John Deere released the names of eight companies chosen for its 2023 Startup Collaborator program.
“This year’s group shows the importance of connecting with the startup community across a broad range of applications and technologies,” Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere, said. “These connections help John Deere better understand opportunities to advance precision technology in agriculture and construction.”
The eight companies participating in the 2023 Startup Collaborator include:
“The Startup Collaborator is an exciting way for big ideas to grow into something larger,” Michele Kaiser, business development manager for the intelligent solutions group at John Deere, said. “As John Deere continues searching for new and interesting ideas, we can add value to our customers – even if we’re not sure exactly how that might look. We are trying to help farmers solve big challenges in efficient ways. To do this, we need access to a lot of great ideas, so it’s exciting to welcome these companies into the 2023 Startup Collaborator cohort and to see what we can learn from each other by working together.”
The Startup Collaborator, launched in 2019 and now in its fifth year, includes notable alumni such as Bear Flag Robotics and Hello Tractor. In 2021, Bear Flag Robotics was acquired by John Deere to support the company’s autonomous tractor solutions.
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