CropWatch

What CropWatch does

CropWatch is a privately held design and development company founded in 2022 that builds wireless environmental monitoring hardware and software for food-safety, agricultural, and livestock operations. The company organises its offering around three vertical product lines: Cold-Chain Monitoring (restaurants, hospitality, schools, hospitals, grocery, retail, food manufacturing, cold storage, and pharmaceutical refrigeration), Agricultural Monitoring (greenhouse, open-field, orchard, and vineyard growers), and Livestock Monitoring (poultry houses, broiler/layer barns, dairy operations, and livestock sheds). Operations span the United States and Japan, with a dedicated Japanese-language site at cropwatch.co.jp serving the company's Miyazaki, Japan base alongside the US/global cropwatch.io presence.

The core platform is a LoRaWAN-based wireless monitoring system in which a single gateway can cover up to 15 km line-of-sight and penetrate thick insulated freezer panels and below-grade walk-ins. Sensor modules — CW-AIR-TH (temperature/humidity), CW-AIR-THC (temperature/humidity/CO2), CW-AIR-THC(A) (with ammonia for livestock), and CW-SS-TME (soil moisture/temperature/EC) — snap into a rugged IP66-rated PA11 bio-based polyamide enclosure rated -40°C to +85°C and are field-swappable in under 60 seconds without tools. Every reading is cross-checked by two independent sensor elements (dual-sensor verification) and the device refuses to publish if they disagree, while self-auditing EN 50271-compatible safeguard circuitry catches drift. Sensors ship with individual ISO/IEC 17025 calibration certificates (NIST-traceable, ILAC-MRA accredited) tied to each serial number, generating HACCP-ready audit records. The cloud dashboard, mobile app, and public API (api.cropwatch.io) expose raw readings plus derived agronomic metrics — VPD, PPFD, and DLI — and integrate with Excel, Google Sheets, and BI tools via webhook and API.

CropWatch runs a primarily hardware-sales revenue model: sensors, gateways, and enclosures are sold as one-time purchases, with unlimited users, alert rules, API access, and PDF/CSV reports bundled into the hardware sale and no disclosed recurring subscription. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed; sales run through direct outreach (phone +1 978-381-3105, [email protected], website demo forms) targeting enterprise and multi-site operators, with the option to connect customers to distributor or integrator partners. The company self-reports 1–10 employees and sources 29 distinct components from 16 manufacturers across 7 countries (US 31%, Japan 24%, Taiwan 24%, Switzerland 7%, Ireland 7%, South Korea 3%, Germany 3%). No funding rounds, ownership structure, or named customer logos are disclosed in the available material.

Name

CropWatch

Legal name

CropWatch

Website

https://cropwatch.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CropWatch designs and sells LoRaWAN-based wireless environmental monitoring hardware and software for cold-chain, agriculture, and livestock operators, featuring dual-sensor verification, ISO/IEC 17025 calibrated sensors, and unlimited software bundled with hardware.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IoT Environmental Monitoring Hardware

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) (115114)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Sensors (Temperature/Humidity/Gas/Air Quality) (HDAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precision Sensing & Monitoring (Soil/Weather Stations, In-Field Sensors, IoT) (AFAGALAB), In-Field Sensor Hardware (Soil Moisture/Nutrient, Weather, Canopy Sensors) (AFABAMAA), Grain Bin & Silo Temperature Monitoring (On-Farm) (AFAOALAA)

Keywords

• Environmental monitoring devices
• Wireless sensor networks
• Cold-chain monitoring
• Agricultural monitoring systems
• Livestock monitoring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Miyazaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of wireless sensors, gateways, and enclosures. Sensors include unlimited software access, API, reports, and alert rules. No per-seat, per-user, or per-report fees.
2. Software/Platform Included: Software platform (dashboard, mobile app, API access, reports) is included with sensor purchase - unlimited users, rules, recipients, and exports included. No ongoing subscription fees mentioned.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CropWatch designs, manufactures, and sells LoRaWAN-based wireless environmental monitoring hardware (sensors and gateways) bundled with a cloud dashboard, mobile app, and public API. The platform continuously measures temperature, humidity, CO2, ammonia, soil moisture, soil temperature, and soil EC across cold-chain, agricultural greenhouse, and livestock/poultry operations, with audit-ready HACCP-compliant reporting.

