# Electric Plant Company

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/electricplant-co

a plant intelligence company decoding plants' electrical signals with Bombadil, the first AI foundation model for plant electrophysiology Website: https://electricplant.co

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $11.2 million, Seed, led by Onto Ventures and Climactic, announced October 20, 2026.

- **$11.2 million Seed**, announced October 20, 2026. Led by Onto Ventures and Climactic. Participation from Ponderosa, Endeavor Catalyst, Ludlow, Michigan Rise, The Fund, Schox VC and Dug Song. Emerged from stealth. Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-19). Sources: [Business Wire (Electric Plant Company release)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261020814345/en/Electric-Plant-Company-Launches-From-Stealth-With-%2411.2M-in-Funding-and-a-Foundation-AI-Model-for-Plants-Bombadil), [Notebookcheck](https://www.notebookcheck.net/Startup-builds-AI-to-hear-plants-signals-and-hopes-to-talk-back.1429484.0.html).

Of the 66 Seed rounds announced in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Electric Plant Company's $11.2 million is the 16th largest; their median is $6.85 million.

## Whether AI names Electric Plant Company

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 22, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for October 18–24, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-19): [Ultra Security](https://presspool.ai/companies/ultra-security) ($10 million Seed, October 21, 2026), [BioStack](https://presspool.ai/companies/getbiostack-com) ($9.5 million Seed, October 22, 2026), [Context.dev](https://presspool.ai/companies/context-dev) ($9M Seed, October 19, 2026), [XRlabs](https://presspool.ai/companies/xrlabs-ai) ($8.4 million Seed, October 19, 2026), [Sunlight AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/sunlightai-com) ($17.4 million Seed, October 19, 2026), [BOB](https://presspool.ai/companies/joinbob-ai) ($5.5 million Seed, October 22, 2026).

## Sources

- [Business Wire (Electric Plant Company release)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261020814345/en/Electric-Plant-Company-Launches-From-Stealth-With-%2411.2M-in-Funding-and-a-Foundation-AI-Model-for-Plants-Bombadil)
- [Notebookcheck](https://www.notebookcheck.net/Startup-builds-AI-to-hear-plants-signals-and-hopes-to-talk-back.1429484.0.html)

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