scoutlabs

What scoutlabs does

Scoutlabs (legally SMAPPLAB Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) is a Hungarian agtech company founded in 2021 that builds AI-powered remote insect monitoring systems for commercial agriculture. Its core product is the Scoutlabs Mini, a solar-powered, cellular-connected delta trap with onboard cameras that capture images of insects on sticky sheets. These images are processed by in-house computer vision models trained to identify and count pest species such as European Grapevine Moth, Codling Moth, and Navel Orangeworm, with claimed accuracy above 93% and entomologist validation. The platform is delivered with a mobile app (iOS/Android), a web dashboard, and a public API for integration with farm management software.

The company serves specialty crop growers (grapes, apples, pears, pistachios, almonds) along with adjacent segments including pest control advisors (PCAs), researchers, pheromone distributors, biologicals companies, and operators of manual trap networks. Scoutlabs monetizes via a per-acre annual subscription priced at $29 per acre per growing season, bundling hardware, cellular connectivity, AI processing, and entomologist-validated reports with no upfront hardware fee. Distribution is primarily direct via website e-commerce with self-serve onboarding for smaller operations, complemented by an enterprise sales motion for farms over 5,000 acres. The company operates from Budapest (HQ), with additional offices in London and Wilmington, Delaware, and is referenced in contexts suggesting presence across approximately 35 countries.

Disclosed funding totals approximately $2.08M, anchored by a $2M seed round in June 2024 led by Interactive Venture Partners with DEPO Ventures and Impact Ventures Hungary. The team comprises roughly 15 named members across hardware engineering, production, machine learning, software, customer care, and marketing, led by co-founders Donat Posta (CEO, family-farm background) and Jimmy Fong (CCO). The company has received earned media coverage in Forbes Hungary, AgFunder News, and EBRD-affiliated outlets, and holds accelerator affiliations with SVG Ventures, EBRD AgVenture, and the European Space Agency.

Name

scoutlabs

Legal name

SMAPPLAB Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

Website

https://scoutlabs.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scoutlabs builds AI-powered, solar-connected digital insect traps and a cloud monitoring platform that help commercial specialty crop growers detect pest pressure in real time. The company sells a per-acre annual subscription bundling hardware, AI identification, and entomologist-validated reports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Pest Monitoring Technology

NAICS

Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAGALAI

Crop Scouting & Pest/Disease Detection (Digital Scouting, Computer Vision, Alerts)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Precision Agriculture Technology

SECONDARYAFACABAD

Crop Scouting & Field Monitoring Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

Keywords

• AI pest monitoring
• Agricultural IoT devices
• Remote insect trapping
• Precision agriculture technology
• Smart farming sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Salinas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trap Hardware + Subscription: SaaS subscription model bundled with hardware. No upfront hardware fees - subscription includes trap device, cellular connectivity, data processing, app access, and ongoing support. Billed per acre per growing season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scoutlabs provides an AI-powered, solar-powered IoT digital delta trap (Scoutlabs Mini) that automatically captures and transmits images of insects, combined with a cloud-based computer vision platform that identifies and counts pest species in real time. The offering is delivered as a hardware-plus-subscription bundle priced at $29 per acre per growing season, with no upfront hardware fees, and includes access to mobile and web applications for pest pressure visualization, alerts, and entomologist-validated reports targeting specialty crop growers.

Product overview

Scoutlabs offers a unified smart pest monitoring platform centered on the Scoutlabs Mini digital delta trap, which uses AI-powered computer vision to identify and count insects. The platform is delivered as a hardware + software bundle with a subscription model ($29 per acre per growing season), including the trap device, cellular connectivity, and access to the Scoutlabs App (iOS, Android, and web) for real-time pest pressure visualization. The Scoutlabs API enables third-party integrations with farm management software. The company focuses on specialty crops including grapes, apples, pears, pistachios, and almonds, and targets pests such as European Grapevine Moth, Codling Moth, and Navel Orangeworm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scoutlabs Mini Solar-powered, weatherproof digital delta trap with cellular connectivity that automatically captures and transmits images of insects caught on sticky sheets for AI-based identification and pest pressure monitoring. Designed for specialty crop growers (grapes, apples, pears, pistachios, almonds) and integrated with the Scoutlabs App and API.
• Scoutlabs App Mobile (iOS and Android) and web application delivering real-time pest monitoring data, interactive graphs, heatmaps, historical catch data, trap group management by block/crop/pest type, pest pressure visualization on map, weekly catch information per trap, in-app troubleshooting, and a learning center for Scoutlabs customers.
• Scoutlabs API Public API enabling developers and partner platforms to integrate Scoutlabs pest monitoring data into external farm management software and applications, allowing seamless data interoperability for enterprise and ag-tech integrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% labor cost reduction compared to manual trap monitoring
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farm Management Software PlatformscoreTechnology or IntegrationScoutlabs provides a public API and integration capabilities allowing farm management software platforms to access pest monitoring data. This enables seamless integration into existing agricultural technology ecosystems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trapview (by Biobest): Trapview is the most direct competitor — automated camera-based pheromone traps for remote pest monitoring with AI-driven species identification and predictive analytics. Targets the same specialty-crop growers and pheromone-attracted pests (moths, fruit flies) and competes on essentially the same value proposition.
• Semios: Semios offers precision agriculture solutions including pheromone-based mating disruption, pest monitoring traps, and a connected platform for tree crops and specialty crops. Overlaps directly with Scoutlabs' specialty-crop pest monitoring focus while also offering broader pest control and irrigation capabilities.
• Pessl Instruments (METOS): Pessl Instruments provides METOS-branded agricultural IoT hardware and field sensors including weather stations, soil sensors, and pest monitoring devices with cloud software. Directly comparable hardware-plus-platform model serving similar grower customers with field-deployed connected devices.

Broad incumbents

• Spensa Technologies (DTN): Spensa's Z-Trap automated insect monitoring technology was acquired by DTN, a large ag-data and weather services incumbent. Comparable hardware-plus-software pest monitoring product, now distributed and bundled with DTN's broader agricultural intelligence platform.
• John Deere (Operations Center): John Deere's Operations Center is the dominant farm-management and precision-agriculture platform, increasingly bundling third-party sensor and monitoring data. Represents the broader incumbent ecosystem that Scoutlabs could integrate with via API or that could ultimately bundle competing pest-monitoring solutions.
• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Bayer's Climate FieldView is the largest connected-farm platform in row crops and increasingly specialty crops. Could become a pest-monitoring integration partner or a bundling competitor depending on Bayer's go-to-market priorities in tree and vine crops.

Emerging players

• Arable: Arable builds connected crop and weather sensing devices with a data platform for agriculture, focused on irrigation, frost, and microclimate decisions. Overlaps with Scoutlabs on the connected-field-device-plus-platform model for specialty crops but does not specifically target pest identification.
• CropX: CropX provides soil and crop sensing hardware with an analytics platform for irrigation and nutrient management. Adjacent connected-field-device business model targeting similar specialty and row-crop growers, but focused on soil/water rather than pest monitoring.
• Tule Technologies: Tule Technologies offers field-deployed sensors and analytics for irrigation and crop water stress in specialty crops, including vineyards. Comparable connected-device-plus-AI business model for similar grower customers, but focused on water-stress rather than pest monitoring.

Others

• Agworld: Agworld is a farm management information system for crop planning, scouting, and compliance documentation used by PCAs and growers. A natural integration partner for Scoutlabs (pest data flowing into agronomy workflows) and a potential distribution channel rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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