Verdi, a Vancouver, Canada-based company providing irrigation automation solutions, raised $6.5M CAD in Seed funding.
The round was led by SVG Ventures, with participation from NEC X, Ponderosa Ventures, Elemental Impact, GenomeBC, One Small Planet, Waterpoint Lane, Dangerous Ventures, VentureUs, Echo River Capital, Cyan Ventures, Jetstream, and Baker Hall Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to expand into new regions, advancing its AI-powered platform, and deepen its relationships with major agribusinesses to drive automation at scale and build a more climate-resilient food system.
Led by CEO Arthur Chen, Verdi provides modern automation tools for farms. Its patented devices retrofit existing farm infrastructure to automate tasks such as irrigation and maintenance, enabling farmers to save labor, reduce inputs, and increase yields. Verdi is used by largest food producers and is helping build the infrastructure for climate-resilient agriculture.
The raise brought the total amount to $9.5M.
FinSMEs
15/05/2025