Startup · Netherlands
SAIA Agrobotics
HQ Wageningen, NetherlandsFounded 20171-10 employeesUpdated
Develops autonomous robots for greenhouse farming.
Funding5 rounds · ~$12.2M
- Equity raised
- ~$12.2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$2.5M
- Latest
- ~$11.6MSeries A · Nov 10, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2025 | Series A | ~$11.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Grant | ~$2.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Seed | ~$609K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Pre-Seed | ~$40K | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series A~$11.6MNov 10, 2025
- SeedUndisclosedDec 19, 2022
- Grant~$2.5MOct 5, 2022
- Seed~$609KJan 5, 2021
- Pre-Seed~$40KJun 1, 2019
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- SAIA Cultivation SystemA continuous cultivation system that grows plants in a nutrient mist without substrate.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops autonomous robots for greenhouse farming, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops autonomous robots for greenhouse farming, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Bart van Tuijl | CTO |
| Ruud Barth | CEO |
Sources4
Profile2
- 1
Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · country, Organization · description
“Netherlands”
- 2
SAIA Agrobotics · Supports Organization · website
“SAIA reinvented cultivation by growing without substrate on myst. No yearly crop change is needed anymore. Some of our plants have been over 3 years old and productive with the comparable yields per square meter per week.”
Systems1
- 3CompanyThe system - SAIA Agrobotics
SAIA Agrobotics · Supports System
“### 1. SAIA Cultivation System ## Growing plants in myst. We grow plants in a nutritious myst, without the need of substrate.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseSaia Agrobotics | LinkedIn
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · name, Organization · ownership, Organization · website, Role
“funding round: Series A, 2025-11-10, EUR 10,000,000, lead: CHECK24 Impact GmbH”
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