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Deere & Company

John Deere Startup Collaborator Program

Moline, United States

About Deere & Company

Deere & Company (John Deere) is a leading manufacturer of agricultural, construction and roadbuilding equipment, headquartered in Moline, Illinois.

Source: deere.com

How Deere & Company works with startups

The Startup Collaborator Program launched in 2019 and is now in its eighth cohort, selecting five companies a year to work directly with John Deere on technology for its agriculture, construction and roadbuilding customers. Startups get access to Deere's resources and industry expertise while testing how their technology translates into customer benefit. The 2026 cohort spans edge AI, telematics, soil sensing, autonomous robotics and computer vision.

Source: deere.com

Reported program details

Reported figures and terms may describe an earlier period. Confirm current availability with the team.

Areas of interest

Selected startup collaborations

Meshmerize

Mesh network syncs farm machine convoys

Meshmerize's mesh networking kept John Deere's MachineSync leader and follower machines connected within 100 meters, reconnecting in one second with under 5ms jitter.

Source: meshmerize.net

These are selected publicly described collaborations, not a complete procurement record or a measure of spending.

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