Electric Plant raises $11.2m to develop plant electrical-signal model
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On 21 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Electric Plant is using its large language model Bombadil to interpret faint electrical signals in plant stems, covering about 125 species so far. The company has closed an $11.2m seed round led by Onto Ventures and Climactic. The report did not disclose the timing of the funding, how the money will be used or technical details of the model.
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Oct 21
- TechCrunch · AIPlants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.