The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Niqo Robotics: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $22.2M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Niqo Robotics (formerly TartanSense) is a Bengaluru-based agricultural robotics company developing AI-powered precision spraying and weeding robots. Founded in 2015 by Jaisimha Rao, the company's RoboSpray and RoboWeeder products use proprietary Niqo Sense computer vision to provide millimeter-accurate spot-spraying, reducing agrochemical use for smallholder and specialty-crop farmers. The company has 50+ units operating in India and 11 deployed in California, Arizona, and Georgia.
Reality check
ROI claim
12-18 months payback period
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
Units deployed
Key products
Unit price
Farmers served
Financial stage
Former name
AI precision farming
RoboSpray and RoboWeeder
Bengaluru base
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Niqo Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Niqo Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Niqo Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jaisimha Rao Founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Jaisimha Raosole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Niqo Robotics.
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)
- Niqo Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
Niqo Robotics in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Niqo Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $22.2M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 (3)
Niqo Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $20M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2024-05-15
$13M(reported) · $104M post
Investors: Duane Cantrell, Yassine Cherkaoui (lead), Mark Kahn
- Series A2021-08-01
$5M(reported) · $30M post
Investors: Omnivore Partners, Blume Ventures (lead), DST Global
- Seed2019-03-01
$2M(reported) · $8M post
Investors: Blume Ventures, Helion Venture Partners, Indus Khaitan
Timeline
Every recorded move in Niqo Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2024-05-15Series B raising $13000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2021-08-01Series A raising $5000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2019-03-01Seed raising $2000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Niqo RoboSpray at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Niqo RoboSpray at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Niqo Robotics.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Niqo Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Niqo Robotics on Track for Profitability and New Growth in the Ag-Tech Market
Niqo Robotics announces it is on track for profitability and expanding its precision weeding robots into new specialty crops and markets.
Niqo Robotics expands reach, targets profitability in 2026/7
Niqo Robotics has 50+ units in India and 11 in the US, expanding beyond lettuce into onions, tomatoes, broccoli and turf grass, targeting profitability in FY2026-27 with 12-18…
Niqo Robotics' Mission To Transform Global Agriculture
Profile of Niqo Robotics founder Jaisimha Rao and the company's evolution from deep-tech R&D to commercial robotics platform for precision farming.
Niqo Robotics: Funding, Team & Investors
Niqo Robotics has raised $20M across 3 funding rounds including a $13M Series B in May 2024, led by Yassine Cherkaoui with Blume Ventures and Omnivore as key investors.
India-based TartanSense rebrands as Niqo Robotics
TartanSense rebranded as Niqo Robotics, claiming to be the first agtech company to monetize green-on-green spot spraying in Asia with their proprietary Niqo RoboSpray.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/niqo-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/niqo-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3fff10ea-20ca-492f-b945-e7c0dea467ea
- Revision history: /companies/niqo-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Niqo Robotics draws attention at the 3rd percentile but verifies reality at the 40th percentile among ag robots. Hype Gap -37.2, 41st widest among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
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: Oct 2, 2026