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The investment will help Solinftec expand its digital farm operations platform leveraging real-time data to make farming practices more efficient, sustainable, and resilient to changing weather and climate conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" admin_label=\"Full Width CTA \u2013 White\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" background_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0)\" custom_padding_tablet=\"50px|0|50px|0\" custom_padding_phone=\"\" transparent_background=\"on\" padding_mobile=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.16\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" custom_padding=\"|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text Module CTA\" _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_orientation=\"center\" width=\"90%\" max_width=\"1200px\" max_width_tablet=\"\" max_width_phone=\"\" max_width_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" module_alignment=\"center\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p>\n WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana and NEW YORK, New York<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 2, 2022 \u2013 Solinftec, one of the world\u2019s largest independent precision agriculture companies, has secured a $60 million growth investment round led by the Lightsmith Group. The investment will enable the company to further expand its digital farm operations platform in North America and South America. Lightsmith is joining existing investors in the company, Unbox Capital, which also participated in the round, and Circularis Partners (TPG ART). Additional undisclosed investors are also participating in the round.<\/p>\n Solinftec\u2019s digital farm operating system is used to manage more than 27 million acres in Brazil, the United States, and across Latin America, by growers, cooperatives, and agricultural retailers for field crops such as sugarcane, soy, corn, and cotton, and perennial crops such as citrus, coffee, and timber. Solinftec serves 85% of Brazilian sugarcane growers, the top 5 grains producers in Brazil, and GROWMARK, one of North America\u2019s largest agricultural cooperatives. The company is based in Aracatuba, Brazil and West Lafayette, Indiana, and has more than 700 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n Since 2007, Solinftec has been developing solutions to solve the practical challenges faced by growers in managing their complex farming operations. The company deploys sensors, computers, and displays in farm equipment to provide customers with a rich set of real-time, in-field data on crops, equipment, inputs, and weather conditions. Solinftec\u2019s farm operations management software, powered by its artificial intelligence platform, ALICE AI, allows customers to optimally schedule and plan their farming operations and to make real-time decisions and adjustments to ensure the best, real-world results. ALICE AI is an integrated, end-to-end farm operations management platform covering all key operations and equipment on farms, including planting, spraying, harvesting, and tendering. Solinftec recently added to its farm operations management platform with the\u00a0launch<\/a>\u00a0of its robot to autonomously scan and monitor fields, providing farmers and agronomists with a new level of data to further increase yields, avoid wasted inputs, and lower environmental impacts.<\/p>\n Lightsmith\u2019s investment is part of its focus on investing in growth-stage climate resilience solutions companies \u2013 technology companies in agriculture and food, energy, water, finance, and supply chains that can help to assess and manage the increased risks and impacts from climate change. \u201cAs climate change and other disruptions continue to put pressure on agricultural productivity and food costs, we need to scale solutions that can help farmers increase productivity per acre while reducing input usage and increasing their responsiveness to changing climate and weather conditions,\u201d notes Sanjay Wagle, Managing Director at the Lightsmith Group. \u201cWe are excited to partner with Solinftec in their next stage of growth to become the \u2018operating system\u2019 for intelligent, sustainable, and resilient farming.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDisruptive technology, in other words, artificial intelligence, data, and automation, can help the agricultural sector overcome its biggest challenge: to produce more food in every square meter of land, with less impact,\u201d said Solinftec CEO Britaldo Hernandez. \u201cOur mission is to give each farm a sustainable future, promoting the accessibility of technologies to producers and transforming agriculture into a more productive practice, while preserving the planet,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n About Solinftec:<\/strong><\/p>\n Solinftec is a technology provider built exclusively for agriculture. Across 27 million acres and growing, Solinftec\u2019s technology captures greater value in every corner of the field. Today, customers can predict upcoming conditions, solve problems and plan with efficiency previously unseen in agriculture. Solinftec, which is headquartered in Aracatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil and West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, was founded in 2007 and now employs more than 700 individuals globally. As the operating system of the farm, Solinftec connects dots across the field and into the future. For more information, visit\u00a0www.solinftec.