Fyto, Inc.

Fyto, Inc. is a climate technology and agricultural startup founded in 2019 and based in North Bay, California, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The company specializes in automated cropping systems that utilize the aquatic plant lemna, or duckweed, to enhance nutrient management in farming. Fyto's innovative approach produces climate-friendly agricultural products, including high-protein animal feed and biofertilizers. The company's patented technology integrates remote sensing, computer vision, and real-time reporting to facilitate daily automated harvests. Key components of their system include the Fyto GrowGrid, an automatically controlled growbed, the Fyto Harvester, an autonomous robot for cultivation and monitoring, and the Fyto ReCover Process, which recovers nutrients from wastewater. Fyto aims to support farmers in transitioning to sustainable practices by addressing challenges such as high input costs and climate change impacts, ultimately promoting economic and environmental sustainability in agriculture.