ONDO Smart Farming Solutions raising new seed funding of 1 million euro

SOFIA, Bulgaria - July 19, 2021 - PRLog -- Less than 2 years after being founded, the agritech startup ONDO Solutions raised 1 million euro in a new investment round. The lead investor was, once again, Eleven Ventures - the fund who first saw the potential of ONDO as a product and team. The new investors in this round are Sofia Angels Ventures, BrightCap VC, MFG Invest, HR Capital and the entrepreneur Georgi Zahariev.

Within mere 1.5 years and considering the challenging circumstances caused by coronavirus, the company already has its solutions successfully working in 15+ farms across Bulgaria and North Macedonia. In addition to successfully completing its customer projects, the company has also extended its software platform, as well as the hardware solutions, has won 6 prestigious awards in the sphere of technology and innovations in Bulgaria and is now looking forward to positioning itself on the Israeli market as well.

"After our first investment and seeing the successful integration of ONDO in a number of farms, which practically proved the efficiency of the solutions offered by the company, it was a natural follow-up step to be the lead investor for the next investment round. To us ONDO is a showcase for all positive signs we are looking at when evaluating whether or not to invest – on one end, a well-bonded and very experienced team, who is listening to advice we give, on the other end – an excellent product on a huge market, in a sector that is of particular interest to us – the so-called "Future of Food" as we name it in our team.", shared Ivo Simov, partner in Eleven Ventures..

„We want to thank all investors for their trust in the company, and also thank our team for their hard work and motivation. This new investment will allow us develop our partner network of system integrators and resellers, grow the platform, boost our sales in all countries from the Balkan region and enter other international markets, including put our foot in some of the most developed markets for precision farming and farming automation solutions" shared the CEO of ONDO Solutions Ilia Iordanov.

ONDO (www.ondo.io) is a solution for precision farming automation created by the Bulgarian company ONDO Solutions. It is a smart system for automated precision irrigation, fertigation and climate control, for all crops. ONDO can be used in greenhouses and open fields alike, integrates with existing or new irrigation and climate control infrastructure and is cutting down the usage of resources such as water, energy, fertilizer, etc while boosting the crop yield. ONDO can be managed remotely by the farmers, 24/7.