# Micron AgriTech

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/micron-agritech

- Industry: Healthcare
- Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
- Website: www.micronagritech.com
- Total disclosed funding: $3.5M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 16, 2023)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Dublin, Ireland, and founded in 2019 by its CEO Daniel Hijazi, and co-founders Tara McElligott, Sean Smith, and Jose Lopez, Micron AgriTech Limited, a spin-out from Dublin Technological University,  develops a portable testing kit that enables farmers or vets to detect parasitic infections in cattle. In July 2022, Micron AgriTech raised EUR 1.5 million in venture funding from returning investor The Yield Lab. As of August 2022, the company has a team of 14 people that operates across Ireland and Wales. 

Micron AgriTech Limited offers Micron Kit with Micron mobile applications available for both iOS and Android devices. The Micron Kit is an on-site parasite testing that allows testing grazing animals for parasites, it consists of a syringe, filter, microtube, container, slide, and a reader. The company uses machine learning technology to analyze the samples and shows the result on the mobile application. 

The company plans to use the venture funding to launch its product.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 16, 2023, $2.9M — ACT Venture Capital, Atlantic Bridge, The Yield Lab
- Seed, Dec 9, 2020, $0.6M — Enterprise Ireland, The Yield Lab, Bimeda Ireland

## Investors

- Enterprise Ireland (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/enterprise-ireland) — Seed
- The Yield Lab (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/the-yield-lab) — Seed
- Bimeda Ireland — Seed
- ACT Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/act-venture-capital) — Seed
- Atlantic Bridge (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atlantic-bridge) — Seed