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Beewise brings in $50M to expand access to its robotic BeeHome

By The Robot Report Staff | June 9, 2025

The BeeHome 4 from Beewise surrounded by white flowering trees.

The BeeHome 4 features a robotic beekeeping system to provide around-the-clock, remote care to bee hives. | Source: Beewise

Beewise Inc. today closed a $50 million Series D funding round. The climate technology company behind the AI-powered BeeHome said the new capital brings its total raised to nearly $170 million.

Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about one-third of food crops, including many nutrient-dense fruits, vegetables, and nuts, depend on bee pollination. However, bees have been dying at rates that jeopardize global food security, and more than 62% of colonies in the U.S. died last year alone, according to the San Ramon, Calif.-based company.

“Climate change’s extreme weather, as well as monoculture-related health threats such as pesticides and pathogens, are devastating our pollinators,” added Beewise. “Furthermore, commercial beekeepers are not well positioned to help their colonies face these challenges. Apiary locations can be hundreds of miles apart, skilled labor is scarce, and a given hive only receives a visit every few weeks.”

Founded in 2018, Beewise earned a 2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its additions to the BeeHome.

Inside the BeeHome

Beewise has developed the BeeHome in response to these global challenges. The system uses artificial intelligence and precision robotics, powered with solar energy, to offer bees “active” real-time, autonomous treatment, rather than the passive monitoring of previous generations of hive sensor technology.

All 1,240 BeeHomes currently in operation use machine learning to continuously monitor and assess hive health, supported by skilled beekeepers, the company said.

For beekeepers and growers who still want to make decisions for their hives, the BeeHome’s proprietary software enables them to take remote action from a desk or mobile device, protecting bees from threats and optimizing hive strength. The result is healthier colonies, improved crop yields, and enhanced biodiversity, asserted Beewise.

Beewise marks accomplishments

Beewise said it has achieved key milestones since its 2022 Series C financing, including:

  • Developing into the leading provider of pollination services globally, supported by thousands of AI-powered robotic beehives in the field and pollinating more than 300,000 acres (121,405 hectares) annually for hundreds of growers, including Nuveen Natural Capital (part of TIAA Investments), Agriland, Olam Food Ingredients, and more.
  • Implementing AI agents using novel models to mitigate climate risk in the agriculture market.
  • Proving out a real-world use case of an adaptive, autonomous robot.
  • Building out a world-class AI team delivering an autonomous beekeeper model, deploying recurrent neural networks (RNNs), machine learning, and reinforcement learning methods.
  • Launching BeeHome 4, which includes the Beewise Heat Chamber Technology, a device that eliminates 99% of lethal Varroa mites, all without exposing bees to harmful chemicals.

“Beewise captured our attention early on with a bold vision and the technology to support it,” stated Yoav Hineman, a partner at Fortissimo Capital and a Beewise board member. “Since then, the company has made exceptional progress, evolving from product innovation to achieving market leadership. ”

“Their continued success has only strengthened our confidence in both the leadership team and the long-term potential of the company,” he added. “We are proud to participate in this latest round and support Beewise as they continue to scale their impact worldwide.”

 

Funding to support market expansion

Beewise said the latest funding will accelerate its technological innovation, market expansion, and research, all in service of its mission to save bees and secure the global food supply. Fortissimo Capital, Insight Partners, APG Asset Management, lool Ventures, Badiya Capital, Marav Mazon Group, and Austin Hearst (Tom Horne) participated in the round.

“We are very pleased with the results of our fundraising efforts,” said Saar Safra, co-founder and CEO of Beewise. “This financing round is a testament to our business momentum and validates our position as a global leader using AI to tackle one of humanity’s most pressing issues — declined pollination due to the global collapse of bee colonies.”

“Since participating in Beewise’s Series C round, we have had a front-row seat to their healthy growth and progress towards their urgent mission of saving bees at scale,” said Daniel Aronovitz, managing director of Insight Partners and another Beewise board member. “What Saar and the Beewise team are building has global implications for the environment, food chain, and so much more, and Insight is proud to continue our partnership with them in this next chapter.”


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