Climate FieldView
“Can Bayer own the digital operating system farmers use every day, and use it to sell more seed, chemistry and financing?”
Founded2006
HQSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
Total raised$109.4M (pre-acquisition)
Latest roundAcquired by Monsanto (2013), now part of Bayer Crop Science
IndustryVertical SaaS / Agriculture
The story
Founded 2006 as WeatherBill selling weather insurance to farmers, rebranded to The Climate Corporation in 2011. Acquired by Monsanto in 2013 for ~$1B and pivoted from insurance to a pure digital farming SaaS play — Climate FieldView launched in 2015 as a data platform for seed prescription, scouting and yield analysis. Now operates as a subsidiary of Bayer Crop Science following the Bayer-Monsanto merger; the product is distributed globally with an ecosystem of 60+ platform partners.
Product timeline
2006
Founded as WeatherBill, focused on weather insurance· pivot
2011
Rebranded to The Climate Corporation· pivot
2013
Acquired by Monsanto for ~$1B· acquisition
2015
Launched Climate FieldView digital farming platform· pivot
2018
Became part of Bayer Crop Science after Bayer-Monsanto merger· acquisition
2024
Precision Planting connectivity option added to FieldView· pivot
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Climate FieldView’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting
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Accounting gap: none