Tunisia's RoboCare Secures Six-Figure Investment From 216 Capital

RoboCare, a Tunisia-based agritech startup developing artificial intelligence tools for precision agriculture, has secured a six-figure investment from venture capital firm 216 Capital to support its next phase of growth and expansion across Africa and the Middle East.

Founded in Sfax in 2020 by Imen Hbiri, the company has built a platform that combines satellite imagery, drone data, IoT sensors, weather information and field expertise to help farmers identify crop diseases and stress early and make data-driven decisions.

According to RoboCare, the platform has delivered water savings of up to 35%, reduced agricultural inputs by as much as 25% and increased yields by up to 20%.

Its AI models are trained on local datasets and tailored to crops commonly grown across the region, including olive trees, cereals and processing tomatoes.

The company said it currently monitors several thousand hectares under intelligent surveillance and has generated thousands of agronomic alerts aimed at enabling faster responses in the field.

With the new funding, RoboCare plans to expand into additional markets across Africa and the Middle East, strengthen its commercial teams and continue refining its AI models to suit different agricultural environments.