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Sentera, Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN · Agritech · Acquired

Precision agriculture platform with drone-mounted sensors for crop data collection and analytics

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Updated · sentera.com

Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Latest Form D
$32.7M, Jun 2021
Total capital
$32.7M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$32.7M
1 Form D · last Jun 2021
64 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$66K
5 awards · Agriculture, Commerce
Rank in Agritech#74 of 882
Granted patents
23
2 pending · first 2019
Rank in peer group#3 of 52

Capital timeline

2018201920202021202220232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.7M$14K$4K$4K$44K1st Form D$32.7M
2018202020222024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.7M$14K$4K$4K$44K1st Form D$32.7M

Latest events

  • Federal contractAgriculture · UAS Platform And Camera For Field Plot Characterization$44K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Multispectral Sensor, Reflectance Panel, And Carrying Case.$4K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$32.7M
  • Federal contractAgriculture · Drone Operator Training$4K
  • Federal contractAgriculture · Drone System Matrice 210 Agriculture Kit, Multispectral (M210, Dual Gimbal Mount, AGX710, +s TB55 Batteries).$14K

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1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

34months

from Sentera, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2018
Agriculture · $14K
First Form D · Jun 2021
$32.7M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 52 peers

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Agritech · Platform

  • Granted patents#3 · top 6%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Eric TaipaleResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
  • Alex BellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Alex StephensDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Christopher AbbottDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Erik TorgersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jody LongshoreExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
  • John HudsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ron KoneznyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sanjeev KrishnanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tony ShakibDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 23 granted of 25
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Agritech

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

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