Product overview

CropWatch offers a unified environmental monitoring platform consisting of specialized sensor modules (CW-AIR-TH, CW-AIR-THC, CW-AIR-THC(A), and CW-SS-TME) that snap into rugged IP66-rated enclosures (CW-CASE) and transmit via LoRaWAN to a cloud dashboard. The platform serves three core market segments: Cold-Chain Monitoring for food service and pharmaceutical refrigeration, Livestock Monitoring for poultry and dairy operations, and Agricultural Monitoring for greenhouse and field cultivation. All sensors feature dual-sensor verification, field-swappable pre-calibrated modules with per-serial ISO/IEC 17025 certificates, and integrate via a public API into Excel, Sheets, and BI tools. Unlimited users, alert rules, and reports are included with no tiered pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CropWatch Cold-Chain Monitoring Continuous wireless temperature and humidity monitoring system for commercial refrigeration units including walk-in coolers, freezers, display cases, and cold storage facilities serving restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, grocery, and pharmaceutical applications. Features HACCP-ready audit trails with per-serial ISO/IEC 17025 certificates.
• CropWatch Livestock Monitoring Wireless multi-parameter monitoring system for poultry houses, broiler and layer barns, dairy operations, and livestock sheds. Tracks temperature, CO2, humidity, and optional ammonia (NH3) levels with per-zone visibility to detect heat stress, ventilation faults, and air quality issues before they impact animal health.
• CropWatch Agricultural Monitoring Comprehensive environmental monitoring platform for greenhouse, field, orchard, and vineyard operations. Measures soil moisture, temperature, and EC, air temperature, humidity, and CO2, while calculating VPD, PPFD, and DLI to help growers optimize growing conditions.
• CW-AIR-TH Sensor Module User-replaceable air temperature and relative humidity sensing module with dual-sensor verification. Measures temperature, humidity, and dew point with accuracy of ±0.3°C / ±2%RH across -40 to +85°C. Ships with individual ISO/IEC 17025 certificate tied to serial number. Field-swappable in under 60 seconds without tools.
• CW-SS-TME Sensor Module Soil and substrate monitoring module measuring soil moisture, temperature, and EC (electrical conductivity). Designed for insertion into growing media in greenhouse and field applications. Ships with per-serial ISO/IEC 17025 certificate. Compatible with all CropWatch enclosures and swappable in under 60 seconds.
• CW-AIR-THC Sensor Module Air temperature, relative humidity, and CO2 sensing module with accuracy of ±0.3°C / ±2%RH and CO2 range of 0-10,000 ppm. Designed for agricultural greenhouse and field deployments. Ships with per-serial ISO/IEC 17025 certificate. Field-swappable in under 60 seconds without tools.
• CW-AIR-THC(A) Sensor Module

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature accuracy ±0.3°C / ±2%RH
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CropX: CropX provides IoT soil and environmental sensors plus analytics for precision agriculture, directly comparable to CropWatch's CW-SS-TME soil moisture/temperature/EC sensor and agricultural monitoring platform.
• Monnit: Monnit sells wireless IoT sensors across temperature, humidity, CO2, and soil conditions with a cloud platform and API, competing head-to-head with CropWatch's multi-vertical IoT sensor hardware and dashboard/app offering.
• Libelium: Libelium offers a modular IoT sensor platform with environmental probes for agriculture, water, and cold-chain, directly comparable to CropWatch's multi-parameter sensor modules and integration ecosystem.
• Dragino: Dragino produces LoRaWAN sensors and gateways used widely in agriculture and cold-chain IoT, overlapping closely with CropWatch's CW-series sensors plus LoRaWAN gateway infrastructure.
• Sensaphone: Sensaphone offers remote environmental and temperature monitoring sensors with alerting for cold storage, food service, and industrial facilities, making it a direct competitor to CropWatch's cold-chain and HACCP-ready monitoring line with a very similar product-and-service profile.
• Arable Labs: Arable builds integrated weather and crop sensing stations for agriculture with cloud analytics, comparable to CropWatch's greenhouse and field monitoring products measuring temperature, humidity, VPD, PPFD, and DLI.
• Tektelic Communications: Tektelic manufactures LoRaWAN gateways and sensors with multi-year battery life for agriculture, cold-chain, and industrial monitoring, making it a direct competitor on CropWatch's LoRaWAN infrastructure layer.

Emerging players

• Hortau: Hortau specializes in precision irrigation and soil-moisture sensing for specialty crops, overlapping with CropWatch's soil moisture sensors but focused on a narrower irrigation-management niche.
• Sensoterra: Sensoterra focuses specifically on wireless soil moisture sensors for precision agriculture, a narrower but directly comparable offering to CropWatch's soil moisture/temperature/EC monitoring module.

Broad incumbents

• Davis Instruments: Davis Instruments is an established weather and agricultural monitoring station maker with broader meteorological focus and longer installed base, overlapping with CropWatch's agricultural and greenhouse VPD/PPFD/DLI monitoring use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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