Agrilyst Rebrands as Artemis, Lands $8M for Indoor Farming Software

Agrilyst, an agtech startup that has commercialized software that helps manage indoor farms and greenhouses, is unveiling a new name and additional capital. Indoor farming startups have caught the eyes of some venture capitalists, who have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into them in recent years, aiming to supply leafy greens and other produce year-round in or near urban areas. Kopf says the Artemis software can help growers track food safety issues, an important capability for regulatory compliance. The category includes startups working on sensing technologies that help growers collect and analyze data. Kopf says she got the idea while working at another startup, the New York indoor farming company BrightFarms, where her responsibilities included figuring out where to build greenhouses.