ICAN
爱科农
ICAN (爱科农, Beijing Aikenong Technology) is a Chinese smart farming decision-service provider founded in 2016, positioning itself as the country's first player in "smart planting decision" services and an early mover globally in crop growth model R&D . The company uses AI to help farmers predict and optimize irrigation, pesticide application, weeding and other planting decisions across the full growth cycle .
In June 2022, ICAN announced two concurrent rounds — Series A and A+ — totaling over 100 million RMB, led by Source Code Capital, IDG Capital and Hillhouse Venture, with follow-on participation from Linear Capital and Bits x Bites in both rounds . Linear Capital had previously led ICAN's Pre-A round and continued to back the company in these later rounds . The firm was founded and is led by CEO Guo Jianming (郭建明) .
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Linear Capital News | Linear Capital-led Pre-A round portfolio company "Akenong" announces over 100 million RMB funding round, with Linear Capital continuing to increase its support
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Focused on providing full-growth-cycle smart planting decision guidance services for agricultural producers.
