Best Crop Tech Companies in Nebraska, United States
The 36 best Crop Tech companies in Nebraska, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Epicrop.
Our analysis of 50 Crop Tech companies
$5.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Crop Tech companies in Nebraska
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epicrop Developer of epigenetic crop breeding technology for yield and resilience | $7M | 66 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Sentinel Fertigation Provider of data-driven fertigation recommendation solutions | $4M | 35 mo ago | Seed | Jackson Stansell Founder & CEO | 2021 | WixSentryBootstrap+16 | 2 patents Geospatial data calibration for property quantification using augmented simulation techniques | — |
| 3 | Grain Weevil Provider of grain bin management robots | $4M | 27 mo ago | Series A | Chad Johnson Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | 38 patents Automated robotic handling and localization systems for bulk grain storage and transport | 1 launch |
| 4 | Nave Analytics Provider of analytics services for irrigation management | $675K | 26 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 2000 | WixSentryEnvoy+12 | — | — |
| 5 | RealmFive Data-driven automation solutions for agriculture, optimizing supply chain and labor | $15K | 137 mo ago | Seed | Steve Tippery Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | 59 patents Underground wireless sensor networks for agricultural monitoring and smart irrigation | — |
| 6 | AgriSecure Transitioning farms to organic through planning, execution, tracking, and analysis | — | 98 mo ago | Seed | J P Rhea Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | AgXcel Precision liquid fertilizer application solutions for enhanced accuracy and efficiency | — | — | Unfunded | Ramiro Trevino Co-Founder | 2008 | TypeScriptRubyErlang+21 | — | — |
| 8 | Allied Genetics Produces and supplies GMO seeds | — | — | Deadpooled | Brian LIngle CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Crop Tech companies in Nebraska
#1
Series A · Omaha, Nebraska · founded 2017 · 6 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of grain bin management robots. Its features include the loading, management, levelling and mapping of grain, crusts breakup, inspections and prevention of human entrapment, loss reduction, as well as the feeding of augers while unloading.
- May 2024Series A$3.5M
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$256K
#2
Early Stage · Lincoln, Nebraska · founded 2000 · 3 employees$675Kraised▾
Provider of analytics services for irrigation management. It provides a data coherence hub and delivery system that powers digital tools to support irrigation operations. It provides real-time irrigation analytics and information related to water sustainability metrics.
- Jun 2024Unattributed$400K
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2024Unattributed$175K
- May 2023Unattributed$100K
#3
Seed · Lincoln, Nebraska · founded 2021 · 7 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Provider of data-driven fertigation recommendation solutions. It offers a web application that delivers real-time, imagery-based fertigation recommendations directly to users throughout the growing season. It also allows users to gain deeper insights into their crop’s needs, log nitrogen management throughout the growing season, and manage their fertigation equipment.
- Sep 2023Seed$2.5M
- May 2022Seed$1.2M
#4
Series A · Lincoln, Nebraska · founded 2014 · 6 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Developer of epigenetic crop breeding technology for yield and resilience. The technology enhances crop performance through epigenetic modification, without genetic modification. It combines crop epigenetic variation with computational science to identify optimal lines. The technology aims to improve traits like heat resistance, cold tolerance, and growth in marginal soils.
- Mar 2021Series A$350K
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$600K
- Mar 2017Series A$3.2M
#5
Seed · Lincoln, Nebraska · founded 2012 · 31 employees$15Kraised▾
Data-driven automation solutions for agriculture, optimizing supply chain and labor. This is a software company that accelerates efficiencies with real-time data and insights. They offer solutions for ag retail, cooperatives, agronomy, crop production, transportation, fleet management, livestock management, commercial processing, and grain grading. Their SMARTSITES platform provides reliable and scalable solutions, focusing on data collection, processing, applications, and automation. The company helps enterprises centralize data visibility, reduce labor, and enforce standard operating procedures. They provide web applications, data visualizations, and API integrations. The company pioneers the next chapter of agricultural excellence, empowering growers, producers, and agricultural constituents with insights that guide decisions, seamlessly integrating technology with the natural world.
- Apr 2015Seed$15K
#6
Seed · Blair, Nebraska · founded 2017 · 3 employees—raised▾
Transitioning farms to organic through planning, execution, tracking, and analysis. They empower farmers to transition to organic farming and enhance existing organic operations. The company offers a platform that provides planning, execution, tracking, and analysis tools for success in organic agriculture. They connect farmers with organic consultants for personalized advice and certification support. They assist conventional farmers, landowners, and row crop farmers in maximizing profits through organic practices. The company provides solutions for organic farm management, certification, and compliance. They foster a community of experts and farmers focused on sustainable agriculture. The company offers cloud-based software solutions, organic consulting, and data-driven insights to improve farm profitability and promote organic farming practices.
- Jul 2018Seed—
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How research on Precision Agriculture in Nebraska is moving
A read on the academic research around Precision Agriculture in Nebraska — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 69 papers.
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln68
- University of Nebraska System3
- University of Nebraska at Omaha1
- Remote sensing6
- Field (mathematics)3
- Wireless sensor network3
- Resource (disambiguation)3
- Crop3
- Irrigation1→4
- Yield (engineering)1→4
- Crop1→4
- Irrigation scheduling1→3
- Canopy3→4
- Population3
- Agricultural engineering2
- Automation2
- Wireless sensor network2
- Wireless2
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