Petronas Ventures makes foray into agritech startup


Braintree Technologies Sdn Bhd to invest in the agriculture technology (agritech) startup that develops artificial intelligence (AI) driven robots for farm automation or smart farming.

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Ventures has teamed up with Braintree Technologies Sdn Bhd to invest in the agriculture technology (agritech) startup that develops artificial intelligence (AI) driven robots for farm automation or smart farming.

Petroliam Nasional Bhd said on Friday its Petronas Ventures, which is its corporate venture capital arm, marks the national oil company’s venture capital investment in Malaysia.

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