{"id":13983,"date":"2024-05-21T12:56:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribu.la\/?p=13983"},"modified":"2024-05-21T12:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:56:38","slug":"chiles-agrourbana-to-expand-vertical-farming-operations-after-successful-usd-6-million-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribu.la\/es\/chiles-agrourbana-to-expand-vertical-farming-operations-after-successful-usd-6-million-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile&#8217;s AgroUrbana to Expand Vertical Farming Operations After Successful USD 6 Million Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrourbana.ag\/\">AgroUrbana<\/a>, a Chilean startup specializing in vertical farming, has successfully raised $6 million in a pre-Series B funding round. This round was led by ALB Inversiones, a family office managed by Anita and Loreto Briones, and included contributions from prominent investors such as Juan Andr\u00e9s Camus, president of the Bolsa, Amarena, Maximiliano Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez from C\u00f3rpora, and previous investors. The funding was facilitated by ACU Abogados and Echeverr\u00eda Ilharreborde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AgroUrbana operates an advanced vertical farming facility in Quilicura. The company\u2019s innovative agricultural system uses 99% less land and 95% less water than traditional farming methods. Their pesticide-free lettuce is grown year-round, monitored by proprietary software named \u201cCarmelo,\u201d which tracks 52 annual growth cycles. This urban farm reduces logistical costs by being close to its consumer base and operates on a standard workweek schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company was founded by Cristi\u00e1n Sj\u00f6gren and Pablo Bunster, who both have backgrounds in the energy sector. Their collaboration began in 2009 and led to the exploration of vertical farming during a sabbatical in San Francisco in 2017. By 2018, AgroUrbana had pivoted entirely to this venture, raising $600,000 from personal connections to set up their first office in Las Condes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fluent-crm-conditional-content\"><div class=\"fc-cond-blocks\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c1a4c1ee8bafae5d5065b126af965af\" style=\"color:#555555\"><strong>No se lo pierda.<\/strong> Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn para recibir los \u00faltimos contenidos directamente en su bandeja de entrada, o <a href=\"https:\/\/tribu.la\/es\/registrese-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reg\u00edstrese en<\/a> GRATIS para obtener acceso completo.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='fluentform ff-default fluentform_wrapper_2  ff_guten_block ff_guten_block-2 ffs_default_wrap'><form data-form_id=\"2\" id=\"fluentform_2\" class=\"frm-fluent-form fluent_form_2 ff-el-form-top ff_form_instance_2_1 ff-form-loading ffs_default\" data-form_instance=\"ff_form_instance_2_1\" method=\"POST\" action=\"\" ><fieldset  style=\"border: none!important;margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;background-color: transparent!important;box-shadow: none!important;outline: none!important; min-inline-size: 100%;\">\n                    <legend class=\"ff_screen_reader_title\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;height: 0!important;text-indent: -999999px;width: 0!important;overflow:hidden;\">Formulario de suscripci\u00f3n<\/legend><input type='hidden' name='__fluent_form_embded_post_id' value='13983' \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fluentform_2_fluentformnonce\" name=\"_fluentform_2_fluentformnonce\" value=\"ad7bca60a2\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13983\" \/><div data-name=\"ff_cn_id_1\"  class='ff-t-container ff-column-container ff_columns_total_2'><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-1' style='flex-basis: 65%;'><div class='ff-el-group'><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"ff_2_email\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Su correo electr\u00f3nico\" data-name=\"email\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=\"true\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-2' style='flex-basis: 35%;'><div class='ff-el-group ff-text-left ff_submit_btn_wrapper ff_submit_btn_wrapper_custom'><button class=\"ff-btn ff-btn-submit ff-btn-md ff_btn_style wpf_has_custom_css\" type=\"submit\" name=\"custom_submit_button-2_1\" data-name=\"custom_submit_button-2_1\"  aria-label=\"Suscr\u00edbase a\">Suscr\u00edbase a<\/button><style>form.fluent_form_2 .wpf_has_custom_css.ff-btn-submit { background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);color:#ffffff;min-width:100%; }form.fluent_form_2 .wpf_has_custom_css.ff-btn-submit:hover { background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#409EFF;color:#409EFF;min-width:100%; } <\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"es\"\/><\/form><div id='fluentform_2_errors' class='ff-errors-in-stack ff_form_instance_2_1 ff-form-loading_errors ff_form_instance_2_1_errors'><\/div><\/div>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_2_1 = {\"id\":\"2\",\"settings\":{\"layout\":{\"labelPlacement\":\"top\",\"helpMessagePlacement\":\"with_label\",\"errorMessagePlacement\":\"inline\",\"asteriskPlacement\":\"\"},\"restrictions\":{\"denyEmptySubmission\":{\"enabled\":false}}},\"form_instance\":\"ff_form_instance_2_1\",\"form_id_selector\":\"fluentform_2\",\"rules\":{\"email\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\"},\"email\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\"}}},\"debounce_time\":300};\n                            <\/script>\n            \n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, AgroUrbana built its first 400 m\u00b2 plant in Quilicura, starting with small-scale production. 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