Who we are

Founded to make technology accessible to every Turkish grower.

Why AgroNext?

Mid-sized greenhouse operations in Turkey can't access digital agriculture technology because of the high cost of smart greenhouse systems like Netafim.

The problem

$200K+
Setup cost — out of reach for mid-scale growers.
57%
Annual water waste — preventable, yet unprevented.

Our solution

AgroNext delivers a GRU-based AI tuned for Turkey's climate, a solar-powered sensor network and a subscription model — offering an accessible smart greenhouse system at one-tenth the price of global rivals. Unlike threshold-based systems, it generates proactive predictions: growers see irrigation, ventilation and fertilization needs ahead of time, cutting resource waste.

Our story

AgroNext was born from the shared idea of three high-school students and an academic. Seeing firsthand the technology gap for Turkish growers, the team set out to build a local, accessible alternative to global rivals.

The venture is developed with the academic guidance of Gebze Technical University. Training the AI model on Turkish climate data and shaping field-testing methodology both happen through this university partnership.

From hardware to AI, from cloud infrastructure to the mobile app — every layer is built in-house, from scratch. The goal: lead the digital transformation of Turkey's 50,000+ mid-scale greenhouses through a path that is truly attainable.

Today we're at the MVP stage, moving towards our first pilot greenhouses and commercialization.

Our Team

The people building AgroNext.

Tuna Özkan Yapıcı
Kurucu & CEO

Girişimin stratejik yönü, pazar araştırması, rekabet analizi ve dış ilişkilerden sorumlu.

YA
Yusuf Mete Akınlı
Kurucu & CTO

GRU tabanlı yapay zekâ modelinin geliştirilmesi, bulut altyapısı ve mobil/web uygulamalarından sorumlu.

AK
Ali Kaan Kaya
Kurucu & Donanım Lideri

Sensör altyapısı, ESP32 programlama, güneş enerjisi entegrasyonu ve saha donanım tasarımından sorumlu.

Academic Advisor

Academic Advisor
Doç. Dr. Nurgül Kıtır Şen
Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi

Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Yer ve Deniz Bilimleri Enstitüsü. AI modelinin Türkiye iklim verisiyle eğitilmesi ve saha test metodolojisi.