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About the Lightsmith Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lightsmith Group is a sustainable private equity firm investing in companies that address critical societal needs. Lightsmith invests in growth-stage companies with technologies and services that address the effects of climate change and build resilience in energy, water, food and agriculture, logistics and supply chains, and finance. For more information on The Lightsmith Group, please visit:\u00a0www.lightsmithgp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lightsmith leads $60 million investment round in Solinftec, a leading data-driven precision agriculture company The investment will help Solinftec expand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7738,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" The investment will help Solinftec expand its digital farm operations platform leveraging real-time data to make farming practices more efficient, sustainable, and resilient to changing weather and climate conditions.<\/em><\/p> WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana and NEW YORK, New York<\/strong> \u2013 May 2, 2022 \u2013 Solinftec, one of the world\u2019s largest independent precision agriculture companies, has secured a $60 million growth investment round led by the Lightsmith Group. The investment will enable the company to further expand its digital farm operations platform in North America and South America. Lightsmith is joining existing investors in the company, Unbox Capital, which also participated in the round, and Circularis Partners (TPG ART). Additional undisclosed investors are also participating in the round.<\/p> Solinftec\u2019s digital farm operating system is used to manage more than 27 million acres in Brazil, the United States, and across Latin America, by growers, cooperatives, and agricultural retailers for field crops such as sugarcane, soy, corn, and cotton, and perennial crops such as citrus, coffee, and timber. Solinftec serves 85% of Brazilian sugarcane growers, the top 5 grains producers in Brazil, and GROWMARK, one of North America\u2019s largest agricultural cooperatives. The company is based in Aracatuba, Brazil and West Lafayette, Indiana, and has more than 700 employees worldwide.<\/p> Since 2007, Solinftec has been developing solutions to solve the practical challenges faced by growers in managing their complex farming operations. The company deploys sensors, computers, and displays in farm equipment to provide customers with a rich set of real-time, in-field data on crops, equipment, inputs, and weather conditions. Solinftec\u2019s farm operations management software, powered by its artificial intelligence platform, ALICE AI, allows customers to optimally schedule and plan their farming operations and to make real-time decisions and adjustments to ensure the best, real-world results. ALICE AI is an integrated, end-to-end farm operations management platform covering all key operations and equipment on farms, including planting, spraying, harvesting, and tendering. Solinftec recently added to its farm operations management platform with the launch<\/a> of its robot to autonomously scan and monitor fields, providing farmers and agronomists with a new level of data to further increase yields, avoid wasted inputs, and lower environmental impacts.<\/p> Lightsmith\u2019s investment is part of its focus on investing in growth-stage climate resilience solutions companies \u2013 technology companies in agriculture and food, energy, water, finance, and supply chains that can help to assess and manage the increased risks and impacts from climate change. \u201cAs climate change and other disruptions continue to put pressure on agricultural productivity and food costs, we need to scale solutions that can help farmers increase productivity per acre while reducing input usage and increasing their responsiveness to changing climate and weather conditions,\u201d notes Sanjay Wagle, Managing Director at the Lightsmith Group. \u201cWe are excited to partner with Solinftec in their next stage of growth to become the \u2018operating system\u2019 for intelligent, sustainable, and resilient farming.\u201d<\/p> \u201cDisruptive technology, in other words, artificial intelligence, data, and automation, can help the agricultural sector overcome its biggest challenge: to produce more food in every square meter of land, with less impact,\u201d said Solinftec CEO Britaldo Hernandez. \u201cOur mission is to give each farm a sustainable future, promoting the accessibility of technologies to producers and transforming agriculture into a more productive practice, while preserving the planet,\u201d he added.<\/p> About Solinftec:<\/strong><\/p> Solinftec is a technology provider built exclusively for agriculture. Across 27 million acres and growing, Solinftec\u2019s technology captures greater value in every corner of the field. Today, customers can predict upcoming conditions, solve problems and plan with efficiency previously unseen in agriculture. Solinftec, which is headquartered in Aracatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil and West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, was founded in 2007 and now employs more than 700 individuals globally. As the operating system of the farm, Solinftec connects dots across the field and into the future. For more information, visit www.solinftec.com<\/a>.<\/p>