Automation That Thinks Like a Grower
We started as automation engineers. We became obsessed with cultivation. Now we build the tools that help growers survive and scale.
The IOGRU Story
IOGRU started in 2017 when our founding team—automation engineers with decades of industrial controls experience—saw greenhouses and indoor farms struggling with disconnected, manual systems. Climate controllers that didn't talk to irrigation. Lighting on timers instead of responding to real conditions. Valuable data locked in silos.
We built the integration layer that was missing: a cloud platform that unifies every system in a facility and adds the intelligence to run it automatically. When we expanded to North American cannabis, we discovered operators had the same problems—magnified by tighter margins, higher stakes, and brutal competition.
Today, IOGRU manages 10M+ square feet across 500+ facilities. We've helped operators cut energy costs 30-40%, prevent millions in crop losses, and finally stay ahead of environmental problems instead of reacting to them.
Headquartered in New York City with engineering teams across the US and Europe, we're still engineers at heart—obsessed with making cultivation smarter, cheaper, and more predictable.
Our Journey
Founded to bring industrial automation expertise to controlled environment agriculture
First greenhouse installations—climate and irrigation automation
Expanded to North American cannabis market
Remote monitoring proves critical during pandemic; rapid adoption accelerates
Enterprise platform launch; first multi-state operator partnerships
RMJ Supply exclusive distribution partnership; 100+ facilities
AI-powered predictive intelligence introduced
500+ facilities, 10M+ sq ft under management, $180M customer savings
What Drives Us
Grower-First
Every feature starts with one question: does this help cultivators succeed? We build what growers actually need.
No Lock-In
Open protocols. Your data. Hardware-agnostic design. You should never feel trapped.
Ship Weekly
Continuous releases based on customer feedback. The industry moves fast—we move faster.
Win Together
Your ROI is our success metric. 24/7 support, hands-on training, ongoing optimization.
Leadership
Built by automation engineers with deep expertise in industrial controls, HVAC systems, and agricultural technology.
Andrii Vakhnovskyi
Founder & CEO
Industrial automation engineer with background in manufacturing and greenhouse operations. Founded IOGRU to bring enterprise-grade controls to cultivation.
Integration Partners
We work with the industry's leading equipment manufacturers to deliver seamless automation.
See IOGRU in Action
Book a demo and we'll show you exactly how it works for your facility.