YieldComputer

What YieldComputer does

YieldComputer (legal entity Yield Computer BV) is an Eindhoven-based AgriTech company founded in 2019 that builds AI- and IoT-driven yield forecasting software for the soft fruit sector, targeting strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Its core technology is the SmartCropCam — an autonomous climate station with an integrated camera that captures daily crop images and environmental data — combined with proprietary computer vision models that count and classify fruit at different growth stages. These image inputs, fused with climate, sensor, and historical field data, feed an adaptive kg-prediction model that produces yield forecasts 1-4 weeks in advance at field level. The software is delivered through a modular SaaS dashboard with progressive tiers (Starter Pack, Explore, Analyse, Accelerate) and exposes REST APIs for integration with climate computers, sensors, and messaging services.

YieldComputer monetises through subscription-based SaaS tiers bundled with SmartCropCam hardware and implementation/support services, sold on annual contracts with quote-based enterprise pricing aimed at growers, multi-site farm owners, and procurement/sales organisations with 2,500+ tonnes of soft fruit business volume. Named customers include BerryWorld Netherlands, Wittenberg Gemüse, Onuba Fruit, Bosch Growers, De Ruwenberg, HG Eerenburg, and New Forest Fruit, collectively monitoring more than 50,000 tonnes of strawberry production across Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, a Strategic Partnership Programme in NL/UK/ES, and a self-serve demo/contact funnel, with marketing supported by trade shows (Fruit Attraction), webinars, content, and trade press. The company is founder-led, employs around 12 people, has no disclosed external funding rounds, and operates as a private limited company in the Netherlands.

Name

YieldComputer

Legal name

Yield Computer BV

Website

https://yieldcomputer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

YieldComputer is an Eindhoven-based AgriTech company that sells AI-driven yield forecasting software and SmartCropCam IoT devices to soft fruit growers, multi-site operators, and procurement organisations across Western and Southern Europe, delivering 1-4 week harvest predictions via computer vision and adaptive machine learning models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Technology - Precision Horticulture Software

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Yield Monitoring & Harvest Data Analytics (AFABAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

IoT Farm Sensors & Edge Devices (Soil, Weather, Crop, Water) (AFAAAFAC), Decision Support & Agronomic Modeling (Yield, Irrigation, Pest/Disease Forecasting) (AFAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Yield forecasting software
• Precision agriculture analytics
• Crop monitoring IoT
• Soft fruit technology
• Computer vision agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (Explore/Analyse/Accelerate tiers): SaaS platform subscription tiers providing progressive functionality from remote crop monitoring (Explore) through analysis and benchmarking (Analyse) to full AI forecast assist (Accelerate). Includes the interactive dashboard and AI tools.
2. SmartCropCam Hardware: SmartCropCam autonomous cameras are part of the product offering (Starter Pack includes 4 cameras with 2 days implementation and 1 day support, covering 1 field max 10 ha). Hardware is bundled with the software subscription.
3. Implementation & Support Services: Starter Pack includes 2 days implementation and 1 day support. Data consultant services help users interpret data. Advisory services complement the software platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

YieldComputer provides AI- and IoT-driven yield forecasting for soft fruit growers (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries). Its offering centres on the SmartCropCam autonomous camera station that captures daily crop images and climate data, combined with proprietary computer vision models and an adaptive kg-prediction algorithm that delivers harvest forecasts 1-4 weeks ahead. The software platform is delivered as progressive subscription tiers (Explore, Analyse, Accelerate) plus a bundled Starter Pack that includes cameras, implementation and support.

Product overview

YieldComputer is an AgriTech platform offering a modular product portfolio for soft fruit yield forecasting. The core offering centers on the SmartCropCam autonomous monitoring camera combined with a software platform organized in progressive tiers: Starter Pack (entry with 4 cameras for 1 field up to 10 ha), Explore (field dashboard with remote monitoring), Analyse (multi-field benchmarking and data connectors), and Accelerate (AI-powered forecast assist and static planning). The platform combines computer vision analysis of daily crop images with climate and sensor data to deliver yield predictions 1-4 weeks ahead, serving growers, owners, procurement, and sales teams across the soft fruit sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartCropCam: Autonomous climate station with camera for crop monitoring, fruit counting, and climate data collection.

