U-Sentera, umhlinzeki wezobuchwepheshe bezokulima ezizinze eMinneapolis, ukhulise enye imali eyizigidi eziyi-14 zamaRandi oxhaso lwe-Series A. Iqembu elihamba phambili lezinkampani zokudla, i-bioscience, kanye nezokutshalwa kwezimali kwezolimo, i-S2G Ventures ezinze e-Chicago, i-Continental Grain Co. ezinze eNew York, kanye ne-Washington, DC-based Middleland Capital, zihola iqembu elisha loxhaso lwe-Sentera.
“I-Sentera ibone ukuheha kwamakhasimende okuvelele ngezibalo zethu zedijithali zesikhathi sangempela, izinzwa, nenkundla yedatha. Lokho kuhumushele ukusheshisa ukukhula kwamakhasimende ezentengiselwano nezamabhizinisi kanye nemali engenayo,” kusho u-Eric Taipale, oyi-CEO yakwaSentera. “Sakhe ikhono elinamandla kakhulu kodwa siphinde sagxila kakhulu ekwakheni umkhiqizo osebenziseka kalula futhi owuhlanganisa nama-workflows akhona. Lokho kusisize sasungula ukuzethemba nokwethembana namakhasimende ethu. Sibonise ukuthi inzwa yesikhathi sangempela nezibalo zingathuthukisa kanjani imiphumela yezomnotho futhi zisekele imizamo yokusimama. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kusivumela ukuthi sikhuphuke ukuze sikwazi ukuthatha le mikhiqizo yedijithali ukuthi ikhule ngokushesha okukhulu, eduze kwabatshali, abeluleki, nozakwethu bebhizinisi abasisizile ukuthi sithuthukise futhi sicwengisise imikhiqizo yethu.”
Izinzwa ze-Sentera kanye nobuchwepheshe be-AI busiza ukuthola ngokushesha umsoco, izifo, nezinkinga zesimo sezitshalo, ezisetshenziswayo kusukela kummbila nobhontshisi wesoya kuya emifino, izithelo, namantongomane. Ukufunda okujulile nama-algorithms okubona ngekhompyutha athuthukisiwe kuhlanganisa ngaphandle komthungo neselula, inzwa, kanye nezingxenye zamafu ukuze ilethe imininingwane esheshayo kubatshali, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, kanye nabasebenzi. Ulwazi lwe-Sentera luhlanganisa ngokuqondile nezinkundla eziningi ezididiyelwe zokuphatha idatha, okuhlanganisa i-John Deere Operations Center kanye ne-Climate FieldView.
“Sitshala imali emaqenjini abelana ngombono wethu ekwakheni uhlelo lokudla oluklanyelwe ikhulunyaka lama-21 nangale kwalokho. Sijabule ngendlela emangalisayo ngabantu bakwaSentera, ubuchwepheshe babo obuyisisekelo, kanye nempumelelo yabo kwezentengiso,” kusho uSanjeev Krishnan, umqondisi ophethe kwa-S2G Ventures. “Imikhiqizo ye-Sentera ibe nempendulo enhle kakhulu yabasebenzisi. Inkampani ingakhombisa ukuthi ithuthukisa inzuzo yamakhasimende nokuthi ubuchwepheshe bayo busekela izinqubo ezintsha eziqhuba ukusebenza kahle okukhulu ngenkathi zehlisa umthelela wemvelo. "
I-Sentera inezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-1,000 zabathengisi baseNyakatho Melika kanye namakhasimende engeziwe, ozakwethu, nabadayisi kabusha emhlabeni jikelele. Imikhiqizo ye-Sentera isetshenziswa emazweni angaphezu kuka-50, ezigidini zamahektare, kanye naphakathi kwamanyuvesi ocwaningo acishe abe yi-100 emhlabeni jikelele.
Yasungulwa ngo-2014, i-Sentera ingumphakeli wezinzwa ezikude ezihlanganisiwe, ukuhlaziya, kanye nezixazululo ze-IoT endaweni yemakethe yezolimo yedijithali. Imikhiqizo ye-Sentera yenza kube lula kubasebenzisi ukuhlanganisa imininingwane yedatha yesikhathi sangempela yangaphakathi nenkundla ye-digital ag esetshenziswa abalimi abangaphezu kuka-80% eNyakatho Melika. Imishini ye-Sentera indize amashumi ezigidi zamahektare emhlabeni wonke, futhi izinqubo zenkampani zilawula ama-terabytes amaningi edatha entsha kumakhasimende ayo minyaka yonke. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, vakashela www.sentera.com.