RoboCare raises six-figure round led by 216 Capital
What's the deal? Tunisian agritech RoboCareDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised a six-figure investment led by venture capital firm 216 CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
The funding will support RoboCare's next growth phase and expansion into African and Middle Eastern markets.
Founded in Sfax in 2020 by Imen Hbiri, RoboCare runs an AI-powered precision agriculture platform.
It pulls together satellite imagery, drone data, IoT sensors, and weather data to flag crop diseases and stress early. The results: up to 35% water savings, a 25% cut in inputs, and a 20% yield boost.
Why now? Climate change, water stress, and rising production costs are squeezing farms across the region.
RoboCare already monitors several thousand hectares and has issued thousands of agronomic alerts. It builds its models from local data, focusing on regional staples such as olive trees, cereals, and processing tomatoes.
The startup will use the money to enter new markets, strengthen its commercial teams, and refine its AI models for different farming environments.
What could go wrong? Scaling across Africa and the Middle East means adapting models to varied soils and climates, a slow and costly process.
RoboCare will also face generalist agricultural platforms competing for the same agribusiness customers.
The signal: 216 Capital's entry into early-stage RoboCare reflects its strategy of backing high-potential startups tackling the continent's economic, social, and environmental challenges, with climate-resilient agritech increasingly seen as a strategic lever across MENA.
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