Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Alphabet had closed the book on its ag-tech robotics spinout, Mineral . The news arrived amid larger money crunches at Google’s parent. Citing a crowded market and profit concerns, Mineral ceased operation and pivoted to technology licensing.
This month, Mineral CEO Elliott Grant reprinted the leaked memo , while confirming that farming giant John Deere has acquired one of the startup’s technology suites to bolster its See & Spray crop spraying solution.
“The challenge of solving sustainable agriculture remains ahead of us,” Grant wrote in a post. “But it’s a relay race not a sprint.”