• Tunisia-based agritech RoboCare has secured a six-figure investment from venture capital firm 216 Capital to support its next growth phase and expand across Africa and the Middle East.
• Founded in 2020 by Imen Hbiri, RoboCare develops an AI-powered precision agriculture platform that enables early detection of crop diseases and stress, delivering measurable outcomes including up to 35% water savings, a 25% reduction in agricultural inputs, and a 20% increase in crop yields.
• RoboCare plans to use the funding to expand into new markets, strengthen its commercial teams, and further enhance its AI models for different agricultural environments.

Press release:

As the challenges of climate change, water stress, and rising agricultural production costs continue to grow, precision technologies are emerging as a strategic lever to strengthen the productivity and resilience of farms.

In this context, 216 Capital announces its entry into the capital of RoboCare, a Tunisian startup specialising in precision agriculture and artificial intelligence applied to the agricultural sector, through a six-figure investment.

This deal aims to support RoboCare's next growth phase and its expansion into African and Middle Eastern markets.

A Technology for Higher-Performing and Sustainable Agriculture

Founded in Sfax, RoboCare develops an agricultural management platform that helps farmers make better decisions through the intelligent use of multiple data sources: satellite imagery, drone data, IoT sensors, weather data, and field expertise.

Through its AI models, the solution enables early detection of crop diseases and stress, optimises resource usage, and improves farm performance. Field results are significant:

• Up to 35% water savings
• Up to 25% reduction in agricultural inputs
• Up to 20% yield increase

By combining artificial intelligence, agronomy, and data analysis, RoboCare enables farmers to improve productivity while reducing their environmental impact.

Expertise Built for MENA Agricultural Realities

One of RoboCare's key differentiators is its specialised approach to crops that are strategic for the region, particularly olive trees, cereals, and processing tomatoes.

Unlike generalist agricultural platforms, RoboCare builds its models from local data to address the specific soil and climate conditions found in North Africa and the Middle East. This approach allows the startup to deliver agronomic recommendations precisely tailored to the needs of regional farmers and agribusiness players.

RoboCare already monitors several thousand hectares under intelligent surveillance and has generated thousands of agronomic alerts, enabling operators to respond faster and more effectively.

The startup has also established partnerships with several institutional players and is gaining growing visibility within international AgriTech ecosystems.

An Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

With this funding, RoboCare plans to accelerate its development along three priority axes:

• Commercial expansion into new markets in Africa and the Middle East
• Strengthening its commercial teams to accelerate adoption of its solution among major agribusiness players
• Continuous improvement of its AI models to address new agricultural contexts

“For 216 Capital, this investment fully aligns with its strategy of supporting high-potential tech startups capable of delivering concrete answers to the continent's major economic, social, and environmental challenges," states Hassen Arfaoui, Principal at 216 Capital.

As agriculture represents a key sector for food security and economic growth across many African and MENA countries, RoboCare aims to become one of the leading players in agricultural digital transformation at the regional scale.