# Aerobotics > Precision agriculture intelligence platform for growers, packers, and agricultural insurers ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Category | Underwriting & Risk | | Type | Solutions Provider | | Region | EMEA | | Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa | | Founded | 2014 | | Stage | Growth | | Employees | 51-200 | | Funding | Series B | ## Overview Aerobotics is an agricultural data and analytics platform for fruit growers, packers, and agricultural insurers. The company provides aerial and ground imagery processed through computer vision and AI to generate per-tree insights on crop health, yield potential, fruit sizing, and pest and disease indicators. Its primary platform, Aeroview, serves over 1,000 farmers across 18 countries, with particular depth in perennial tree crops such as citrus, grapes, and avocados. The platform ingests drone and satellite imagery on a weekly cadence, combining it with scout reports to produce zone-level and individual-tree performance data. Insurers access this data layer to assess agricultural risk with greater precision than traditional methods allow -- enabling more accurate premium setting, faster claims verification, and improved reinsurance pricing. From 2022 to 2025, Aerobotics operated Aerobotics Crop Insurance Services (ACIS), a crop insurance agency built directly on the Aeroview platform; that division was spun out in November 2025 as the independent entity Insure.ag, which continues to use Aerobotics' technology. Founded in Cape Town in 2014 by James Paterson (CEO) and Benji Meltzer (CTO), Aerobotics has raised approximately USD 21-27M across Seed, Series A (USD 2.08M from Nedbank in 2019), and Series B rounds led by Naspers Foundry. In 2026, the company was selected as one of five participants in the John Deere Startup Collaborator Program, focused on data-driven agricultural insights, advanced sensing, and analytics. ## Products & services ### Aeroview Platform Cloud-based precision agriculture platform that combines weekly satellite imagery, drone data, and field scout reports into per-tree and zone-level performance dashboards. Used by growers, packers, agronomists, and insurers to track crop health, identify missing trees, flag anomalies, and build yield forecasts. **Key features:** - Per\-tree health scoring and anomaly detection - Zone\-level performance mapping and benchmarking - Weekly satellite data ingestion with drone and scout data overlay - Dashboard access for growers, agronomists, and insurance analysts *Target users:* Fruit growers, packhouses, agricultural insurers, agronomists ### TrueFruit Size Fruit sizing and size forecasting tool that uses smartphone imagery captured in the orchard. The AI analyzes individual fruit diameter and estimates size distribution curves over time, allowing growers and packers to plan for pack sizes well ahead of harvest. **Key features:** - Fruit diameter measurement from smartphone photos - Size curve forecasting across the growing season - Early harvest planning for packhouses and marketers *Target users:* Fruit growers, packhouses, export marketers ### TrueFruit Grade Automated size, color, and blemish assessment from photos captured in the orchard or packhouse. Replaces manual grading with computer vision analysis to provide objective, repeatable quality scores at scale. **Key features:** - Automated blemish, color, and size classification - Orchard and packhouse deployment options - Consistent, objective grading output *Target users:* Packhouses, quality control teams ### TrueFruit Bin Scan Post-harvest size and quality classification for fruit bins. Provides rapid analysis after harvest for packhouse throughput and quality control reporting. **Key features:** - Bin\-level size and quality classification - Rapid post\-harvest processing - Integration with packhouse reporting workflows *Target users:* Packhouses ### Drone Scan Aerial imagery capture and processing service for orchards. Coordinates with a network of third-party drone service providers to fly and deliver per-tree health data, tree counts, missing tree identification, and performance maps integrated into the Aeroview platform. **Key features:** - Aerial tree count and canopy health mapping - Missing tree identification and geo\-tagging - Integration into Aeroview for multi\-source data fusion *Target users:* Fruit growers, agricultural insurers, agronomists ### Pest & Disease Monitoring AI-powered detection of pest and disease indicators from aerial and ground imagery, enabling earlier intervention and more targeted agrochemical application. **Key features:** - Early detection from imagery before visible spread - Zone\-level risk mapping for targeted treatment - Reduction in broad\-spectrum agrochemical use *Target users:* Fruit growers, agronomists ## Category & focus - Subcategories: Agricultural risk data, crop yield analytics, remote sensing, AI/computer vision - Insurance verticals: Specialty/E&S - Target customers: Carriers, MGAs/MGUs, Reinsurers ## Notable customers - Southern Cross Farms - AC Foods - Fundo El Paraiso \(Peru\) - Viljoen Farms - Western Ag Crop Insurance Services ## Links - Website: - Directory profile: - App: - Pricing: - Support: - Linkedin: - Insure\.ag \(former insurance division\): --- *Last updated: 2026\-06\-13*