Ghent AgTech Startup Sensie Raises $550K for Plant Sensors

Jan de Vries · 2026-06-05

Sensie, a Ghent-based AgTech startup, has raised $550,000 in a pre-Seed funding round to accelerate plant intelligence for professional greenhouse growers. The round was led by Division Q, with participation from NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations. This announcement follows shortly after its initial greenhouse deployments, public launch, and its nomination as a Top 3 finalist for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. The winner will be announced next week at GreenTech Amsterdam. ### What This Funding Means for Sensie Olivier Begerem, co-founder and CEO of Sensie, mentioned on LinkedIn, "The past six weeks have been crazy. Starting our first greenhouse deployments, introducing Sensie to the world, joining the HortiHeroes ecosystem, and being selected as a Top 3 nominee for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. It has been intense in the best possible way." "This funding is about more than capital. It is about bringing the right people around the table as we move from our first installations toward a system growers can rely on every single day. It gives us the support to keep building, testing, and improving alongside growers, researchers, and technology partners." Founded in 2025 by Begerem and Christophe Sysmans (CTO), Sensie aims to democratize plant intelligence. It helps professional growers move beyond climate and substrate data by measuring how the plant itself responds in real time. The company develops a wireless plant health wearable for professional growers. While growers already measure many aspects of the crop, such as climate, irrigation, and substrate data, Sensie makes the plant's own response measurable in real time. ### How the Sensors Work Its wireless plant sensors capture direct physiological signals such as growth, water status, stress, and recovery. Then they translate those signals into clear insights for better irrigation, climate, and cultivation decisions. Its first product, Sensie Omni, combines direct plant feedback with root-zone and climate context. It captures the critical interaction between Supply (root zone), Demand (micro-climate), and Response (plant stress) in a single wireless device. The goal is to help growers better understand how their crop responds to decisions such as irrigation, ventilation, screening, and climate strategy. ### Industry Reaction and Validation "Modern greenhouse horticulture is already highly data-driven. Yet one critical voice has largely been missing from the conversation: the plant itself. Sensie is changing that with affordable, wireless plant sensors that combine climate, irrigation, and substrate data with direct physiological feedback from the crop. The result is a powerful step toward truly plant-driven cultivation, helping growers make better decisions based on what their plants are actually experiencing," NewSchool.vc mentioned on LinkedIn. ### Future Plans With this funding, the company plans to further optimize its hardware and software and accelerate the commercial rollout. It aims to scale Sensie, expand real greenhouse deployments, and further develop its platform. The startup is actively seeking certified distributors, technology partners, and research collaborators. - **Key investors:** Division Q, NewSchool.vc, Percival Participations - **Award recognition:** Top 3 finalist for GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026 - **Product:** Sensie Omni, a wireless plant health wearable - **Target market:** Professional greenhouse growers