Farmblox
Farmblox is a Waltham, MA-based agtech company founded in 2022 that sells solar-powered IoT sensors and a monitoring subscription platform to farmers, primarily in maple syrup, tree nuts, and vineyards, with 15,000+ devices deployed across 700,000+ acres at 55 farm customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersSanta Cruz, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Farmblox does
Farmblox is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based agricultural technology company founded in 2022 by Nathan Rosenberg that builds a solar-powered, IoT sensor platform for farm automation. The platform connects in-field sensors and controllers to a mobile and web application, enabling growers to monitor soil moisture, vacuum and pump pressure, tank levels, weather, and power status in real time, and to trigger alerts and equipment actions across operations ranging from a single acre to thousands of acres. In May 2026 the company extended the platform with COP-R-LOCK, a proprietary security system that detects copper wire tampering, fence breaches, and other suspicious activity on farm solar infrastructure, with edge-connectivity alerting that operates in low-coverage rural areas. To date Farmblox reports 15,000+ devices deployed, 700,000+ acres under monitoring, and 15+ supported sensor types spanning maple syrup, tree nuts, vineyards, citrus, avocados, cranberries, berries, hops, and agricultural carbon projects.
The underlying architecture is modular: customers assemble "building block" sensor and controller combinations tailored to specific crops and operational needs, and the system functions across multiple farm sites. Farmblox has signed 55 farms within 18 months of operation, anchored by maple syrup producers such as Goodrich's Maple Farm (1,500+ monitors deployed), supplemented by university research partners including Oregon State, Yale, Cornell, and Future Generations University, and supported by integrations with sensor and equipment makers such as LI-COR, METER Group, Eion, and Becker. The company's go-to-market combines a self-serve web app (app.farmblox.com) with a quote-based, sales-assisted direct motion and event presence at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.
Farmblox operates a hardware-plus-subscription revenue model. Customers purchase solar-powered monitors, sensors, and controllers up front and pay recurring subscription fees for access to the Farmblox application and monitoring service; COP-R-LOCK represents an adjacent hardware sale with potential recurring monitoring fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set on a per-farm basis depending on acreage, sensor count, and use case. The company raised a $225,000 round from Wire Group in December 2023 and a $2.5 million seed round in July 2024 led by Hyperplane with participation from MHS Capital, Service Provider Capital, and Slow Ventures, accompanied by a $2.5M SEC Form D exempt offering filing. In March 2026 Farmblox joined the Reservoir Farms agtech incubator in Salinas, California, signaling geographic and ecosystem expansion.
Farmblox firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Farmblox
- Legal name
- Farmblox Inc.
- Website
- https://farmblox.ag
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Farmblox is a Waltham, MA-based agtech company founded in 2022 that sells solar-powered IoT sensors and a monitoring subscription platform to farmers, primarily in maple syrup, tree nuts, and vineyards, with 15,000+ devices deployed across 700,000+ acres at 55 farm customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Farmblox industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Farm Automation Software
- NAICS
- Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Farm Management Services (115116)
- SIC
- Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- IoT Farm Sensors & Edge Devices (Soil, Weather, Crop, Water) (AFAAAFAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Digital Recordkeeping (AFABAMAD), Precision Sensing & Monitoring (Soil/Weather Stations, In-Field Sensors, IoT) (AFAGALAB), Decision Support & Agronomic Modeling (Yield, Irrigation, Pest/Disease Forecasting) (AFAAAFAF), Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)
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Where Farmblox is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Santa Cruz
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Farmblox business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Sensor Monitoring Subscription: Ongoing subscription service for accessing the Farmblox app and receiving sensor monitoring data, with hardware (monitors/sensors) sold as part of the solution.
- Hardware Sales: Sale of solar-powered monitors, sensors, and controllers for in-field deployment. The company reports 15,000+ devices in the field.
- Security System (COP-R-LOCK): COP-R-LOCK security system for copper theft protection, representing an additional product line with potential recurring monitoring fees.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Quote-based enterprise pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels11 records
Farmblox product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Farmblox sells a farm automation platform that connects solar-powered in-field sensors and equipment to a mobile and web app, letting growers and producers monitor soil moisture, vacuum and pump pressure, sap and water/fertilizer tanks, power, and weather in real time, and automate tasks across one to thousands of acres. The company also sells the COP-R-LOCK Security System, a separate hardware and software product that detects copper wire tampering, fence breaches, and other suspicious activity on farm solar infrastructure and sends real-time alerts even in low-connectivity areas.
Product overview
Farmblox offers a modular farm automation platform with a core Farmblox Platform connecting equipment and in-field sensors to an app. The platform is complemented by specialized solutions including Vacuum Pressure Monitoring, Manifold & Pump Pressure Monitoring, Sap Tank Management, and Water & Fertilizer Tank Management. Additionally, the COP-R-LOCK Security System provides protection against copper theft and infrastructure damage. The system supports multiple agricultural industries including Maple, Vineyards, Carbon, Tree Nuts, Apples, Citrus, Avocados, Cranberries, Berries, and Hops.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- COP-R-LOCK: Security platform designed to protect solar infrastructure on farms by detecting copper wire tampering, fence breaches, and other suspicious activity in real time, sending alerts to growers even in areas with limited connectivity.
