Mitti Labs
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About
Mitti Labs is a climate-tech company headquartered in New York with a subsidiary in Bengaluru, India, that combines satellite imagery, AI, and field operations to help farmers cut water use and methane emissions in rice cultivation 12. The company’s GeoAI platform uses high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data with field-collected ground truth and physical models to generate digital twins of Asia’s rice fields at the resolution of individual plots 12. Mitti Labs has grown from working with about 8,000 farmers in its first season in 2024 to more than 100,000 farmers across several Indian states this season 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Series A | $9.5M | Aramco Ventures | Lightspeed India, Godrej Industries Group, Cisco Foundation, Francis Family Fund, Volta Circle 123 |
The funding will support geographic expansion within India and greenfield projects in the Philippines and Indonesia 1.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor testimonials found beyond the press release.
What Founders Say
“Obviously, Aramco is one of the largest companies in the world, and being able to have them as a partner and potential customer over time is a really interesting position for us to be in.” — Xavier Laguarta Soler, Co-Founder, Mitti Labs 1
“We’re really a data company at the end of the day. When you do these expansions, you’re generating and gathering data from very different ecosystems.” — Xavier Laguarta Soler, Co-Founder, Mitti Labs 1
Sources
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TechCrunch, “Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient,” August 5, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/saudi-aramco-backs-indias-mitti-labs-to-make-asias-rice-farming-more-water-resilient/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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ANI News, “Mitti Labs Raises $9.5 Million to Build Water Resilience in Asia’s Rice Fields,” August 5, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://aninews.in/news/business/mitti-labs-raises-95-million-to-build-water-resilience-in-asias-rice-fields20260805182935/↩↩↩
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FinSMEs, “Mitti Labs Raises $9.5M in Series A Funding,” August 5, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/08/mitti-labs-raises-9-5m-in-series-a-funding.html↩