The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Niqo Robotics: 1 model, $20.0M raised. 1 source 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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
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Units deployed
Key products
Unit price
Farmers served
Financial stage
Former name
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jaisimha Rao Founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Jaisimha Raosole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Niqo Robotics.
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Recent coverage
Niqo Robotics 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
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (3)
Niqo Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $20M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2024-05-15
$13M(reported)
Investors: Duane Cantrell, Yassine Cherkaoui (lead), Mark Kahn
- Series A2021-08-01
$5M(reported)
Investors: Omnivore Partners, Blume Ventures (lead), DST Global
- Seed2019-03-01
$2M(reported)
Investors: Blume Ventures, Helion Venture Partners, Indus Khaitan
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
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
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Methodology surface for Niqo Robotics.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 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
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Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
Niqo Robotics draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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Last computed: Aug 17, 2026