Google Ventures leads US$15mil deal in Farmers Business Network


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 May 2015

HELPING GREEN THUMBS: The Silicon Valley-based company is not currently creating planting prescriptions for farmers, but Baron said that could happen in the future.

Google Inc and two venture capitalist firms are investing US$15mil (RM54.16mil) in a US tech company that helps farmers maximise their crops based on data gathered by agricultural equipment and shared between growers. 

Google Ventures, the technology company's venture capital unit, is leading the fundraising for farm data startup Farmers Business Network, FBN announced. 

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