Agri-tech start-up Aimer Farming has secured a NZD $750,000 capital investment from Cultivate Ventures to grow its team, speed up development of mobile, drone, and satellite solutions, and launch into international markets.
This latest investment builds on circa NZD $1.4 million raised between November 2024 and June 2025 from Sprout Agritech, Pacific Channel, NZVC, Agnition Ventures (an arm of Ravensdown), and the Erbacher family. Together, this support reflects strong sector confidence in Aimer Farming’s technology and global growth strategy.
Aimer Farming develops AI-powered tools to help farmers optimise pasture and livestock management. Its flagship product, AIMER, uses smartphone-based computer vision to measure and forecast pasture mass, saving farmers hours while generating reliable feed wedges and automated grazing plans.
Since launching in 2023, farmer demand for AIMER has been accelerating rapidly. Over the past four months in particular, New Zealand farmer subscriptions have tripled, and they are now entering more than 10,000 pasture measurements each week into the platform.
Founder and CTO Jeremy Bryant says this growth highlights both the challenge farmers face and the value AIMER delivers.
“The uptake of our technology in New Zealand has been fantastic, and Kiwi farmers will always remain at the heart of what we do,” says Jeremy.
“Pasture is their most important feed source but measuring and managing it accurately has always been time-consuming and difficult. AIMER takes that pain away by saving farmers hours on farm walks, providing accurate data, and helping them get more from every paddock.
“AIMER makes the difficult possible, which is frequent and accurate pasture measurement at scale. It helps farmers overcome labour and skill shortages, harness pasture as their cheapest and most sustainable feed, and reduce emissions by applying supplements, fertiliser, and seed with precision. It really does bring the sector into the age of AI.”
Jeremy says Cultivate Ventures was a natural fit for Aimer Farming.
“From the beginning, we saw Cultivate Ventures as an ideal investor. Their in-depth knowledge of agriculture, together with their partnership with AGMARDT, made them a natural fit. This investment doesn’t just provide capital, but also validates our product roadmap, our business model, and our plans to scale globally.”
Cultivate Ventures Investment Director Marcus Henderson says AIMER demonstrates the very kind of innovation farmers need to create real impact on-farm.
“We see Aimer Farming as a standout example of a high-growth New Zealand agri-tech company directly solving real challenges on-farm. Their technology’s ability to turn complex data into timely, actionable decisions for farmers is exactly the kind of practical innovation the sector needs. We’re excited to back Jeremy and the Aimer Farming team as they scale their impact across New Zealand and beyond.”
The new capital will be used to expand AIMER’s team and accelerate the development of mobile, drone, and satellite solutions, alongside market entry in Australia, South America, and Europe over the next year.
“We already have active development initiatives underway overseas, and this investment allows us to scale more quickly,” says Jeremy. “We’re excited to welcome Cultivate Ventures alongside our existing investors as we build on the work we’re doing here in New Zealand and take the AIMER technology to more farmers around the world.”
About Aimer Farming
- Founded in 2022 and based in Hamilton, Aimer Farming develops AI-powered tools that help farmers optimise pasture and livestock management.
- Backed by leading agritech investors, Aimer Farming’s mission is to help farmers get more value from every paddock while reducing environmental impact.
- Its flagship product, AIMER, uses smartphone-based computer vision and proprietary algorithms to measure and forecast pasture growth, generate feed wedges, and support better on-farm decisions.
- Farmers scan part of their farm, and AIMER’s algorithms estimate the rest - saving hours of walking while generating forecast feed wedges and automated grazing plans.
