{"id":47,"date":"2020-12-13T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/ar\/lists\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2020-12-20T09:36:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T09:36:48","slug":"pure-harvest-smart-farms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/ar\/lists\/the-middle-easts-50-most-funded-startups\/pure-harvest-smart-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Harvest Smart Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Founders: Sky Kurtz, Mahmoud Adi, Robert Kupstas<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Middle East’s 50 Most-Funded Startups<\/h6><\/div>
Rank: #1<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>

Pure Harvest Smart Forms<\/h1><\/div>
Country: U.A.E.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Funding: $135.8 Million<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Investors: Wafra International Investment Company, Shorooq Partners<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Founded In: 2016<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Technology-enabled agribusiness<\/h6><\/div>

Pure Harvest uses controlled environment agriculture technology to produce fresh fruits and vegetables in high-tech greenhouse facilities. According to the company, it currently produces over 20 varieties of tomatoes and six varieties of strawberries, among other things. Co-founders Robert Kupstas and Sky Kurtz met through the Stanford University alumni network in 2016\u2014Mahmoud Adi joined the team in the same year. The company received seed funding in 2017, and in March 2018 it began constructing its first high-tech greenhouse in Abu Dhabi. In April 2020, Pure Harvest announced a Series A funding round of $110 million led by Wafra International Investment Company. It now has plans to expand to Kuwait.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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