Indigo Agriculture

Indigo Agriculture
Company typePrivate
IndustryAgriculture
Founded2013
HeadquartersBoston, MA
Key people
Ron Hovsepian
Geoffrey von Maltzahn
Websiteindigoag.com

Indigo Agriculture is a Boston, Massachusetts-based agricultural technology company that works with plant microbes, aiming to improve yields of cotton, wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice.[1] The company also offers crop storage and other logistics programs for farmers.[2]

David Perry, who had led the company since 2014, was replaced as CEO by Ron Hovsepian in September 2020. Perry also left the company’s board.[3][4]

  1. ^ Lynley, Matthew (18 February 2016). "Indigo Is Mapping Plant Microbiomes To Produce Next Generation Crops". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Matt (March 2018). "Indigo Launches On Farm Storage to Facilitate A Direct Farmer to Buyer Grain Marketplace". PrecisionAg.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ Rosen, Andy (September 2, 2020) CEO leaves high-flying Boston startup Indigo Ag Boston Globe
  4. ^ Bunge, Jacob (22 August 2021). "How a Billion-Dollar Farm-Tech Startup Stumbled, Then Revamped". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2021.