Seattle Startup Koidra and Four U.S. Universities Awarded $3.77M USDA Grant for AI Indoor Farming Tech

Seattle-based indoor agriculture startup Koidra received a $3.77 million USDA research grant to advance AI-driven indoor farming technologies, collaborating with four U.S. universities over four years. Founded by former Microsoft scientist Kenneth Tran, Koidra applies model-based reinforcement learning to optimize plant growth, building on successes like winning the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge.