Entries by RootWave

RootWave completes EUR 6.5 m Series A financing

Kineton (UK), 20 January 2020, 6:00 AM GMT RootWave is developing and marketing solutions to kill weeds using electricity to offer a scalable and sustainable alternative to chemical herbicides. Funding will be used to expand sales of RootWave Pro, a professional hand-weeder for spot weeding and treating invasive species, and integrate its technology into automated […]

Financial Times discusses a future without chemicals with RootWave

There is growing evidence that the use of chemicals in agriculture is harmful to both the environment and human health. Maija Palmer discusses potential alternatives in a podcast with Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association, Adam Speed of the Crop Protection Association and Andrew Diprose, chief exec of Rootwave, a startup that uses […]

RootWave wins FoodBytes! London 2018 Judges’ Choice Award

RootWave is proud to announce it won the Judges’ Choice Award at Rabobank’s Foodbytes! London 2018 event. Abi Ramanan, CEO of ImpactVision and one of the judges stated “The potential of RootWave’s technology to eradicate weeds without using chemicals has huge potential for agriculture and farming sustainability, plus Andrew’s story resonated particularly well – I’m […]

Finalist in Britsh Farming Awards

RootWave is delighted to be a finalist in the British Farming Awards Machinery and Farm Technology Innovator.  The British Farming Awards is a celebration of the every-day resilience and innovation demonstrated across the core sectors of agriculture.  Organised by AgriBriefing, parent company to Farmers Guardian, Arable Farming and Dairy Farmer, there are 14 categories in […]

Finalist in Agri-Innovation Den

RootWave is proud to be a finalist in this year’s Agri-Innovation Den. Launched in 2014 by Briefing Media, in conjunction with The Co-op Food, Agri-Innovation Den aims to give entrepreneurs with an interest in farming an opportunity to develop their ideas and innovations. Finalists stand to gain a share of the £20 million investment fund […]

The Yield Lab invests in RootWave

RootWave is delighted to announce that it has received investment from The Yield Lab. The Yield Lab is a global network of four early stage AgTech accelerators and investment funds. It is headquartered in St Louis Missouri, with sister accelerators in Ireland (Europe), Buenos Aires (LATAM), and Singapore (Asia Pacific). It invests €100K into three […]