Halter is a New Zealand-founded precision livestock company that has built an end-to-end system for managing beef and dairy cattle remotely. Each cow wears a solar-powered smart collar that connects to on-farm towers and a mobile app, allowing ranchers to create virtual fences, shift herds, and monitor animal health and behavior 24/7. The collars guide cattle using gentle sound and vibration cues rather than physical fences, while onboard sensors and AI models surface early signals of illness, heat, and calving. Halter's software turns continuous behavioral data into actionable insights that lift pasture utilization, animal welfare, and labor productivity. The company operates across New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, with a US base in Boulder, Colorado, and reached a $1 billion valuation in its June 2025 Series D.
Halter
ActiveAI-powered smart collars and virtual fencing for cattle ranches and dairy farms
Total raised
$100M
1 round
Stage
Series D
Team
201-500
since 2016
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2016
Auckland
Agent-ready
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Solar-powered AI smart collars for cattle
Virtual fencing via sound and vibration cues
Remote herd shifting from a mobile app
24/7 health and behavior monitoring
Heat and calving detection alerts
Pasture and grazing management tools
On-farm connectivity tower network
Break-fencing and rotational grazing automation
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Series D $100M ● BOND
Capital network
$165M raised ·7 backers·10 network links
- Backers7
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- How does Halter move cattle without fences?
- Each cow wears a smart collar that uses sound and vibration cues to guide animals, creating virtual fences controlled from the rancher's phone.
- Where does Halter operate?
- Halter has customers across New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, with a US office in Boulder, Colorado.
- How much did Halter raise?
- Halter raised a $100M Series D in June 2025 led by BOND at a $1 billion valuation.
- What does the collar monitor?
- Collars track location, movement, and behavior to surface insights on animal health, heat, and calving.
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