Sensie, a Ghent-based AgTech startup, has closed a €500,000 pre-Seed funding round to advance its plant intelligence platform for greenhouse growers. The round was led by Division Q, with participation from NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations.
The company, founded in 2025, has developed technology that provides real-time monitoring and insights for greenhouse operations. The funding will support further optimization of both hardware and software components, while enabling the startup to accelerate its commercial rollout to farming operations across Europe.
Bridging the Gap Between Data and Daily Operations
Olivier Begerem, co-founder at Sensie, emphasized the strategic value of the backing beyond capital alone. “This funding is about more than capital. It is about bringing the right people around the table as we move from our first installations toward a system growers can rely on every single day,” Begerem stated.
The comment underscores a critical challenge in AgTech adoption: transforming promising prototypes into reliable, production-ready systems that farmers can depend on continuously. Sensie’s approach focuses on delivering actionable intelligence that helps growers optimize their operations through real-time data analysis.
Strengthening Belgium’s AgTech Position
The funding round reflects growing investor confidence in Belgian AgTech ventures. Belgium has emerged as a notable hub for agricultural innovation in recent years, driven by the country’s advanced greenhouse infrastructure and proximity to major European markets.
Division Q’s involvement signals particular interest in technology solutions that address practical challenges faced by commercial growers. The investor’s participation, alongside NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations, suggests a collaborative approach to supporting Sensie’s scaling ambitions.
With this €500,000 in funding, Sensie represents one of the latest examples of venture capital flowing into European AgTech. The sector has seen increasing investment as farmers and agricultural operations seek technology solutions to improve yields, reduce resource consumption, and enhance operational efficiency.
The startup joins a broader wave of European AgTech companies attracting early-stage investment. From precision farming tools to crop monitoring platforms, European entrepreneurs are developing technologies that address sustainability and productivity challenges in agriculture. These ventures are particularly focused on helping greenhouse operations, which represent significant capital investments for growers seeking to maximize returns through better data utilization.
Sensie’s path from first installations to a reliable, scalable platform will be closely watched by the AgTech community as the company works to validate its technology with commercial customers and demonstrate measurable value creation for greenhouse operators across Europe.