San Francisco-based Intelinair, an aerial imagery analytics company, announced on April 4 that it has acquired Aker Technologies, Inc., a leading digital agriculture company based in Effingham, Ill. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Intelinair said the acquisition complements its portfolio of high-resolution imagery and field data analytics services, and will allow it to continue to expand in the ag market with additional drone-based digital agronomy tools. In November 2022, Intelinair and Aker Technologies announced a multi-year distribution agreement to deliver enhanced crop health imagery and analytics to farmers and retailers.
“The acquisition of Aker will build on our technology, product offerings, and operational capacity in drones,” said Tim Hassinger, CEO and President of Intelinair. “Specifically, the acquisition brings capabilities that will enhance our AGMRI offering to existing customers in this growing season and help us expand our footprint going forward.”
“After working closely with Intelinair for over a year, we saw not only great synergies across our teams, but also how our solutions can enable more value for all of our stakeholders,” said Orlando Saez, CEO and Co-Founder of Aker Technologies. “Accelerating the adoption of digital agronomy practices is a big win for the industry as a whole.”