Precision Agriculture Consulting
Precision agriculture consulting at AixPoint is for companies building sensors, imaging, robotics or data products for the field. Dirk Vandenhirtz founded the plant phenotyping company LemnaTec and knows what it takes to move a precision farming product from trial plot to paying customer.
Book a precision-ag call Send a brief
LemnaTec founder · Electroherb co-inventor · 60+ patents · TERRA-REF · John Deere partner
TL;DR
Precision agriculture consulting translates sensor tech, phenotyping, robotics and data analytics into measurable farm-level ROI. AixPoint's founder Dirk Vandenhirtz built LemnaTec, the world's first commercial plant phenotyping company, and co-developed the Electroherb electric weed control system with 60+ patents.
Where precision agriculture meets advisory
Sensor & Imaging Tech
From NIR spectroscopy to hyperspectral cameras: we advise on the imaging stack that turns raw sensor data into actionable crop intelligence.
Plant Phenotyping
Founded LemnaTec, the global leader in automated phenotyping. We help teams commercialise phenotyping hardware and analytics.
Farm Robotics & Automation
Electric weed control (Electroherb/Zasso/crop.zone), autonomous tractors, drone-based scouting, advisory from concept to commercial deployment.
Data-Driven Crop Management
Variable-rate application, prescription maps, yield prediction models, we connect the agronomic science to the software architecture.
Our advisory process
- 01Technology auditAssess technical readiness, IP landscape and competitive positioning against established precision-ag players.
- 02Commercial roadmapDesign the go-to-market: which crop, which geography, which channel partner, in which order.
- 03Scale & fundraisePrepare for institutional capital: data room, financial model, investor targeting and board-level strategy.
Engagement model
Quarterly retainer plus success fee on fundraising milestones. Early-stage equity participation available.
Specialised advisory services
Go deep on a single topic. Each service is a dedicated advisory track.
AgTech fundraising advisory
Investor narrative, deck, model, data room, warm intros, Seed to Series B.
Discuss your fundraising readiness
patent portfolio analysis
FTO, claim architecture, filing roadmap, licensing risk, investor DD readiness.
Audit my IP
go-to-market strategy
ICP, channels, pricing, design partners, first €1M ARR motion.
Plan your go-to-market
fractional CCO services
Embedded commercial leader: pipeline, ops, OEM/grower channels, board reporting.
Discuss your commercial bottleneck
Robotics Launch Europe programme
CE strategy, distributors, demo sites, EIC funding routes for hardware founders.
Plan your European launch
AgTech regulatory readiness advisory
Investor-grade regulatory framing for biologicals, crop inputs, precision ag and AI tools in regulated agricultural markets.
Discuss regulatory and investor readiness
From the portfolio
Vertical Farming
Néboda Farms
Precision Optics
ENANTIOS
Bio-Surfactants
PureSurf
Agri-Voltaics
AckerKapital
Pyrolysis Heat & Biochar
KuroVia
Coffee AI
Agrivero
Water Intelligence
WAI
Circular Mineral Processing
CarboSlag
Questions about precision agriculture consulting
- What does precision agriculture consulting cover?
- Product strategy, field trial design, pricing and channel for sensors, imaging, robotics and farm data products.
- Why does field trial design matter for funding?
- Investors and buyers trust trials with clear controls and agronomic outcomes, not demo plots.
- Do you work with OEMs?
- Yes, including partnership strategy with machinery manufacturers and dealers.
- What is precision agriculture?
- The use of GPS, sensors, imaging, robotics and data analytics to optimise crop production field by field, plant by plant.
- Do you build hardware or software?
- No. AixPoint is a strategic advisory, we help teams that build precision-ag technology find their market, their capital and their first customers.
- Which crops do you cover?
- Broad-acre (wheat, corn, soy, canola), specialty crops (wine, fruits, vegetables) and controlled-environment agriculture (vertical farms, greenhouses).
- Where do you operate?
- Based in Aachen, Germany. Engagements across the EU, UK, North America and selected APAC markets.
Precision agriculture meets deep-tech advisory.
Book a call or send a brief. We respond within one business day.
Book a precision-ag call Send a brief