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AcquiredEntrepreneur FirstLondon, GB · Founded 2012 · 7 known investors
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Mavrx captured high-resolution aerial imagery using aircraft and drones, then applied computer vision to assess plant health, water stress, and pest pressure. Vineyard managers and other growers in North America and Africa used the resulting reports to track field conditions during the season.
Also known as Mavrx Inc.
Founders & leadership
Mavrx was founded in 2012 by Max Bruner and Yuan Gao.
Board
Investors · 7
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$12.4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2015–2016
- Undisclosed amountSeries ASep 2016
Eclipse Ventures (lead), Bloomberg Beta, Visionnaire Ventures
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▶$12.4MraisedAug 2016 · 34 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Max BrunerExecutive Officer, Director
- Lior SusanDirector
- Yuan GaoExecutive Officer, Director
- Alexey RostapshovExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $17.1M
- Amount sold
- $12.4M
- First sale
- Nov 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Mavrx operated an imagery-based spatial analytics platform for agriculture, combining a network of UAVs, aircraft and satellites with computer vision and machine learning to give growers field-level awareness. The system was designed to detect and predict changes in crop and soil conditions before they became visible, with the stated aim of helping growers maximize yields and reduce costs [3].
The company described its offering as field monitoring and farm stakeholder engagement services built on a proprietary national imaging network, geospatial data science and historic yield analysis, used to monitor crop production and help farms and agriculture service providers optimize profits [4]. At the time of its acquisition, Mavrx delivered 8cm-per-pixel full-field imagery from a fleet of 60 planes operating in 30 U.S. states; imagery was capable of recognizing and classifying weeds, diseases, insects and nutrient deficiencies on a single leaf at 0.5mm resolution from a plane flying at 120 mph or from drones at 30 mph [6][7]. Taranis characterized Mavrx as having the most broadly available full-field imagery product on the market at the highest resolution [6].
Business model
Mavrx sold subscription-style field monitoring and imagery services to agricultural customers; AgFunderNews cited a 90% customer renewal rate and noted that the company had begun offering part of its platform for free in the year of the acquisition [6].
Traction
The Mavrx platform was described as touching over 100 million acres of U.S. and international farmland [4]. Operationally, the company flew 60 planes across 30 U.S. states and reported a 90% customer renewal rate prior to the acquisition [6][7].
Latest developments
Following the asset acquisition, Taranis integrated Mavrx's ultra-high-resolution imagery into its AI2 product line and migrated Mavrx customers to the Taranis platform, bringing Taranis to more than 20 million acres under management [6][7]. The mavrx.co domain currently displays only a placeholder "Launching Soon" page with a contact form [0][1]. Founder Max Bruner is listed as founder and CEO of Anzen Insurance since January 2021 [5].
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Mavrx competed in a crowded digital agricultural imagery market; commentators cited by AgFunderNews described growers as overwhelmed by the number of imagery solutions and predicted further consolidation among subscale players, with the Taranis deal presented as an example of such a rollup [6]. Related market activity noted alongside the deal included Syngenta's acquisition of FarmShots and Ceres Imaging's Series A extension [7].
Taranis stated that Mavrx had the most broadly available full-field imagery product on the market at the highest resolution, at 8cm per pixel, supported by a national imaging network of aircraft [4][6].
Technology
Aircraft-, drone- and satellite-based imagery capture combined with computer vision algorithms, machine learning, geospatial data science and historic yield analysis to detect and predict crop and soil condition changes; the ultra-high-resolution product delivered 8cm-per-pixel imagery capable of leaf-level classification at 0.5mm [3][4][7].
Go-to-market
Mavrx served agriculture service providers, farmers, insurance companies and financial services organizations, and Taranis noted it had acquired strategic customers in the U.S. ag retail channel through the deal [4][6].
Farmers and growers, agriculture service providers, insurance companies and financial services firms [4].
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in the U.S. and internationally [4]. Its aerial imaging fleet covered 30 U.S. states [6][7].
History
Mavrx was founded in 2012 [4][6]. Hoxton Ventures invested in 2014 through Hoxton Fund I [4]. The company raised a $10 million Series A led by Eclipse Ventures in September 2016 [3], and had raised more than $12.5 million in total across seed and Series A rounds [6]. Founder and CEO Max Bruner's tenure at Mavrx Inc. is listed as November 2012 to May 2018 [5]. Mavrx reportedly encountered financial and operational difficulty and was unable to service clients for the upcoming growing season, and its assets were acquired by Taranis, with sales and operations teams joining Taranis U.S. operations [6][7]. Hoxton Ventures records the outcome as an acquihire [4].
Risks & controversies
AgFunderNews reported that Mavrx ran into financial and operational difficulty in the months before the acquisition and was not able to service its clients for the upcoming growing season, despite a popular product with a 90% renewal rate; Mavrx did not respond to requests for comment [6].
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Mavrx went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsIsraeli precision agriculture intelligence platform Taranis acquired all assets of Mavrx, integrating Mavrx's aircraft-based ultra-high-resolution imagery product into its AI2 product line, migrating existing Mavrx customers, and taking on Mavrx customer-facing, sales and flight operations staff. Following the deal Taranis said it manages more than 20 million acres. Reports indicated Mavrx had run into financial and operational difficulty and could not service clients for the upcoming growing season.
Mavrx started offering some of its platform to users at no cost earlier in the year of the Taranis acquisition, according to AgFunderNews.
San Francisco-based agtech company Mavrx raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from Bloomberg Beta and Visionnaire Ventures, among others. Proceeds were earmarked for expanding operations.
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Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- MAVRX LTD.
- Company number
- 07558530
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 Mar 2011
- Dissolved
- 27 Jan 2015
- Registered office
- 192 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1V 4JY
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 26120 — Manufacture of loaded electronic boards47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- Previous names
- UNIVERSAL AIR LIMITED (2011–2013)
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Mar 2013
Current officers
- Max Harris Bruner — director, appointed 1 Apr 2013
- Yuan Gao — director, appointed 9 Mar 2011
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 13 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Mavrxmavrx.co · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Mavrx do?
- Mavrx was a San Francisco agtech company selling aerial crop imagery and analytics; its assets were acquired by Taranis.
- Who founded Mavrx?
- Mavrx was founded by Max Bruner, Yuan Gao in 2012.
- Who are Mavrx's investors?
- Mavrx's investors include Entrepreneur First, Better Food Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Eclipse Ventures, Slow Ventures, Visionnaire Ventures, Llc.
- How much funding has Mavrx raised?
- Mavrx has disclosed $12.4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Mavrx headquartered?
- Mavrx is headquartered in London, GB.