Cordon Technologies

Cordon Technologies develops smart spraying systems designed to reduce pesticide use and operational costs for vineyards and fruit farms. Founded in 2023 by CEO Jamie Hutchinson and Annelise Brbora, the company combines advanced robotics, AI, and a proprietary low-power spraying mechanism to target pesticide application with high precision.

The company's technology emerged from Hutchinson's firsthand experience as a vineyard owner in France, where he observed the inefficiency and environmental impact of traditional airblast sprayers. This experience led him to partner with Brbora, a product management expert, to create a more sustainable solution. The core of Cordon's product is a patent-pending system that uses a rotary atomizer and complex airflows, which it claims can decrease power consumption by up to 97% and pesticide volume by 70% compared to conventional methods. Machine vision and AI software analyze the plants to apply treatment only where needed.

Cordon Technologies' business model involves selling its sprayer units as direct replacements for existing equipment, utilizing established agricultural sales channels. The company also plans to integrate its technology with autonomous tractor and robot platforms being developed within the agtech sector. In 2024, Cordon raised an £840,000 pre-seed funding round co-led by Britbots and Fund F, with participation from SFC Capital, The Evenlode Foundation, and Zinc, to advance its product development and market entry.

Keywords: agtech, precision agriculture, vineyard automation, smart spraying, sustainable farming, viticulture technology, agricultural robotics, AI in agriculture, pesticide reduction, farm technology, crop spraying, fruit farming, robotic farming, computer vision, sustainable viticulture