Seso offers an employee management platform tailored for the agriculture industry, integrating HR functions like onboarding, payroll, and H-2A compliance into a single system. This platform simplifies the complex processes of managing agricultural labor, making it easier for employers to handle their workforce needs. Seso serves a wide range of agricultural employers, including major players in the U.S., and operates in 39 states. The company uses a subscription-based model, allowing clients to access its tools for a recurring fee, which helps them save time and reduce administrative tasks. Seso stands out from competitors by being recognized as a U.S. Department of Technical Assistance provider, enhancing its credibility in the field. The company's goal is to modernize HR processes in agriculture, addressing labor shortages and improving productivity in the sector.

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Seso Closes $26M in Series B Funding

The startup is building software for farms to help them hire migrant workers, manage their employees and in the future run payroll.

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SAN FRANCISCO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Today, Seso, a workforce management platform for agriculture, announced the close of a $26M Series B led by BOND with participation from Index Ventures, NFX, SV Angel, and other prominent investors.

Seso Closes $26M Series B to Build Critical Software for American Farmers

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Editor’s note: Seana Day is a partner at Culterra Capital. Based in the US, she has 20-plus years of investment, M&A, and strategy experience in agrifoodtech. Her analyses on the sector are regularly used by participants in the space to understand the continuously evolving landscape.The views expressed in this guest article are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of AFN.As the economic uncertainty of 2023 looms, I find myself reflecting on the last decade of investment in agtech and wondering what comes next?Overall, the basic farm support structure has not changed much in the past decade. People still either sell ag products (e.g., machinery, equipment, inputs) or ag services (e.g., financial, insurance, custom farming) to farmers to help them run their business and bring their goods to market.Below I’ve created a simplistic chart that is meant to illustrate the fact that there is a finite wallet to share across these products and services (which is not necessarily to scale in terms of farmer spend).On-farm products, services, and their primary providersWhere we’ve been, where we’re headedOver the last decade I’ve seen thousands of agtech companies focused on optimizing products, primarily by improving machines or crop/feed input performance. In fact, by looking at AgFunder’s annual investment reports, we can clearly see that innovation and investment has been defined by technologies focused on products, with a scant few focused on optimizing services or service delivery segments.One reason is because machinery manufacturers have been natural integrators of innovation because it improves machines by making them better, faster, cheaper. A great example is John Deere’s Blue River acquisition in 2017, which accelerated its game-changing See and Spray capability.And within the inputs segment, there are well-established relationships between manufacturers, distributors, and advisors like agronomists or veterinarians

My Decade Of Agtech: How It Started, How It’S Going, Part 1

In April 2022, Seso announced that it had raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures with Founders Fund, NFX, and K5 Ventures also taking part.

Immigration Tech In 2022: Continued Acquisitions, Investments, Product Launches and More

Seso extends market leadership with new customers, new products, and industry recognitionSeso, the workforce management platform for agriculture, is celebrating the close of a landmark year. In 2022, Seso raised $25 million in Series A funding, experienced significant customer growth, increased the agricultural workforce, expanded its product offerings, received widespread industry recognition, and added to its employee headcount. Each of these milestones is a testament to the strength of Seso's platform, its users, and its team, and underscores the importance of the company's mission— to create a stronger, more equitable and efficient food production system in the U.S."I founded Seso to address the labor issues plaguing the agricultural industry and help build a more ethical, sustainable system for farmers and workers," says Michael Guirguis, Seso's CEO and Co-Founder. "It was a big, bold and challenging vision, and reflecting back on this past year, I am so proud of all that our team has accomplished. From growth to product development to the ROI for our customers, Seso is surpassing all expectations, and will continue to do so in the years to come."Here is a closer look at all that Seso has achieved this year:Customer Growth: Since Seso launched in 2021, it has signed 10 of the 20 largest employers in the industry, and more than tripled its customer base. These customers have used Seso's platform to recruit and streamline their agricultural workforce with tools that provide compliance, visa automation, applicant tracking, and workforce management, and they have quickly seen impressive results."Seso has helped us tremendously by keeping the H-2A process organized and on track," says Bob Erickson, General Manager at Foothill Packing

Seso Celebrates Major Milestones At The Close Of The Year

Seso has raised over $30m in capital from Tier I investors including Index, Founders Fund, NfX, and more.

NFX Guild invests into SESO Labor in $30M

Seso, a San Francisco, CA-based workforce management platform for agriculture, closed $25m in Series A funding. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from NFX and Founders Fund, K5 Ventures, Operator Partners, Shrug Capital, and The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Fund, as well as the founders of ServiceTitan, Flexport, Ramp, Workrise (formerly Rigup), and Motive []
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Seso Raises $25M In Seed Funding

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seso, the workforce management platform for agriculture, announced today that it has closed $25 million in Series A funding. The financing round was led by Index Ventures. Seso’s investors include NFX and Founders Fund, co-leads of Seso’s Seed Funding, as well as K5 Ventures, Operator Partners, Shrug Capital, and The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Fund. With this investment, Seso will advance its mission to create a stronger, more equitable and efficient food production sy

Seso Raises $25M To Bridge Agricultural Labor Shortage In The U.S.

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