UptechLabs

What UptechLabs does

UptechLabs is a Turkey-based, privately held vertical farming technology company that designs and sells hardware and lighting systems for controlled-environment agriculture. Its product portfolio spans three sub-brands: uHerb, a desktop plant growth system targeted at individual consumers for home and office pesticide-free growing; uPro, a greenhouse supplemental lighting system for corporate agricultural operators; and mGarden, a modular hydroponic shelf system for commercial-scale production. The company's underlying technology centers on proprietary photon-spectrum algorithms tuned per plant species and new-generation LED lighting modules that it claims produce no heat and deliver at least 2x lower energy consumption, with marketing claims of 97% less water usage and 2x faster production cycles versus conventional agriculture.

The business model is hardware sales to a hybrid of individual consumers and corporate/institutional clients (greenhouses, commercial farms, institutions), transacted through direct phone and email engagement rather than e-commerce self-serve. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company operates a single-country, domestic distribution footprint from its headquarters at Sabancı Center in Istanbul. UptechLabs is led by co-founder and CEO Mert Kalayci and runs with a team of 1-10 employees, with no disclosed revenue, no named customers, no patents or trademarks on record, and no public awards. In early 2024 the company took small checks from Sabancı ARF and participated in İşbank's Workup accelerator, the only externally verifiable institutional capital events.

Name

UptechLabs

Legal name

UptechLabs

Website

https://up-techlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UptechLabs is a Turkey-based vertical farming hardware company selling LED-driven desktop, greenhouse, and modular hydroponic systems to individual consumers and commercial growers via direct, quote-based sales, with proprietary photon-spectrum algorithms as its core technology claim.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical Farming Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical Farming Systems & Racking (Indoor Farms, Multi-tier) (AFAAAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Controlled Environment Lighting (LED Grow Lights, Controls) (AFAAAHAC), Hydroponic & Aeroponic Growing Systems (NFT, DWC, Ebb/Flow, Misting) (AFAAAHAD), Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Vertical farming systems
• LED grow lights
• Hydroponic equipment
• Indoor agriculture technology
• Greenhouse lighting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Izmir

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of physical vertical farming products including Desktop Plant Growth Systems (uherb), Greenhouse Supporting Lighting Systems (upro), and Modular Hydroponic Shelf Systems (mgarden) to individual and corporate customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UptechLabs develops and sells vertical farming technology hardware, including desktop plant growth systems for individual consumers (UHerb), greenhouse supporting lighting systems for commercial agriculture (UPro), and modular hydroponic shelf systems for industrial operations (MGarden). The products are built around proprietary photon-spectrum algorithms and new-generation heat-free LED plant lighting modules that enable pesticide-free, water-efficient, year-round cultivation.

Product overview

UptechLabs is an agricultural technology company offering a portfolio of vertical farming solutions. The product lineup consists of three main offerings: Desktop Plant Growth Systems for individual consumers, and two corporate products—Greenhouse Supporting Lighting Systems and Modular Hydroponic Shelf Systems. The company combines innovative agriculture techniques with photon-spectrum algorithms for plant species to enable year-round production with 97% less water, minimum electricity consumption, and pesticide-free growing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UHerb: Desktop plant growth system for individual consumers - enables growing plants without pesticides using innovative lighting technology.
• UPro
• MGarden

Products and services

• UHerb - Desktop Plant Growth Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% less water consumption compared to traditional agriculture
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AeroGarden: US consumer brand of countertop hydroponic indoor gardens using integrated LED grow lights; directly comparable to UptechLabs' uHerb desktop system on consumer hydroponics and integrated lighting.
• Click & Grow: Estonia-based maker of smart indoor herb and vegetable gardens for consumers; directly comparable to UptechLabs' uHerb desktop plant growth system on product form factor, target buyer, and direct-to-consumer model.
• Heliospectra: Swedish manufacturer of LED grow lights with tunable spectrum controls for greenhouses and vertical farms; directly comparable to UptechLabs' uPro greenhouse supporting lighting systems and photon-spectrum control claims.
• AeroFarms: US vertical farming operator using proprietary LED lighting and aeroponic systems to grow leafy greens indoors; directly comparable in controlled-environment technology and lighting-driven yield optimization.
• Plenty: Vertical farming company building indoor farms with proprietary lighting and plant science algorithms; directly comparable in the use of spectrum-engineered LED systems and software-driven growth optimization.
• Infarm: Berlin-based modular vertical farming company serving both in-store and industrial-scale installations with controlled-environment grow systems; highly comparable to UptechLabs across consumer, greenhouse, and modular hydroponic product lines.
• Bowery Farming: US indoor vertical farming company using proprietary lighting and software to optimize plant growth; directly comparable in the combination of spectrum-controlled LED systems with full-stack farm operations.
• iFarm: Finnish company providing modular vertical farming and hydroponic shelf systems for restaurants, retailers, and industrial growers; closely comparable to UptechLabs' mgarden modular hydroponic shelf offering.

Emerging players

• Sky Greens: Singapore-based inventor of low-carbon hydraulic vertical farming towers for vegetables; comparable in modular vertical farming hardware design, though focused on tropical leafy greens rather than full-spectrum indoor LED systems.

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Horticulture LED): Global lighting giant offering Philips GreenPower LED horticultural lighting and grow recipes; broad incumbent competing with UptechLabs' uPro greenhouse lighting in the same end markets with much larger scale and IP portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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