The round was led by returning investor DCVC Bio and included participation from Material Impact and a new impact investor, Astanor Ventures. The company is also announcing a partnership with Syngenta AG alongside a strategic investment from Syngenta Group Ventures.
"Quantifiable ROI drove our investment," said Justin Kern, Partner at DCVC Bio. "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."
"Farmers adopt technology when it is easy to use, reduces cost, and improves yield," said Peter Eckes, Operational Partner at Astanor. "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."
AgZen's RealCoverage® measures how much spray reaches leaf surfaces as sprayers move through the field at operating speeds up to 18 miles per hour. The system can detect droplets as small as 150 microns, capturing data every few inches and delivering actionable recommendations to get more product on target and improve efficiency. For decades, application performance has been assumed. AgZen quantifies it and improves it in real time.
Results have been immediate. Growers report cleaner fields, higher yields, ...
