By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media
Swiss agtech Vivent Biosignals has achieved a critical milestone in its journey to give crops a voice through AI-powered solutions. The agtech has secured €7.5m from European institutional investors, a roster that features Agri Investment Fund (AIF), Horticoop, Pymwymic and Swiss private investors, backers that believe in Vivent’s approach to strengthen both sustainability and profitability on the farm. Vivent said the proceeds would be directed toward accelerating the commercial scaling of its plant biosignal monitoring technology, designed to revolutionize crop management and sustainable food production.
Vivent’s technology is built to harness the subtle biosignals emitted by plants, essentially giving crops a voice to communicate their needs in real time, through biosensors and AI algorithms that monitor health indicators around the clock, detecting stress, diseases or pests before any visible signs emerge. This enables farmers and researchers to optimize growing conditions with precision, thereby boosting yields, conserving resources and fostering more sustainable, resilient agricultural practices across the ag spectrum, including fields, greenhouses and indoor farms.
Vivent has pioneered the commercialization of real-time plant electrophysiology, turning it into a powerful diagnostic and predictive tool that fundamentally changes how growers interpret and meet the precise needs of their crops.
Vivent Biosignals Co-Founder Carrol Plummer stated, “We are thrilled to welcome Agri Investment Fund as a new investor, joining Pymwymic and Horticoop. This investment comes at a pivotal moment. In 2025, we successfully launched our live outdoor crop health platform, now monitoring more than 1,000 hectares across Europe. With Agri Investment Fund, we gain a partner deeply embedded in European agriculture and food value chains—exactly the kind of strategic alignment we need to accelerate our growth and deliver value at scale.”
Vivent Biosignals Co-Founder Dr. Nigel Wallbridge explained, “Recent advances in AI allow us to interpret plants’ internal signal networks with a level of precision that was previously impossible. By scaling in outdoor agriculture, we’ve built the world’s largest dataset of crop biosignals—unlocking insights that benefit individual growers, research partners, and policymakers. With our new investors, we are accelerating the global shift toward plant-driven, resource-efficient agriculture as well as tackling some of the critical blights that threaten global food production.”
Patrik Haesen, CEO of Vivent backer Agri Investment Fund, also weighed in, saying, “We see enormous potential for Vivent’s technology to improve both farmer profitability and environmental sustainability. By giving crops a voice, Vivent is enabling a new era of precise, plant-led decision-making in agriculture—and we are excited to support the company’s growth.”
Among Vivent’s users is Tomato Masters, a Dutch grower specializing in greenhouse tomatoes and embracing high-tech solutions. Under the umbrella of cooperative Coöperatie Hoogstraten, this family-owned business has spotlighted the technology’s impact in boosting fruit quality while slashing waste levels. An initial glance at the model’s data revealed the need to adjust parameters that the operation hadn’t originally planned to prioritize.
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