Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Wash.
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 71
- Stage
- Series B
- Total raised
- $33.6M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $607K · Sep 2021 SEC Form D
GeekWire Names Helion, OCOChem, TerraPower, Ravel, and IUNU as 2026 Sustainable Innovation Award Finalists
The finalists for GeekWire's 2026 Sustainable Innovation Award are energy companies Helion, OCOChem, TerraPower; fashion recycler Ravel; and agtech startup IUNU, recognized for their work combating climate change and sustainability challenges. The award, sponsored by Amazon, highlights Pacific Northwest leaders and culminates in a May 7 celebration in Seattle, with public voting open until April 16.
Seattle’s Agtech Startups Like Carbon Robotics Garner $157M to Drive Sustainable Farming Amid Industry Growth
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are becoming a major hub for agriculture technology, driven by local tech talent, innovative farming, and advances in robotics and AI. Despite a dip in agtech investments from 2021 to 2022, startups like Seattle-based Carbon Robotics are raising significant funding and developing sustainable farming technologies.
Seattle Startup IUNU Raises $20M to Expand AI-Based Greenhouse Monitoring Across North America and Europe
Seattle startup IUNU raised $20 million in a Series B extension led by S2G Investments to expand its AI-driven greenhouse monitoring technology across North America and Europe. Their LUNA platform uses autonomous cameras and sensors to improve plant monitoring, aiming to boost productivity and sustainability in controlled environment agriculture.
Deal mania reshuffles GeekWire 200: M&A, IPOs and SPACs push top firms out while Blue Origin stays No. 1
A surge of M&A, IPO and SPAC activity — labeled 'deal mania' — reshuffled the GeekWire 200 rankings, removing several top-10 companies that went public or were acquired and creating openings for new entrants; Blue Origin remains No. 1 while more deal-making and rule changes about private equity-owned companies promise further shake-ups.
FruitScout raises $4M to commercialize AI smartphone app for crop-yield optimization; Bowery Capital, TFX back expansion
Yakima startup FruitScout raised $4 million to build an AI-powered app that uses smartphone images to measure tree trunk size, analyze buds/fruit, and predict optimal crop yields and pruning needs; investors include Bowery Capital and TFX Capital. FruitScout began focused on Washington apple growers and is expanding to agave in Mexico after earlier raising a $350,000 angel round.
iUNU acquires Artemis, adds 22 staff and names founder Allison Kopf CMO and head of data products
Seattle agtech company iUNU acquired Artemis, a Lake Ariel, Pa. indoor farming software startup, integrating Artemis’s 22 employees and founder Allison Kopf into iUNU leadership; deal terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands iUNU’s cultivation analytics platform, which uses rail-mounted cameras and canopy sensors, following iUNU’s December $7M raise and a prior purchase of CropWalk.
Seattle agtech startup iUNU acquires pest-management firm CropWalk, adds six employees; terms undisclosed
Seattle agtech startup iUNU has acquired pest management company CropWalk, adding six employees and integrating CropWalk into iUNU's LUNA greenhouse monitoring system; terms were not disclosed.
Pacific Northwest Software Founders Launch Ag‑Tech Startups — TerraClear, Carbon Robotics, Pollen Systems Draw Major VC Interest
Successful Pacific Northwest software founders are applying their startup experience to ag tech, drawing significant venture capital into farm-focused startups and developing robotics and marketplaces for agriculture. Examples include Brent Frei's rock-picking robots at TerraClear, Paul Mikesell's weed-zapping Carbon Robotics, and Keith McCall's Pollen Systems and Everyvine relaunch.
iUNU raises $7M to scale LUNA AI greenhouse computer-vision system; total funding $25M
Seattle-based agriculture tech startup iUNU raised $7 million to expand its LUNA AI and computer-vision platform for greenhouse crop monitoring, using autonomous rail-mounted cameras and canopy sensors. The seven-year-old, 30-person company — backed by S2G Ventures, Ceres Partners and Serra Ventures — has $25 million total funding and aims to surpass 100 customers next year.
T-Mobile, Intel and NASA launch 5G Open Innovation Lab in Bellevue to run 12-week non-equity startup accelerator
T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA launched the 5G Open Innovation Lab in Bellevue, Washington, a 12-week, non-equity startup program providing resources, capital, and partner collaboration to help entrepreneurs prototype and learn about 5G applications. The lab offers partners early access to cohort companies and aims to accelerate 5G-driven innovations across industries.
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Adam Greenberg Executive Officer, Director, Promoter, Co-Founder & CEO
