Verdi Raises $6.5M to Scale Smart Irrigation Tech
Slice of Agriculture Team
May 22, 2025
Key highlights
- Verdi raises $6.5M CAD ($4.7M USD) in oversubscribed seed round, led by SVG Ventures.
- Total funding now at $9.5M CAD to expand smart irrigation across North America.
- Over $1M in labor costs and 100M liters of water saved for customers in 2024 alone.
- Verdi's devices retrofit existing infrastructure, enabling 90% labor savings and 70% water savings.
- Team has more than doubled to 24 experts in the past year.
Notable Quotes
“ Our mission is to overcome the traditional adoption barriers that have prevented farmers from scaling irrigation automation, and in turn allow them to increase farm efficiency and resilience. ”
Arthur Chen, CEO and Co-founder at Verdi
“ We invested in Verdi because they're solving one of agriculture's biggest challenges – climate resilience – through a solution that is not only innovative but also practical and scalable. ”
John Hartnett, CEO at SVG Ventures
Why This Matters
Verdi’s latest funding milestone signifies a transformative shift in agricultural technology. By making smart irrigation automation both accessible and scalable, Verdi enables farms to drastically cut operational costs, conserve water, and improve yields—all without overhauling existing infrastructure. As climate change intensifies pressures on food systems, such practical innovations are vital for enhancing sustainability and competitiveness across the agri-food sector.
