This quarter marks a major milestone for Stenon as we announce the successful closing of our €18 million Series B financing round, led by Pymwymic and DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), with continued support from our existing investors. This investment will accelerate our international growth, strengthen our real-time nitrogen management and soil organic carbon (SOC) capabilities, and support the next generation of Stenon technology.
As we celebrate eight years of innovation in agricultural technology, we are excited to continue expanding our impact and helping agriculture make better, data-driven decisions through real-time soil intelligence.
In this edition of Stenon News you will also find updates from our international activities, recent field projects, and new resources focused on one of agriculture’s most pressing challenges: nitrogen management.
Enjoy the read.
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We are excited to share one of the most important milestones in Stenon’s journey to date: the successful closing of our €18 million Series B financing round.
The round was led by Pymwymic, a leading European impact investor focused on food and agriculture, and DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), a specialist investor supporting the next generation of European deep-tech champions. Existing investors Atlantic Labs, Oyster Bay, Founders Fund, TIME Ventures, and Bernd Hoffmann also participated, demonstrating their continued confidence in Stenon’s vision and technology.
This financing comes at a pivotal moment for agriculture. As farmers face increasing pressure from fertilizer costs, market volatility, and sustainability requirements, the need for precise, real-time soil data has never been greater. Stenon’s technology helps address this challenge by providing instant insights into plant-available nitrogen, soil organic carbon (SOC), and other key soil parameters directly in the field, enabling smarter nutrient management decisions when they matter most.
The new investment will support the expansion of our commercial and service operations in key agricultural regions, including Brazil, Central Asia, and selected European markets. It will also accelerate the development of FarmLab’s nitrogen management and SOC capabilities while strengthening regional calibration, product localization, and customer support.
Looking ahead, this financing will also enable the next chapter of Stenon’s technology development. Building on the sensor, data, and AI foundations established through FarmLab, we are preparing to introduce a new machine-integrated technology platform designed to bring real-time nutrient intelligence even closer to field operations. Developed over several years, this innovation will be unveiled later in 2026.
We would like to thank our customers, partners, investors, and the entire Stenon team for their trust and commitment. This achievement would not have been possible without your support, and we are excited for the next stage of our journey together.
Read the full announcement here.
Stenon in Brazil: Collaborating with Agricultural Leaders
Over the past year, Stenon has been working closely with some of Brazil’s most advanced agricultural organizations through the SoloPlus Program, an initiative launched in Paraná and Mato Grosso to demonstrate the impact of real-time soil intelligence on farm productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
The program invited large agricultural businesses, cooperatives, and farming groups working with corn, cotton, and sugarcane to apply for a comprehensive research collaboration. Together with participants’ agronomy and R&D teams, Stenon designed field trials aimed at evaluating how real-time soil analysis and data-driven nitrogen recommendations can optimize fertilizer use throughout the growing season.
The response exceeded our expectations. More than 100 companies applied to participate, reflecting the growing interest in technologies that help farmers make smarter input decisions. From this highly competitive pool, Stenon’s agronomy team selected six leading agricultural organizations known for their technical expertise, innovation-driven approach, and strong research capabilities.
Throughout the season, Stenon worked hand-in-hand with the participants’ R&D specialists, conducting real-time soil analysis, generating fertilizer recommendations, and monitoring crop development across the entire crop cycle. The objective is to create comprehensive case studies that quantify both the economic and environmental impact of optimized nitrogen management.
While the final stage of the program, the harvest and yield evaluation, is still underway, the results observed so far are highly encouraging. Across the participating fields, nitrogen fertilizer applications were reduced by an average of 21%, while crop development remained healthy, vigorous, and fully comparable to the control areas throughout the season.
We are currently awaiting the final yield data, which will allow us to complete the analysis and finalize the case studies for all participating organizations. We look forward to sharing the results and insights from this collaboration in the coming months.
Stay tuned.
Stenon in Greece: Turning Field Data into Better Decisions
In Greece, Stenon technology is represented by our partner Agrotech, one of the country’s leading providers of advanced agricultural solutions. For decades, Agrotech has been helping Greek growers improve productivity, efficiency, and profitability by bringing innovative technologies and high-performance agricultural equipment to farms across the country.
