The technology behind a new kind of farm.
Elevate Farms designs, builds, and operates autonomous vertical-farming technology, recognised by NASA as a direct transfer from space research. Closed-loop, pesticide-free, and engineered to grow the same crop to the same standard anywhere.
Seed to harvest, then back to light.
Every farm runs as one continuous cycle. Light drives growth, automation carries the crop, and the water and nutrients that plants do not take up are recovered and returned. Nothing is thrown away, so the next cycle begins where the last one ended.
Controlled light
Engineered light, tuned within the band plants use, drives growth on a precise, repeatable schedule.
Automated growth
Plants move through the system on an automated path. No human hands touch the crop.
Harvest
Crops are harvested at peak quality, to the same standard every cycle, whatever the weather outside.
Water and nutrient recapture
Water and nutrients the plants do not take up are captured and held, rather than drained away.
Back to light
The recovered inputs feed the next cycle. The loop closes, and growing begins again.
A continuous closed loop
Explore the interactive closed-loop model on the homepage.
Light, tuned to what plants actually use.
More than 25 years of photobiology research underpin the system. Plants grow on a specific band of light called photosynthetically active radiation, or PAR, which runs from about 400 to 700 nanometres. Elevate engineers its light within that band and delivers it the same way every cycle.
Because the light is precise and consistent, weather and seasonality drop out of the equation. A farm in winter grows exactly as a farm in summer, and a cloudy week changes nothing. That predictability is what turns growing into an engineering problem with a repeatable answer.
The slice of light plants use to grow. Our engineered light is tuned within it, informed by decades of photobiology.
No human hands, from seed to harvest.
The crop is grown autonomously. People oversee and operate the farm; they do not handle the plants. That single design choice cuts labour, improves food safety, and holds quality steady.
No human hands
From seed to harvest, the crop is grown without being touched. People supervise the system rather than cultivate it.
Up to 80% less labour
Autonomy removes most manual cultivation, so a farm can run with up to 80% less labour than conventional growing.
Up to 80% less labourHighest food-safety standard
A sealed, automated environment with few points of human contact supports the highest food-safety standard.
Consistent quality
Conditions are controlled, so every harvest meets the same quality, regardless of weather or season.
A closed loop that wastes almost nothing.
- The closed loop captures and recirculates water and nutrients, so almost nothing is lost to runoff.
- Pesticide-free by design. A sealed environment keeps pests out, so no pesticides are used.
- Nearly all of the water entering the system is recovered and reused, cycle after cycle.
Built in modules. Grown next door.
Because the technology is modular, a farm can be sited wherever fresh supply is needed and scaled by adding more. Growing beside the market, rather than far from it, takes distance out of the food chain.
Deployable anywhere
Farms are built in modules, so capacity can be added and sited close to demand, indoors and year round.
Grown beside the market
Production sits next to the people it serves, including dense urban areas, rather than far from the plate.
Transport designed out
Growing next door designs out around 3,000 km of transport per harvest, with the freshness and resilience that brings.
About 3,000 km designed out per harvestIndependently audited to lead the category.
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Highest yield per square metre
An independent third-party audit found Elevate the most productive operator benchmarked, measured by yield per square metre.
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Lowest operating cost per kilogram
The same audit placed Elevate lowest in operating cost per kilogram of the operators benchmarked.
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Benchmarked against the field
Elevate was measured on site against six comparable vertical-farming operators, seven in total.
Questions investors and partners ask.
What is Elevate Farms' technology?
Elevate designs, builds, and operates autonomous vertical-farming technology recognised by NASA as a direct transfer from space research. It grows leafy greens indoors in a closed loop, with engineered light and automated systems carrying the crop from seed to harvest. The result is pesticide-free produce grown to a consistent standard, independent of weather or season.
How does Elevate use 98% less water?
The farms run as a closed loop that captures and recirculates water and nutrients rather than letting them drain away. Because almost nothing is lost to soil or runoff, the system uses about 98% less water than conventional farming. Plants take what they need, and the rest is recovered and reused.
What is photosynthetically active radiation?
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is the band of light, roughly 400 to 700 nanometres, that plants actually use to grow. Elevate tunes its engineered light within this band, informed by more than 25 years of photobiology research. Delivering precise, consistent light removes weather and seasonality from the growing equation.
How much less labour does the system use?
Because the crop is grown autonomously from seed to harvest, with no human hands touching the plants, a farm can operate with up to 80% less labour than conventional growing. That autonomy also supports the highest food-safety standard and consistent quality. People focus on oversight and operations rather than manual cultivation.
Where can Elevate's farms be deployed?
The farms are modular and can be deployed close to the markets they serve, including dense urban areas. Growing beside the point of consumption designs out around 3,000 km of transport per harvest. Elevate operates facilities across three countries today, on a platform built for rapid deployment wherever fresh, resilient supply is needed.
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