Products and services

• SmartCropCam Autonomous climate station equipped with a camera that monitors soft fruit crops 24/7, capturing daily images and tracking climate conditions. Uses computer vision to count and classify fruit at different growth stages automatically and feeds image data into the kg-prediction algorithm. Sold as part of the Starter Pack and bundled with software subscriptions for soft fruit growers.
• YieldComputer Platform SaaS platform that combines SmartCropCam imagery, climate and field data with AI models to produce 1-4 week yield forecasts for soft fruit. Delivered via progressive subscription tiers (Explore, Analyse, Accelerate) on an interactive dashboard accessible to growers, sales and procurement teams. Includes REST APIs that integrate with climate computers, sensors and external services such as WhatsApp.
• YieldComputer Implementation & Advisory Services Professional services offering covering installation and setup of SmartCropCams, data onboarding and ongoing data consultant support. Starter Pack customers receive 2 days of implementation and 1 day of support, with additional advisory services available to help growers interpret yield forecasts and operate the platform effectively.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000 Euro profit increase per hectare with 50% improvement in forecast accuracy (based on pilot grower calculations)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• DeloitteDigitalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023YieldComputer teamed up with DeloitteDigital as part of the Future of Food Community to support its European market launch. Deloitte provides strategic support and market access through this ecosystem partnership. Paul Rooimans (Global Strategy and Business Development) stated this partnership will enable YieldComputer to maximise its potential during its growth phase.
• OPZuid EFRO Consortium (Growficient, Delphy, VDL, YieldComputer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project 'De vruchten plukken van autonoom telen' (Reaping the benefits of autonomous cultivation). Consortium members: Growficient (irrigation monitoring specialist), VDL (robotics, mechatronics, manufacturing), Delphy (cultivation planning software and research institution), YieldComputer (yield forecasting solutions). Project develops autonomous irrigation control using substrate sensors, static cameras, field measurements, and robot-mounted sensors and cameras. EU OPZuid EFRO programme financing.
• SoftFruit DirectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK strategic partnership with SoftFruit Direct represented by Matt Locker. YieldComputer SmartCropCams deployed at New Forest Fruit fields. Joint development of live testing and implementation of the forecasting solution in the UK market. Collaboration on optimising soft fruit business through data-driven forecasting.
• Beekers Soft Fruit ConsultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarcel Beekers - agronomist supporting YieldComputer with soft fruit knowledge. Collaborated on Groenten & Fruit magazine feature interview about complexity of soft fruit forecasting and the company's solution for the grower-sales chain.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Agremo: AI-based aerial imagery analytics for crop monitoring and yield estimation across specialty crops. Comparable on imagery-to-insight workflow and AI forecasting; differs by using drone/satellite imagery instead of fixed in-field cameras.

Direct peers

• Arable: Offers IoT-enabled crop monitoring sensors combined with a SaaS analytics platform for specialty crops. The hardware-plus-software stack and recurring subscription model closely mirror YieldComputer's SmartCropCam plus tiered dashboard approach.
• Tule Technologies: Provides crop-level imaging plus AI-based water-stress and yield forecasting for specialty crops including wine grapes, tree fruit, and some berries. Closely comparable product architecture (field cameras + cloud forecast) and customer type (specialty crop growers).
• CropX: IoT soil and crop sensors with a cloud analytics platform for irrigation and yield optimisation. Comparable hardware + SaaS GTM in specialty crops and similar AI-driven agronomic decision support positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Semios: Large-scale precision agriculture platform for specialty crops (tree fruit, nuts, berries) covering pest/disease monitoring, irrigation, and yield insights. Overlaps with YieldComputer on yield forecasting and orchard monitoring but operates broader in scope and larger scale.
• Valmont Industries (Prospera): Acquired Prospera to combine computer vision and AI for specialty-crop monitoring with its irrigation equipment business. Comparable AI imaging + agronomic insight approach, but embedded within a much larger industrial irrigation incumbent.
• Intelinair: Aerial imagery and AI analytics platform for row crops and specialty crops with field-level scouting and yield-related insights. Adjacent in imagery-based forecasting and dashboard delivery to growers and enterprises.
• Climate FieldView (Bayer): The dominant digital agriculture platform from Bayer, offering field-data capture, yield analysis, and prescription tools. A broad incumbent whose field-level analytics and forecasting partially overlap with YieldComputer's positioning.
• Blue River Technology (John Deere): Pioneer in computer vision + machine learning for plant-level crop decisions, now part of John Deere. Comparable on per-plant vision analytics and AI-enabled crop management; serves a much broader equipment and cropping footprint.
• Bosch Connected Agriculture (DeepField): Bosch's IoT sensor and digital farming offering for specialty and broad-acre crops, started as DeepField Connect. Overlaps with YieldComputer on IoT field sensors, climate monitoring, and yield-related analytics within a much larger industrial conglomerate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@yieldcomputer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yieldcomputer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about YieldComputer