Ag Proud · Nov 2025
Reports the company’s first implantable cattle-monitoring system, names Zarif Azher and Alvin Zhang as co-founders, and notes the launch of Daisy, a free AI copilot for DairyComp.
Implantable microchips and AI for cattle monitoring
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Nexa Labs (nexa.farm) is an early-stage agtech startup building battery-free implantable ear microchips and AI software for cattle health monitoring, with a focus on earlier disease and heat detection for dairy and beef operations.
Primary product
Battery-free implantable cattle-monitoring microchips plus an AI software platform (including Daisy, a DairyComp copilot).
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AgTech / livestock health monitoring
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$625K
Latest round
Seed · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$625K
Oct 2025 · Y Combinator
Leadership
CEO, Co-founder
CTO, Co-founder
CPO, Co-founder
Co-founder & CTO
Founding team / CPO
Investors
Public materials describe a mission-driven, engineering-heavy team from Caltech focused on preventative livestock healthcare, rapid prototyping, and science-first product development.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Ag Proud · Nov 2025
Reports the company’s first implantable cattle-monitoring system, names Zarif Azher and Alvin Zhang as co-founders, and notes the launch of Daisy, a free AI copilot for DairyComp.
Startup Intros · Sep 2025
Summarizes Nexa Labs’ seed funding, named investors, and team members.
Y Combinator Launch YC
YC launch page describing the product, pilot program, and the company’s cattle-monitoring vision.
Comstock's magazine
Profiles the startup’s origin at Caltech and highlights the team and livestock-monitoring vision.