Agricolus

What Agricolus does

Agricolus S.r.l. is an Italian precision agriculture technology company headquartered in Perugia that operates a cloud-based SaaS platform designed to make precision farming tools accessible to farmers, agronomists, cooperatives, food processors, and distributors worldwide. The platform integrates Sentinel 2 satellite imagery with NDVI and NDMI vegetation indices, weather station data, agronomic Decision Support Systems (DSS), and a mobile field-survey application into a single end-to-end farm management workflow. Its proprietary DSS portfolio includes crop-specific forecast models for grapes (GrapeDSS), cereals (GrainDSS), citrus (CitrusDSS), olives (Oliwes), tomatoes (TomatoDSS), cotton, bananas, cacao, rubber, and avocados — covering phenology, irrigation, nutrition, insects, and plant diseases. Additional capabilities include the AgriTrack supply chain traceability module, the MOSOM soil organic matter monitoring tool (developed under an EIT Food consortium), and integrations with Sentinel 2, GeoTIFF, and SHP/KMZ formats.

Agricolus generates revenue primarily through tiered SaaS subscriptions anchored by a freemium tier (Agricolus Free) for small farmers, with paid Plus and Professional tiers offering advanced features; enterprise pricing is quote-based. Secondary revenue comes from professional services, training through the Agricolus Professional Academy, and channel-driven sales via the Agricolus Reseller Network and Partner Network. The company employs 1-10 people and has reached customers across 104 countries with platform support in 10 languages, including named enterprise and institutional clients such as Philip Morris Italy, Cantina Roccafiore, RDA Korça, and Opus Terrae. Growth has been funded primarily through EU regional development grants (POR-FESR 2014-2020) and minor Italian subsidies, with no disclosed venture capital. The company has won multiple innovation awards (Gaetano Marzotto Prize 2018, FoodTech Innovation Award 2023 and 2024, Startup Europe Awards) and participates in EU research consortia including DEMETER, MOSOM, and ESA Business Applications.

The product roadmap demonstrates sustained release velocity through 2025-2026, including language additions (Turkish, Malay), new crop coverage, the Crop Operations module, and continuous DSS enhancements — though team size and capital structure indicate the company remains in an early commercialization phase relative to global agtech peers.

Name

Agricolus

Legal name

Agricolus S.r.l.

Website

https://agricolus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agricolus is an Italian SaaS precision agriculture company that provides a cloud platform integrating satellite imagery, crop-specific Decision Support Systems, weather data, and mobile field tools to help farmers, agronomists, cooperatives, and food processors optimize yields, reduce inputs, and manage supply chain traceability across 104 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Agriculture Software

NAICS

Crop Production (111)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Monitoring Platforms (AFAAAFAI), Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics (Satellite, Drone, Aerial) (AFABAMAB), Decision Support & Agronomic Modeling (Yield, Irrigation, Pest/Disease Forecasting) (AFAAAFAF), Field Mapping, GIS & Remote Sensing Analytics (AFAAAFAB), Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Digital Recordkeeping (AFABAMAD)

Keywords

• Precision agriculture software
• Satellite crop monitoring
• Agricultural decision support
• Farm management platform
• Agritech data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Perugia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to the Agricolus platform with tiered plans (Agricolus Free, Plus, and professional tiers) offering varying feature sets. The freemium Agricolus Free tier provides basic functionality for small farmers, while paid tiers unlock advanced DSS, multi-farm management, and analytics features.
2. Professional Services and Training: Agricolus Professional Academy provides training services for professionals, contributing to the 6,000 trained professionals metric. Consulting and agritech advisory services for implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Agricolus provides a cloud-based precision agriculture platform that combines satellite imagery monitoring, IoT sensor integration, crop-specific Decision Support Systems, and supply-chain traceability for farmers, agronomists, cooperatives and food processors. The offering is delivered as a multi-language SaaS product (web, mobile, and APIs) used to monitor fields, optimise inputs such as fertilisation, and support agronomic decisions across more than 100 countries.

Product overview

Agricolus provides a comprehensive precision farming platform consisting of a web-based platform and mobile app (iOS/Android) that integrates satellite monitoring, agronomic decision support, field management, and supply chain tracking. The core platform offers satellite imagery (Sentinel 2) with NDVI/NDMI vegetation indices, weather station integration, and crop scouting tools. Specialized Decision Support Systems (DSS) including GrapeDSS, GrainDSS, CitrusDSS, Oliwes, and TomatoDSS provide crop-specific forecast models for defense, phenology, irrigation, and nutrition. AgriTrack handles supply chain control and traceability. The offering includes tiered options: Agricolus Free (free forever for small farmers) and Agricolus Plus (premium with advanced automation). Additional tools include MOSOM for soil organic matter monitoring. APIs are available through the YUMKET Marketplace for third-party integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GrapeDSS: Decision support system specifically designed for vineyard management, including defense models for Plasmopara, Black rot, and phenological tracking for viticulture.
• GrainDSS
• CitrusDSS
• Oliwes
• TomatoDSS
• CottonDSS
• Agritrack
• Agricolus Free
• Agricolus Plus
• Agricolus Professional Academy

