InnerPlant Named a 2025 BloombergNEF Pioneer for Climate Innovation in Agriculture

InnerPlant, the seed technology company engineering crops that communicate their needs, today announced it was named a 2025 BloombergNEF (BNEF) Pioneer for innovation in agriculture. Each year, the BNEF Pioneers Award recognizes global innovators whose solutions have the potential to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. A winner in the “Boosting climate adaptation capabilities” category, InnerPlant is recognized as a breakthrough technology leader helping shape how the agriculture sector responds to growing climate challenges.

“Future-proofing our agriculture system requires optimizing every aspect of how we farm, and plant-level data is key to unlocking that potential,” said Shely Aronov, CEO and Co-founder of InnerPlant. “InnerPlant’s technology enables plants to communicate their needs, providing farmers with actionable data about their crops. At scale, it gives every farmer the ability to take early action to protect yields, dramatically reduce chemical use, and improve the resilience of their farms.”

Agriculture has long been void of actionable data, leaving farmers to make critical decisions with incomplete information. By tapping into plants’ immune systems, InnerPlant engineers crops that emit optical signals at the earliest onset of stress from pathogens, insects, nitrogen deficiency, or other stressors. Uniquely tied to plants’ physiological responses, these signals are detectable from as far away as space and appear before physical symptoms are visible in the field—enabling earlier, more precise interventions that improve yields while reducing chemical use and overall farm emissions.

This recognition from BloombergNEF comes on the heels of the commercial launch of InnerPlant’s first product, CropVoice™—a novel crop communication tool. CropVoice alerts farmers to fungal infections before symptoms are visible in the field, addressing a problem that costs U.S. soybean growers an estimated $3.2 billion annually. InnerPlant is scaling its CropVoice network with enrolled soybean acres covering three states in the Midwest.

Now in its second decade, the BloombergNEF Pioneers program evaluates winners based on their innovation, climate impact potential, and likelihood of widespread adoption. The BNEF analyst team further assesses candidates against three criteria: the potential impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the planet, the level of technological innovation and originality, and the likelihood of adoption and potential scalability.

See the full list of BloombergNEF Pioneers here: https://about.bnef.com/bnefpioneers/

About InnerPlant
InnerPlant is a seed technology company developing novel traits that harness plant physiology to allow crops to communicate. The Company’s technology enables the earliest detection of pathogens and other stresses in key crops to make farming more efficient, sustainable, and resilient. By tapping into plants’ immune systems, InnerPlant engineers crops that emit optical signals detectable by specialized equipment as far away as space when under attack by pathogens, pests, or other stressors. InnerPlant’s first commercial product, CropVoice, was named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024. The company is backed by leading industry and venture partners, including John Deere, Systemiq Capital, and an alliance of North American farmers via Coutts Agro. For more information, visit innerplant.com

Media Contact:
Alyssa Harker / InnerPlant
alyssa.harker@innerplant.com

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Alyssa Harker

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InnerPlant

alyssa.harker@innerplant.com