The Climate - About the company
The Climate is an acquired company based in St. Louis (United States), founded in 2006 by David Friedberg. It operates as a Digital farming solutions to maximize results and empower farmers. The Climate has raised $109M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Index Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The company has 972 active competitors, including 167 funded and 50 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Fyllo, Ceres AI and Aerobotics.
Company Details
Digital farming solutions to maximize results and empower farmers. They offer an all-in-one digital farming solution, empowering farmers with data-driven insights and innovative ag tech. The platform connects crop data, enables field scouting, builds prescriptions, and analyzes yield data in real-time. They provide hardware like FieldView Drive to empower farming missions. Resources include guides, a knowledge center, blog, videos, and podcasts. They focus on secure data, maximizing time, staying ahead, and boosting profits. The company aims to help farmers sustainably increase productivity and profitability with digital tools, enabling informed decisions from planning to harvest. They combine digital tools with physical products to enhance farming profitability and sustainability. They partner with other digital farming tools to make the technology more open, accessible and impactful for farmers.
- Website
- climate.com/en-us.html
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@climate.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2006
Location
St. Louis, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$109M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 972 active competitors
Employee Count
442 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Monsanto (Oct 02, 2013)
Legal entities associated with The Climate
The Climate is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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THE CLIMATE CORPORATION CIN: 204897231 , Belgium, Active | May 10, 2006 | - | 139 (As on Dec 31, 2018) | - |
The Climate's acquisition details
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The Climate's funding and investors
The Climate has raised a total funding of $109M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 02, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jun 13, 2012 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. The Climate has 20 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of The Climate:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 13, 2012 | 9234051 | Series C | 2516738 | 6223487 | 5759621 | 5353794 |
Feb 28, 2011 | 4437145 | Series B | 9049034 | 7546380 | 8760113 | |
Oct 24, 2007 | 1014687 | Series A | 6487962 | 2566819 | 1091320 |
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The Climate's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of The Climate is David Friedberg.
Here are the details of The Climate's key team members:
- David Friedberg: Co-Founder of The Climate and founder of 3 other companies, The Production Board, Eatsa and Metromile. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
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The Climate's employee count trend
The Climate has 442 employees as of Jul 26. Here is The Climate's employee count trend over the years:
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The Climate's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of The Climate include Fyllo, Ceres AI and Aerobotics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of The Climate, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Next-gen agri-intelligence platform using soil, climate, crop sensors, AI analytics, and mobile apps | $6.52M | 66/100 | ||
2nd | Ceres AI 2014, Oakland (United States), Series D | AI-powered aerial imagery for sustainable agriculture, risk management, and optimized resource use | $96.8M | 65/100 | |
3rd | Aerobotics 2014, Cape Town (South Africa), Series B | AI-powered yield forecasting for fruit growers, packers, and marketers | $27.1M | 65/100 | |
4th | Developer of satellite imagery analytics for agriculture and infrastructure monitoring | $28.9M | 64/100 | ||
5th |  The Climate 2006, St. Louis (United States), Acquired | Digital farming solutions to maximize results and empower farmers | $109M | 66/100 | |
6th | AgEagle 1999, Neodesha (United States), Public | Developer of drones, sensors, and software for automated aerial intelligence | - | 62/100 | |
7th | IntelinAir 2015, San Jose (United States), Series B | Aerial data insights for agronomic decisions, nitrogen management, and field scouting | $24.5M | 61/100 | |
8th |  Sentera 2014, Saint Paul (United States), Acquired | Developer of precision agriculture technology providing imagery and data-driven insights | $54.7M | 61/100 | |
9th |  Kuva Space 2016, Espoo (Finland), Series A | Provider of hyperspectral imaging and AI-based farm monitoring solutions | $23.8M | 60/100 | |
10th | FarmQA 2014, Fargo (United States), Seed | Precision agriculture solutions provider | $4.25M | 59/100 |
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The Climate's Investments and acquisitions
The Climate has not made any investments yet. The Climate has made 5 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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May 08, 2017 | Acquisition | 2011 | Denver (United States) | |
Nov 21, 2016 | Acquisition | 2011 | Tallinn (Estonia) | |
Dec 08, 2014 | Acquisition | 2013 | Chicago (United States) |
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Reports related to The Climate
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News related to The Climate
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FieldView, xFarm Technologies join forces to help solve farmers' data problemsAgroPages•Dec 06, 2023•xFarm, The Climate
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FieldView rolls out new capabilities for post-harvest analysis and reportingAgroPages•Aug 25, 2023•The Climate
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UM6P Ventures Backs Genetic Editing Startup Climate CropGlobal AgInvesting•Aug 01, 2022•UM6PVentures, MataGene, ClimateCrop, AKORN and 1 other
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Bayer's digital platform reaches 22 million hectares mapped in BrazilAgroPages•Mar 13, 2022•The Climate
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