Products and services

• Agricolus Platform Web-based precision agriculture SaaS platform that combines satellite imagery monitoring, IoT sensor integration, crop-specific Decision Support Systems, and supply-chain traceability for farms, cooperatives, agronomists, food processors and distributors.
• Agricolus App Mobile application (iOS and Android) that provides field monitoring, scouting, satellite-based insights and decision-support notifications to farmers and agronomists on the go.
• MOSOM Soil organic matter monitoring tool that analyses and maps organic-matter levels across fields, supporting soil-health management and input planning for farmers and agronomists.
• Agricolus APIs REST APIs exposing Agricolus agronomic data, satellite imagery and decision-support capabilities to third-party developers, partners and integrators, distributed through the YUMKET API marketplace.
• Agricolus Professional Academy Training, certification and enablement program for agronomists, consultants and agricultural professionals learning to use the Agricolus platform for precision agriculture advisory work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce inputs (water, treatments, fertilizers) through targeted, data-driven applications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EIT Food (MOSOM Project Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022EIT Food's MOSOM project partnership includes Agricolus, Latvian company Art21, University of Bologna, University of Aarhus, CNR (National Research Council of Italy), StMELF, and Spanish cooperative Grupo AN. The partnership develops tools for remote monitoring and estimation of organic matter content in agricultural soils to support carbon farming.
• TrelleborgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership announced at Agritechnica 2019 combining high-tech expertise to enhance precision farming. Trelleborg, a leading tire and engineered polymer solutions provider, collaborated with Agricolus to integrate their technologies for improved agricultural operations.
• Social Solver / Ayuda en AccionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Solver platform powered by Ayuda en Accion foundation opened the 'Crop Monitoring and Farmer Warnings' challenge for farmers in Peru's Jetepeque Valley. Agricolus solution proposed by agronomists working with the company was selected for implementation.
• EIT Food - Sales BoostercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricolus was supported by EIT Food's Sales Booster programme designed to help agrifood startups expand across European markets. The programme provides tailored growth strategies, dedicated advisors, online workshops, and access to industry stakeholders.
• Philip Morris ItalyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccess story partnership for sustainability commitment in tobacco farming. Agricolus supports Philip Morris Italy's agricultural management and sustainability reporting requirements.
• DiachemminorOthersSuccess story for innovations in integrated pest management. Diachem, a crop protection company, uses Agricolus tools for field management and pest monitoring.
• YUMKET MarketplaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricolus APIs listed in the YUMKET Marketplace, making the company's APIs available to developers and partners through the marketplace platform.
• ESA Business Applications (AgriTrack Full DSS Stack)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESA Incubed project 'AgriTrack Full DSS Stack' supporting farmers with an advanced Decision Support System. Partnership with ESA Space Solutions for developing satellite-based agricultural tools.
• DEMETER Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project for the Agri-Food sector under which Agricolus participates as a technology platform provider, contributing to digital transformation of European agriculture.
• Tamat (NGO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian NGO through which RDA Korca in Albania learned about Agricolus. Tamat collaborates on projects introducing AgriTech tools to young farmers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Climate FieldView is Bayer's flagship digital agriculture platform, combining satellite imagery, field mapping, and agronomic insights for farmers worldwide. It is the dominant incumbent in precision agriculture SaaS that Agricolus competes with at the platform level, though Bayer bundles it with seed and crop protection sales.
• Trimble Ag (AGCO): Trimble Agriculture provides GPS-guided farm machinery control, field management software, and water management solutions, now part of AGCO. Comparable to Agricolus on the farm-management and decision-support axis, but anchored in hardware and equipment integration rather than satellite-led agronomy.
• Granular (Corteva): Granular is a farm management software platform owned by Corteva, offering agronomic insights, operational planning, and financial tools for large farms and agronomy retailers. Comparable to Agricolus' multi-farm and cooperative tier, but anchored in the North American row-crop and ag retail channel.

Direct peers

• xFarm Technologies: xFarm is a Switzerland/Italy-based precision agriculture platform offering farm management apps, agronomic decision support, IoT sensor integrations, and supply-chain traceability. It is the most direct Italian/European-headquartered peer to Agricolus with overlapping customer segments (farms, cooperatives, agronomists) and a comparable SaaS-plus-mobile model.
• Taranis: Taranis offers AI-driven aerial imagery analytics, crop scouting, and decision support for agriculture using drone and satellite data. It directly competes with Agricolus on satellite-based monitoring and anomaly detection (NDVI/NDMI equivalent indices), but with greater focus on leaf-level and high-resolution aerial imaging.
• Gamaya: Gamaya provides hyperspectral satellite imaging and AI analytics for crop monitoring, soil mapping, and disease detection, with strong specialty crop focus (vineyards, sugarcane). It competes with Agricolus in satellite-driven crop analytics, particularly in vineyards and Southern Europe.
• Farmers Edge: Farmers Edge provides digital agronomy solutions including satellite imagery, variable rate technology, and farm management software, with strong North and South American presence. A comparable end-to-end precision agriculture SaaS offering, though larger scale and broader crop coverage than Agricolus.
• EOS Data Analytics: EOS Data Analytics operates a satellite-based farming platform (EOSDA Crop Monitoring) that provides vegetation indices, field analytics, and weather data for precision agriculture. Directly comparable to Agricolus on the satellite-imagery-led farm monitoring axis, with global coverage and competitive crop-specific features.

Emerging players

• Agremo: Agremo offers AI-powered aerial imagery analysis for agriculture, including plant counting, weed detection, and stand assessment from drone and satellite imagery. Overlaps with Agricolus on imagery-driven field analytics but is more focused on drone-based imagery services than full farm management.
• Hummingbird Technologies: Hummingbird Technologies delivers remote sensing and AI analytics for crop monitoring, disease detection, and yield prediction, primarily using satellite and drone imagery in Europe. Comparable to Agricolus on analytics-driven crop insights and European specialty crop focus, with a narrower platform scope.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agricoluss.r.l.
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7gT5XhLkJjK9e0hP9K3uQw
• Xx.com/agricolussuite

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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