Adaviv lands strategic Verdex Capital investment as Uruguay and Peru work goes commercial

Adaviv, the MIT spinout building AI field intelligence for growers, has secured a strategic investment from Verdex Capital as it expands commercial operations into Uruguay and Peru. The move adds momentum to Adaviv’s international rollout with major growers including UPM, Montes del Plata and Driscoll’s.

Why it matters: - Adaviv is moving from pilots and early deployments into commercial use with major growers in Latin America. - The Verdex Capital investment adds backing from a large agri-food venture firm focused on technologies that can scale across agriculture. - The expansion gives Adaviv a broader footprint across the United States, Mexico, Uruguay and Peru.

What happened: - Adaviv received a strategic investment from Calgary-based Verdex Capital. - The company said the capital supports its international expansion. - Adaviv now has commercial operations in Uruguay and Peru, alongside the United States and Mexico. - The announcement was made Nov. 3, 2026, from Somerville, Massachusetts.

The details: - Adaviv is an MIT spinout that builds AI field intelligence for growers, packers and food brands. - Verdex Capital is Canada’s largest private, pure-play agri-food venture firm. - In Uruguay, Adaviv works with UPM and Montes del Plata on nursery operations. - The Uruguay work began with Uruguayan innovation funding and is now commercial. - UPM grows more than 40 million eucalyptus seedlings a year in Uruguay. - Adaviv said problems caught at the nursery stage cost less than issues found later in plantations. - In Peru, Adaviv is extending its work with Driscoll’s, which already uses the platform in the United States and Mexico. - Peru is the world’s largest blueberry exporter. - Adaviv’s platform uses images from workers’ phones to score plants and fruit against one standard across farms. - The system flags pests and disease early, grades fruit from field to packline, and forecasts volume and quality before harvest. - AI agents send alerts to farm teams on WhatsApp and then recheck plants to see whether treatments worked. - Large produce brands use the same records in their own planning to spot potential shortfalls before fruit reaches the dock. - More information is available on Adaviv’s website.

Between the lines: - Verdex said the investment fits its strategy of backing technologies that can strengthen Canadian agriculture while helping proven innovations scale globally. - Adaviv’s pitch centers on reducing losses, since the company says growers lose 30% to 50% of what they plant before it reaches a shelf. - The company is emphasizing field adoption, not just software features, by highlighting use with crews already working on farms. - Verdex’s support signals outside confidence that Adaviv’s tools have moved beyond concept and into repeatable commercial use.

What’s next: - Adaviv is likely to keep pushing commercial adoption with large growers and produce brands in more markets. - The company and Verdex are positioning the platform for broader global scale if the current deployments continue to perform. - Adaviv says the same records can support growers, packers and brand planning, which could deepen customer usage over time.

The bottom line: - Adaviv has secured fresh capital at a point when its Latin American business is becoming commercial, giving the company both validation and room to expand.