Cattler closes $US$2 million round to expand its livestock platform in the Americas

Cattler, the startup founded by Ignacio Albornoz, closed a new $US$2 million funding round to support the growth of its livestock management platform and accelerate its international expansion.

The deal included participation from U.S. funds Homegrown Capital, Grit Road Partners, Invest Nebraska and SDH Capital, as well as Argentine fund Innventure.

With this new investment, the company has raised a total of $US$4,5 million since $2019.

A platform to digitize livestock operations

With offices in Buenos Aires and Lincoln, Nebraska, Cattler develops a mobile and cloud-based platform initially focused on feedlots, though it is now expanding its reach to livestock farming more broadly.

The startup was founded by Ignacio Albornoz alongside Martín Garbulsky and Ezequiel Conti. In addition to leading the company, Albornoz has experience as an agricultural economics researcher at ECLAC and comes from a family with longstanding ties to the livestock sector.

“Besides being the company’s name, Cattler is our flagship product. It’s a mobile and cloud-based operations and management platform for livestock farms,” Albornoz explained.

The solution brings data collection, integration with external systems, day-to-day operations, and financial management together in a single interface. The platform enables users to manage feeding, livestock movements, health treatments, inventory, livestock purchases, supplies, and medications in real time, as well as billing and accounts for feedlot operators.

It also integrates with accounting and analytics software, scales, electronic identification readers, and third-party dosing systems.

Automation and efficiency for the livestock sector

According to the company, the platform saves one to three hours of work per day by automating data entry and reduces costs associated with supplying feed and medications by between 5% and 15%.

In addition to livestock operations, Cattler offers complementary data-based services, including risk management and the buying and selling of livestock and feed.

The startup currently operates in eight countries: the United States, Argentina, Paraguay, Canada, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, and the Dominican Republic. It is also entering the Mexican and Brazilian markets.

Its customers include companies and families connected to agribusiness, such as the owners of Frigorífico Rioplatense, Salentein, the Thyssen family, and the Galperín family’s feedlot. In the United States, its main customers are Elanco and the Gottsch Group.

“In 2025, we generated $US$1 million in revenue,” Albornoz noted.

The startup aims to triple revenue and add artificial intelligence

With a team of 20 employees, the company plans to increase its headcount by 50% following this funding round. The startup reached break-even in the fourth quarter of last year, with 950.000 head of cattle managed daily through its platform.

On the back of that growth, Cattler expects to triple its revenue over the next 18 months.

The market’s potential is also fueling expansion expectations. According to Albornoz, the addressable market for its SaaS model totals $US$640 million annually among breeders, plus another $US$100 million in the feedlot segment.

For Mayco Mansilla, the startup’s growth in the United States is one of the business’s key milestones.

“Breaking into the U.S. market is deeply satisfying. I was in South Dakota, and most feedlots are using Cattler,” Mansilla said.

The investor also highlighted the strategic value of the data generated by the platform for meatpackers and companies interested in offering consumers greater traceability and information.

AI, fintech, and data integration among the next goals

The startup’s next steps include adding data related to breeding and rearing, as well as new automation for larger-scale operations and tools for marketing, risk management, and fintech integrations.

The company also plans to use artificial intelligence in data collection and processing to automate forms, record events, design diets, and enter batches.

“We’re going to add artificial intelligence to data collection and also apply it to routine tasks such as daily feed management, livestock movements, and analytics,” Albornoz concluded.