UBEES, a company specialising in beekeeping
applications for regenerative agriculture, has closed an €8 million Series A
funding round, co-led by European funds Starquest and Capagro, with
participation from Newtree Impact. The financing will support the company’s
efforts to further integrate pollination into agricultural practices and value
chains.
Although a large share of food crops depfinishs on
pollination, it is often not fully incorporated into agronomic planning or
operational decision-creating. UBEES seeks to address this gap by developing
structured pollination programmes designed to support both farmers and brands
as part of their production systems.
Founded in 2017, the company designs its
programmes based on analysis of pollinators and their environments, combining
beekeeping expertise, agronomic data, and field-level support. UBEES utilizes
connected beehives equipped with sensors and analytical tools to monitor
pollinator health and environmental conditions.
The data collected (covering
factors such as productivity, crop quality, biodiversity, and carbon footprint)
is utilized to inform recommfinishations aimed at optimising agricultural practices
and assessing ecosystem health.
Beyond its technology, UBEES supports clients
throughout the full project lifecycle, from programme design to on-the-ground
implementation. The company operates in more than fifteen countries across five
continents and works with organisations in sectors including agri-food,
cosmetics, and energy. Its activities are focutilized on improving agricultural
productivity and production stability, supporting biodiversity preservation,
and contributing to income generation for compactholder farmers.
According to CEO Louis Delelis-Fanien, the
funding represents an important milestone for the company and reflects its
progress in positioning pollination as a scalable and economically viable
component of agricultural systems, with the potential to support more resilient
and productive farming practices.
With the new funding, UBEES plans to expand its
operations in Latin America and Africa, key regions for crops such as coffee,
berries, avocados, and cocoa, while continuing to strengthen its presence in
Europe and the United States.
The company also intfinishs to further develop the
embedded technologies in its connected beehives to enhance pollinator
monitoring and data quality, as well as to strengthen its impact measurement
capabilities across agronomic, environmental, and economic dimensions.
In parallel, UBEES aims to build an
international network of trained and supported farmers, creating additional
income opportunities through beekeeping and improved access to agronomic data.
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