Apply Now: $1 Million for AI-Powered Agriculture Technology

May 13, 2025

By Wayan Vota

The challenges facing agriculture and food systems in developing countries has never been more urgent. Smallholder farmers around the world need climate resilience, food security, and above all – agriculture technology innovation build a sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future.

AI-enabled agritech solutions have the potential to reshape the way farmers operate and make decisions. By optimizing planting schedules to automating tedious tasks, farmers can navigate mounting climate pressures, labor shortages and a growing population.

$1 Million for AI-Powered AgriTech Systems

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a worldwide search for trailblazing startups with solutions that will revolutionize agriculture.

Applicants should be early-stage startups or entrepreneurs at the seed to Series A stage. that are working on artificial intelligence & automation, including:

AI-powered farm management platforms
Robotics and automation
AI-driven crop health diagnostics
Supply chain optimization
Data-driven decision making
Vertical and urban farming technologies

The winning company will receive the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Award in addition to investment from SVG Ventures up to $1 Million USD.

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Border View Farms is a mid-sized family farm that sits on the Ohio-Michigan border. My name is Nathan. I make and edit all of the videos posted here. I farm with my dad, Mark and uncle, Phil. We also have a part-time employee, Brock. My dad started the farm in 1980. Since then we have grown the operation from just a couple hundred acres to over 3,000. Watch my 500th video for a history of our farm I filmed with my dad.

I started making these videos in the fall of 2019 as a way to help show what I do on a daily basis as a farmer. Agriculture is different from any other industry and I believe the more people that are showing their small piece of agriculture, helps to build our story. We face unique challenges and stressful situations but have some of the most rewarding payoffs in the end. I get to spend everyday doing what I love, raising my kids on the farm, and trying to push our farm to be better every year. I hope that I can address questions or concerns that you might have about farms and agriculture.

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