s exactly what we see with AgZen. The team has built a solution that helps growers get more value from every application while reducing unnecessary input use. For us as an impact investor, this is a practical example of innovation that aligns farmer economics with environmental responsibility, a clear win-win.”
Peter Eckes, Operational Partner at Astanor
“We expected growth. We did not expect acreage to expand 15x in a single season. Growers adopted the system faster than anticipated. What’s been even more exciting is the buy-in from the broader industry, including crop protection companies and OEMs. We chose to accelerate our roadmap and scale to meet that momentum.”
Vishnu Jayaprakash, CEO of AgZen
“Combining our expertise on interfacial physics, computer vision, and physical AI with Syngenta’s expertise in crop protection and application, AgZen will unlock unprecedented efficiencies for the entire industry.”
Kripa Varanasi, Chairman of AgZen and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
“Material Impact has been with AgZen since its earliest days because the team set out to solve one of the most persistent gaps in crop protection: the lack of visibility into what actually reaches the plant. Seeing droplets on the leaf changes the conversation from speculation to quantification. That clarity, and the way industry leaders act on it, is fundamental to building a business with real economic and environmental impact.”
Paul Deninger, Operating Partner at Material Impact
