The crop management software provider has closed its second Google-backed funding round in less than 18 months, having sold off its previous business to Monsanto.

Granular, the US-based creator of a cloud-based management and analytics platform for farmers, has closed an $18.7m series B round backed by internet company Google’s corporate venturing subsidiary, Google Ventures.

Tao Capital Partners led the round, which also featured contributions from Emory Investment Management, Fall Line Capital, H Barton Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures.

Google Ventures previously participated in Granular’s $4.2m series A round in February 2014, investing alongside Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla.

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