Agtech company Helios AI, which specializes in AI-powered software for predicting soft commodity prices and disrupting the food supply chain, has won over Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The Tysons, Virginia-based agtech has secured $4.7 million in seed funding to finance its next phase of growth, including the launch of its AI copilot for food supply chains. Led by Collide Capital, the funding round extended other backers including S&P Global Ventures, Stray Dog Capital, Angeles VC, Equity Alliance and Supply Change Capital. Proceeds from the round will be directed toward supporting Helios AI’s recent growth, including the hiring of key talent.
Alongside the capital infusion, Helios AI has unveiled Helios Horizon, the first-of-its-kind AI-powered co-pilot that delivers actionable insights to food supply chains. The platform integrates price forecasting and climate predictions across more than 75 agricultural commodities and 2,500 price series, including staples like coffee, soybeans and cocoa.
Powered by a multi-agent AI system, where specialized sub-agents handle distinct datasets and tasks under a supervising agent, Helios Horizon provides analysis, drawing from billions of real-time signals from around the world. According to Helios’ internal benchmarks, its forecasting accuracy is five times higher than standard industry models that rely on basic seasonality and supply-demand inputs.
The capital will also support Helios AI’s expansion, including key hires as the firm builds on its commodities coverage. This follows its earlier rollout of advanced price forecasting models over the summer, positioning Helios Horizon as a tool to streamline decision-making for a wide range of users, from farmers to retailers.
Francisco Martin-Rayo, Co-Founder and CEO of Helios AI. “It’s like having a team of Bloomberg analysts in your pocket 24/7.” He added in a post on LinkedIn: “This isn’t just about technology. It’s about access. For the first time, tools once reserved for Wall Street are in the hands of everyone: from independent farmers and local distributors to CPG giants and global retailers.”
Martin-Rayo also shared the genesis of the company, explaining, “Helios AI was born from a simple but urgent belief: food supply chains deserve foresight, not just hindsight. Too many procurement leaders, growers, and food innovators are forced to react to crises instead of anticipating them. That gap has real costs — for margins, for resilience, for people.”
Collide Capital Founder and Managing Partner Brian Hollins commented, “What excites us about Helios AI is their ability to combine deep technical talent with a huge, underserved opportunity. Helios AI levels the playing field for smaller food companies, unlocking enterprise-grade insights that have historically been out of reach. In a market measured in the trillions and undergoing rapid transformation, that kind of democratization is not just disruptive — it’s inevitable. Helios AI is positioned to lead that wave.”
For investors in the agricultural sector, this development highlights the growing intersection of agtech and data analytics, where AI-driven platforms could enhance supply chain resilience amid ongoing challenges like climate risks and commodity price volatility.
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