Cambridge Agritech

VC Firm·Cambridge, UK·TBD

Cambridge Agritech is a Cambridge-based venture capital syndicate that invests in innovative SMEs in the agricultural technology sector across Europe and the US. Founded in 2015, the syndicate comprises private investors who are owners or directors of major UK food and agricultural businesses. The firm focuses on seed-stage investments, backing companies in areas such as precision agriculture, sustainability tech, and food systems innovation. Its portfolio includes 15 companies, with a notable exit through the acquisition of Hummingbird Technologies.

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AgriTechFood & Agriculture TechSustainability TechEnvironment Tech

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Outfield

Agri Tech·Seed

Outfield Technologies is a Cambridge-based agritech company founded by Jim McDougall and Oli Hilbourne in 2016. The company's AI-powered platform uses drone technology and computer vision to help growers maximise yields from high-value orchard crops, particularly apples and tree fruits. The system can count individual blossoms and estimate fruit load with less than 10% error margin, with a single drone surveying 6,000 trees in under 20 minutes compared to 6+ hours of manual counting for 600 trees. Outfield's technology has been deployed across the UK, Europe, South Africa, Chile, and New Zealand, with over 1,000 reports delivered to growers. The company raised a £750K seed round in 2021 led by Turquoise, with participation from Low Carbon Innovation Fund, Cambridge Agritech, DeepTech Labs, and Amadeus, and has secured additional grant funding from Innovate UK and DEFRA.