Since partnering with Stenon in 2025, Agrotech has expanded its portfolio of precision agriculture solutions, helping growers unlock the value of real-time soil data and make more informed fertilizer management decisions.
Today, Agrotech is finalizing a series of field case studies that demonstrate how real-time soil analysis can help growers optimize nitrogen applications while maintaining or even increasing crop yields. The studies focus on three important crops for Greek agriculture: cotton, corn, and tomatoes.
Cotton holds a particularly important place in Greek agriculture. Greece is the European Union’s leading cotton producer, accounting for more than 80% of total EU cotton production. Cultivated on around 200,000 hectares, cotton is a key export crop and an important source of income for thousands of growers across the country. At the same time, cotton production requires significant nitrogen inputs, making efficient fertilizer management critical for both profitability and sustainability.
The results observed so far are promising, highlighting how data-driven nutrient management can help farmers reduce unnecessary fertilizer inputs while maintaining strong crop performance. As Agrotech completes these studies, they are inviting additional cotton, corn, and tomato growers to participate and evaluate the benefits of Stenon technology directly on their own farms.
Participating growers may also gain access to special offers and programs available through Agrotech. If you are a cotton, corn, or tomato grower in Greece and would like to learn more, we would be happy to connect you with the Agrotech team and discuss how Stenon can support your operation.
Reading Tips: Understanding the Nitrogen Fertilizer Crisis
The nitrogen fertilizer crisis is one of the most important challenges facing global agriculture today. Rising costs, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and increasing sustainability requirements are affecting farmers and agricultural businesses around the world. At Stenon, we believe that understanding the problem is the first step toward solving it. That is why we recently published a three-part article series exploring the nitrogen fertilizer crisis from different angles and examining how agricultural businesses can successfully navigate this new reality.
In the first article, “The Global Nitrogen Fertilizer Crisis and How Precision Data Changes the Equation,” we examine why nitrogen has become one of agriculture’s biggest financial risks, how global market dynamics are affecting farmers worldwide, and why improving nutrient-use efficiency is becoming a strategic necessity rather than simply a sustainability goal.
Another important way to understand the crisis is to look deeper into the nitrogen fertilizer value chain, particularly its logistics. In our second article, “The Hidden Bottleneck: How Global Fertilizer Logistics Drives the Crisis,” we go beyond production and pricing to uncover a less visible challenge. From concentrated fertilizer production regions and vulnerable trade routes to energy markets and transportation networks, the article explains why fertilizer availability depends on far more than manufacturing capacity alone. Understanding these interconnected systems helps explain why disruptions in one part of the world can quickly impact farmers thousands of kilometers away.
And once we understand the nature of the challenge, it becomes essential to focus on solutions. In our third article, “Nitrogen Fertilizer Crisis: How Farms Adapt to Survive,” we explore how progressive agricultural businesses are adapting through precision agriculture, improved nutrient management strategies, and technologies that help reduce dependence on fertilizer-intensive practices while protecting yield potential. Accompanied by a visual infographic, the article provides practical insights into how farms can build resilience in an increasingly volatile market environment.
Together, these three articles provide a comprehensive view of one of the defining agricultural challenges of our time and the opportunities available to those prepared to navigate it with better data and smarter decisions.
We invite you to explore the full series and join the conversation about the future of fertilizer management. Throughout the series, one message remains clear: precision soil data can help transform fertilizer decisions from educated guesses into measurable, data-driven actions. And that is exactly where Stenon helps growers turn uncertainty into confidence.
About Stenon
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Potsdam, Germany, Stenon GmbH is the global leader in real-time digital soil data. Our innovative device, FarmLab, provides essential soil insights to optimize yields, improve soil health, and reduce input costs. Designed for input retailers, machinery dealers, agricultural consultants, and food producers, we empower businesses to drive efficiency, sustainability, and success across the agricultural value chain.
More about Stenon at www.stenon.io