
SAIA Agrobotics is a Dutch company specializing in greenhouse automation through a patented system that moves single plants for easier automation and higher yields. Their solution integrates a mobile plant system, smart AI for crop monitoring and harvest readiness, and the world's fastest robotic harvester to simplify large-scale greenhouse operations. SAIA collaborates with leading Dutch greenhouse industry partners and aims to make indoor farming accessible and affordable worldwide by advancing autonomous indoor farming technologies. Their business model focuses on supplying greenhouse growers globally with innovative automation solutions that reduce labor by 50% while improving crop yields.

SAIA Agrobotics is a Dutch company specializing in greenhouse automation through a patented system that moves single plants for easier automation and higher yields. Their solution integrates a mobile plant system, smart AI for crop monitoring and harvest readiness, and the world's fastest robotic harvester to simplify large-scale greenhouse operations. SAIA collaborates with leading Dutch greenhouse industry partners and aims to make indoor farming accessible and affordable worldwide by advancing autonomous indoor farming technologies. Their business model focuses on supplying greenhouse growers globally with innovative automation solutions that reduce labor by 50% while improving crop yields.
What they do: Patented greenhouse automation that moves individual plants and combines a mobile plant system, AI crop monitoring, and robotic harvesting.
Founders / leadership: Ruud Barth (CEO & Founder) and Bart van Tuijl (CTO & Founder).
Founded / HQ: Founded 2017; headquarters listed in Ede, Netherlands (founding location noted as Wageningen).
Funding highlights: Reported total funding: 3,130,000.00 USD (latest disclosed 2022-12-19); Dealroom lists a Series A of 10,000,000 USD (Nov 2025).
Value prop: Aims to reduce greenhouse labor (~50% claimed) while improving yields through automation at the single-plant level.
Labor-intensive greenhouse production and the difficulty of automating processes at the single-plant level in indoor farming.
2017
Greenhouse automation; agri-robotics
10000000.00 USD
“Investors and supporters include Navus Ventures, European Innovation Council (EIC Fund), Oost NL, Check24 Impact, SHIFT Invest, StartLife, Rabobank, Wageningen University & Research, and Innovation Industries.”