Sensie Raises $545K for Real-Time Plant Health Sensors

Jan de Vries · 2026-06-05

Sensie, a Ghent-based AgTech startup, has raised $545,000 (€500,000) 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 news comes right after its first greenhouse deployments, public launch, and a nomination as a Top 3 finalist for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. The winner will be announced next week at GreenTech Amsterdam. ### The Big Idea: Giving Plants a Voice Olivier Begerem, co-founder and CEO of Sensie, shared 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." He added, "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." Founded in 2025 by Begerem and Christophe Sysmans (CTO), Sensie's mission is to democratize plant intelligence. The company helps professional growers move beyond just climate and substrate data by measuring how the plant itself responds in real time. Think of it as a fitness tracker for plants, but way more precise.  ### How Sensie Works: A Plant Health Wearable The company develops a wireless plant health wearable for professional growers. While growers already measure many aspects of the crop—like climate, irrigation, and substrate data—Sensie makes the plant's own response measurable in real time. Its wireless plant sensors capture direct physiological signals such as growth, water status, stress, and recovery. Then, it translates 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 simple: help growers understand how their crop responds to decisions like irrigation, ventilation, screening, and climate strategy. ### What Experts Are Saying "Modern greenhouse horticulture is already highly data-driven. Yet one critical voice has largely been missing from the conversation: the plant itself," NewSchool.vc mentioned on LinkedIn. "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." ### What's Next for Sensie? 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. - **Hardware Optimization:** Making the sensors smaller, more durable, and cheaper. - **Software Development:** Building a user-friendly dashboard that turns raw data into actionable insights. - **Commercial Rollout:** Expanding from pilot projects to full-scale commercial deployments. ### The Bottom Line Sensie is tackling a real gap in greenhouse tech. By giving plants a direct voice, it helps growers make smarter, faster decisions. That means less waste, better yields, and more sustainable farming. And with a strong investor lineup and industry recognition, this is a startup worth watching.