CERES IMAGING
AI-powered agricultural intelligence for crop risk analytics, insurance underwriting, and farm performance optimization.
Overview
CeresAI (formerly CERES IMAGING) is a venture-backed agricultural intelligence company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Oakland, California. Galvanized by California growers navigating severe drought conditions, CeresAI uses AI, computer vision, and high-resolution spectral aerial imagery to deliver field-level insights that help farmers, insurers, lenders, and agribusinesses optimize crop performance and manage agricultural risk.
In August 2024, the company rebranded from Ceres Imaging to CeresAI to reflect its expanded AI capabilities and focus on agricultural financial services. The company has now analyzed over 17 billion plant-level measurements across 32 million acres globally across 40 crop types and four continents.
CeresAI serves as a data and analytics bridge between agricultural operations and the financial services sector -- enabling crop insurers, agricultural lenders, and agribusinesses to make risk decisions with unprecedented field-level precision.
Products & Services
Risk Solutions
AI-powered data analytics suite for crop insurers and agricultural lenders, refined by over 17 billion individual plant-level measurements across 40 crop types. Supports underwriting, risk modeling, and claims verification.
Key Features
- Spectral imagery-based risk scoring at the field level
- Early stress detection weeks before visible signs appear
- Claims verification and hail damage assessment
- Portfolio-level risk aggregation for insurers and lenders
Target Users: Crop insurance carriers, agricultural lenders, MGAs
Farm Solutions
Field-level crop health monitoring and analytics for individual farmers and agricultural operations.
Key Features
- Irrigation and water stress management
- Pest and disease early detection
- Yield optimization analytics
- Fertilizer application guidance
Target Users: Farmers, agribusinesses, agricultural cooperatives
Sustainability Solutions
Carbon and sustainability analytics helping agribusinesses and farmers track environmental performance and meet ESG commitments.
Key Features
- Carbon footprint measurement and tracking
- ESG reporting for agricultural operations
- Sustainability benchmarking
Target Users: Agribusinesses, large-scale farm operators, institutional lenders
Portfolio Insights
Aggregated analytics for lenders and insurers managing large agricultural loan or policy portfolios.
Key Features
- Multi-farm portfolio risk visualization
- Crop performance benchmarking
- Exposure concentration analysis
Target Users: Agricultural banks, crop insurance carriers
Hail Damage Assessment
Rapid, AI-powered post-storm hail damage assessments using aerial imagery to support accurate claims processing and prevent overpayment.
Key Features
- Post-event imagery capture and AI analysis
- Damage severity scoring by field zone
- Claims workflow integration
Target Users: Crop insurance adjusters, carriers
Aerial Imagery Analytics
Core underlying platform: high-resolution spectral imagery processing combined with IoT field sensors and satellite data to provide crop-level risk visibility at scale.
Key Features
- Proprietary multi-spectral aerial sensors
- Satellite and drone data fusion
- 17B+ plant-level measurement history (32M acres)
- Integration with ground-truth field sensor data
Target Users: All CeresAI product lines; enterprise API customers
At a Glance
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA, USA
- Employees
- 51-200
- Funding
- Series D+ (USD 96.8M+ raised)
Category & Focus
- Category
- Data & Analytics
- Subcategories
- Agricultural Risk Analytics Crop Insurance Technology Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics
- Insurance Verticals
- Specialty/E&S P&C Commercial
- Target Customers
- Carriers, MGAs/MGUs
Customers
- Samuel Farms
- Fiscalini Cheese Company
- Terranova Ranch
- UC Cooperative Extension (research partnerships)
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Last updated: 2026-04-09