Electric Plant Secures Seed Funding To Interpret Biological Signals Using AI

By Tim De Chant · TechCrunch · 2026-10-20

TechCrunch reports that a startup founded by Justin Mast and Lee von Kraus has raised $11.2 million to commercialize a large language model trained on plant electricity. The company uses low-cost sensors to monitor microvolt fluctuations in stems, providing growers with real-time

TechCrunch reports that a startup founded by Justin Mast and Lee von Kraus has raised $11.2 million to commercialize a large language model trained on plant electricity. The company uses low-cost sensors to monitor microvolt fluctuations in stems, providing growers with real-time