The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Halter: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $320.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Halter is a New Zealand agtech company developing solar-powered smart collars for cattle that enable virtual fencing and automated herd management. Founded by Craig Piggott on a dairy farm, Halter manages nearly 650,000 cows across 1,300 farms in New Zealand, Australia, and the US. The company raised $100M at a $1 billion valuation in 2025, becoming New Zealand's first agtech unicorn, with backing from Founders Fund.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries D post-money
Key facts
Focus
Product
Technology
Scale
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Stage
Total fundingsee investors →
Cows managed
Markets
Key investor
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Halter on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2016. Explore where Halter's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Craig Piggott Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Craig Piggottsole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Halter.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Halter1 deployment
Recent coverage
Halter in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Halter’s 2 disclosed rounds, $320M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series D2025-12-01
$220M(reported) · $2.0B post
Investors: Founders Fund (lead)
- Series C2025-12-01
$100M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: Founders Fund, Peter Thiel
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2016
Halter Smart Collar at New Zealand
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Halter.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Halter from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Smarte Steckdosen entwickeln sich zu Energiesensoren im vernetzten Zuhause
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Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars
TechCrunch examines Peter Thiel's Founders Fund investment in Halter, the New Zealand agtech startup whose solar-powered cow collars enable virtual fencing and automated herd…
Smart Collars For Cows: How A 31-Year-Old Is Transforming Cattle Farming
Forbes profiles Halter founder Craig Piggott, whose solar-powered smart collars for cattle manage nearly 650,000 cows across 1,300 farms, making Halter one of the fastest-growing…
Agtech startup Halter raises $100 million at $1 billion valuation
Halter raised $100M at a $1 billion valuation, becoming New Zealand's first agtech unicorn. The round was reportedly led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/halter.md
- RSS feed: /companies/halter/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/589ae8b7-6d39-4a6f-a693-dce2520285cf
- Revision history: /companies/halter/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
Halter draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the 19th percentile among ag robots. Hype Gap -10.7, 16th widest among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $320M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026