AgTech startup secures $1.7 million to fund its growth

A company that was founded by three MME graduates has secured $1.7 million in seed funding to fuel its growth in the agricultural technology space.

IntelliCulture was launched in 2018 by Ramin Shaikhi (BASc ’16, MASc ’19, mechanical engineering), Michael Wu (BASc ’19, mechatronics engineering) and Cole Powers (BASc ’19, mechanical engineering) to help farmers better understand their spray coverage and efficiencies, and manage the upkeep of their assets.

“Our beachhead and primary focus right now is in vineyards, so basically wineries,” Powers, the CEO, said in a recent media interview.