Products and services
- Farmblox Platform Core farm automation platform that connects equipment and in-field sensors to a mobile and web app, enabling growers and producers to monitor soil moisture, vacuum and pump pressure, sap and water/fertilizer tanks, weather, and power conditions in real time, and to automate tasks across farms of any size.
- COP-R-LOCK Security System Security platform designed to protect on-farm solar infrastructure by detecting copper wire tampering, fence breaches, and other suspicious activity in real time and sending alerts to growers, including in areas with limited connectivity.
Quantifiable outcome
- One person can pinpoint problems that previously required sending a whole team to search for, saving days of time
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Farmblox
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments10 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Farmblox technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature3 records
Farmblox partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Reservoir FarmsminorFarmblox is one of twelve startups housed at the Reservoir Farms Salinas, California agtech incubator facility. The startups collaborate to develop go-to-market and agtech adoption strategies. Farmblox participates in the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit's Innovation in Action tour as part of this arrangement.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Farmblox competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- CropX: CropX builds soil-sensor-based precision agriculture intelligence for irrigation and nutrient management — a directly comparable IoT sensor platform selling subscription analytics to row-crop and specialty growers with a similar hardware-plus-software model.
- Semios: Semios is an IoT sensor and analytics platform for orchards, vineyards, and tree crops — directly overlapping with Farmblox's tree nut, vineyard, citrus, and apple segments with comparable in-field sensor networks and grower subscription pricing.
- Tule Technologies: Tule provides irrigation analytics and crop water-use sensors for specialty crops and vineyards. It competes directly with Farmblox's irrigation monitoring and water management modules for the same specialty crop customer base.
- Arable: Arable offers all-in-one field sensing stations with weather, crop, and soil data integrated into a software platform — overlapping directly with Farmblox's in-field sensor + app architecture across multiple crop types.
- Sencrop: Sencrop sells connected ag-weather and soil sensors with a subscription app, serving farmers across Europe and the U.S. It competes on the same low-cost, networked in-field sensor proposition for irrigation and crop monitoring.
- AquaSpy: AquaSpy manufactures in-ground soil moisture and salinity probes for irrigation management, a direct competitor to Farmblox's water and fertilizer tank management and soil moisture monitoring solutions.
- Davis Instruments: Davis Instruments manufactures professional weather stations and environmental sensors used by farms and researchers, overlapping with Farmblox's environmental and weather monitoring modules in agricultural deployments.
Broad incumbents
- John Deere (Deere & Company): John Deere's Operations Center, ExactApply, and See & Spray platforms bundle precision agriculture hardware and software with its tractor and equipment franchise — a broad incumbent with deeper capital, dealer network, and farmer relationships than Farmblox.
- Trimble Agriculture: Trimble Agriculture offers GPS guidance, telematics, and farm management software — a broad incumbent competing on precision agriculture with established ag-dealer distribution and substantial installed base.
- Climate FieldView (Bayer): Climate FieldView is Bayer's flagship digital agriculture platform, offering data-driven agronomic insights integrated with seed and crop protection — competing on the farm management software and analytics layer with massive agronomic data resources.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Farmblox social profiles
Digital presenceFarmblox financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Farmblox leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Farmblox funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors5 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Farmblox M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Farmblox
What does Farmblox do?
Farmblox sells a farm automation platform that connects solar-powered in-field sensors and equipment to a mobile and web app, letting growers and producers monitor soil moisture, vacuum and pump pressure, sap and water/fertilizer tanks, power, and weather in real time, and automate tasks across one to thousands of acres. The company also sells the COP-R-LOCK Security System, a separate hardware and software product that detects copper wire tampering, fence breaches, and other suspicious activity on farm solar infrastructure and sends real-time alerts even in low-connectivity areas.
Is Farmblox a public or private company?
Farmblox is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Farmblox founded?
Farmblox was founded in 2022. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Farmblox based?
Farmblox is headquartered in Santa Cruz, United States, in the North America region.
How does Farmblox make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Sensor Monitoring Subscription is the primary driver. The others are hardware Sales and security System (COP-R-LOCK).
Who are Farmblox's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are CropX, Semios, Tule Technologies, Arable, Sencrop, AquaSpy and Davis Instruments. Broad incumbents are John Deere (Deere & Company), Trimble Agriculture and Climate FieldView (Bayer).
Does Farmblox have an API?
No public API is recorded for Farmblox.
What industry is Farmblox in?
Farmblox's product category is Farm Automation Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAAAFAC, IoT Farm Sensors & Edge Devices (Soil, Weather, Crop, Water), with a secondary code of AFABAMAD, Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Digital Recordkeeping. Its NAICS code is 333111 and its SIC code is 3523.