Sensie Raises $550K for Real-Time Plant Intelligence

Jan de Vries · 2026-06-05

A Ghent-based startup called Sensie just scored a big win for greenhouse growers everywhere. They've raised about $550,000 (converted from EUR 500k) in a pre-Seed round to bring real-time plant intelligence to professional growers. ### The Funding Details The round was led by Division Q, with help from NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations. This comes right after Sensie's first greenhouse deployments, their public launch, and being named a Top 3 finalist for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. The winner gets announced next week at GreenTech Amsterdam. Olivier Begerem, co-founder and CEO, 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."  ### What Makes Sensie Different? Founded in 2025 by Begerem and Christophe Sysmans (CTO), Sensie wants to democratize plant intelligence. Here's the thing: growers already measure tons of stuff like climate, irrigation, and substrate data. But they've been missing one key piece—what the plant itself is feeling. Sensie created a wireless plant health wearable. Think of it like a Fitbit for your tomato plants, but way more useful. It captures direct physiological signals like: - Growth rates - Water status - Stress levels - Recovery patterns Then it translates all that into clear insights for better irrigation, climate, and cultivation decisions. ### The Sensie Omni Product Their 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? Help growers understand how their crop responds to decisions like irrigation, ventilation, screening, and climate strategy. NewSchool.vc said on LinkedIn: "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." ### What's Next for Sensie? With this funding, Sensie plans to optimize their hardware and software further and speed up commercial rollout. They want to scale up, expand real greenhouse deployments, and keep developing their platform. The startup is actively looking for certified distributors, technology partners, and research collaborators. This is exciting because it's not just about more data—it's about the right data. When growers can finally hear what their plants are saying, they can make smarter decisions that save water, energy, and boost yields. That's a win for everyone.