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.

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

Since 2019
5 companies a year

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Areas of interest

Sensing and monitoring for ag equipment
Edge AI and machine learning
Robotics and autonomy
Data-driven crop and fleet insights

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