xFarm Technologies
xFarm Technologies sells farm management software and connected sensors to agricultural businesses. It serves 500,000 farms across 100 countries, covering 7 million hectares of land.
The growth story
xFarm Technologies grew from 41 to 261 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $61M along the way, most recently a Series C in October 2024.
About
xFarm Technologies provides digital tools for farm management, including apps, IoT sensors, and algorithms, aimed at improving agricultural operations. Its software supports farmers and supply chain stakeholders in optimizing their businesses.
The company has raised $61M, most recently in a Series C round in October 2024. It employs 261 people, with engineering being its largest function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at xFarm Technologies, accounting for 37 employees. The company is headquartered in Manno, Switzerland, and was founded in 2017.
The xFarm Technologies org chart
Matteo Vanotti (CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 58 (-9% YoY), Sales 43 (-7% YoY), Business Development 23 (+10% YoY), Information Technology 17 (+13% YoY), Customer Success and Support 16 (-6% YoY), Product Management 15 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Many employees come from agricultural tech companies like Checkplant and Greenfield Technologies. Alumni have moved to roles at firms such as WiseConn Europe and Syngenta Digital Brasil.
Most common previous employers of xFarm Technologies staff: Checkplant (27), Greenfield Technologies (7), SpaceSense (6), Accenture (6), idroplan (4), Bayer (4). Former xFarm Technologies employees most often moved to WiseConn Europe (2), Syngenta Digital Brasil (2), KPMG Italy (2), Agricola Albese (1), INNOCONSULT (1), PhotonPath (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The xFarm Technologies mafia
Six alumni have founded companies, including Aurea Imaging and konektAgri, which employ 28 and 20 people respectively.
6Fabio Isaia, was Senior Advisor for M&A until 2026Perwez Akhtar, was MBA Consultant until 2019Nicola Franco, was Global Head of International Development until 2024Andrea Moroni Stampa, was Co-Founder - IoT Consultant (former Head of IoT) -> Exit until 2022Osvaldo Suchini, was Project Manager until 2020Alberto Rizzi, was Software Developer until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 42% direct, 50% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at xFarm Technologies: Microsoft Office (84), English (81), Microsoft Excel (72), Teamwork (63), Project Management (60), Problem Solving (53), Communication (51), Management (43).
Where the team actually sits
xFarm Technologies people are concentrated in Lombardy, Italy (52), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (23), Italy (10), Extremadura, Spain (9). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
xFarm Technologies attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $293M a month if bought through ads. It gained 19,013,016 ranking keywords and lost 9,628,917 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
xFarm Technologies has 261 employees as of September 2026.
xFarm Technologies has raised $61M in total, most recently a Series C round in October 2024.
xFarm Technologies was founded in 2017 by Martino Poretti, Abel Francisco Paz Gallardo.
Matteo Vanotti (CEO) sits at the top of xFarm Technologies's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current xFarm Technologies staff are Checkplant (27 people), Greenfield Technologies (7 people), SpaceSense (6 people).
Former xFarm Technologies employees most often move to WiseConn Europe (2), Syngenta Digital Brasil (2), KPMG Italy (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at xFarm Technologies, including Aurea Imaging, konektAgri, Energreen France.
xFarm Technologies attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $293M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among xFarm Technologies staff are Microsoft Office, English, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Project Management.
xFarm Technologies staff are concentrated in Lombardy, Italy (52), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (23), Italy (10).
xFarm Technologies has about 58 people in Engineering, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
xFarm Technologies has about 43 people in Sales, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 185 current and 127 former xFarm Technologies profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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