# Halter

> Halter combines solar-powered GPS cattle collars with software for virtual fencing, remote herd movement, pasture planning and animal monitoring. Founded in New Zealand, it serves pasture-based dairy and beef operations internationally through a subscription that includes hardware, software and support.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Auckland, New Zealand
- **Founders:** Craig Piggott (Co-founder and CEO), Max Olson (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Products:** Solar-powered GPS cattle collars, Dairy farm management, Pasture Pro, Beef Base, Direct-to-satellite collars
- **Notable:** Ranked first in New Zealand’s 2024 Deloitte Fast 50 with 1,539% revenue growth over the measured three-year period., Launched US operations in 2024., Reported one million collars sold by March 2026, then 1.5 million collars on cattle in August 2026.

## Products & services

- **Solar-powered GPS cattle collars** — Wearable hardware for virtual containment, directional guidance and behavior monitoring; supplied with the subscription.
- **Dairy farm management** — Virtual fencing, remote shifting, pasture allocation, heat detection and health alerts; integrates with herd-management and drafting systems.
- **Pasture Pro** — Pasture-management tools combining satellite imagery, weather, grazing information and farm observations.
- **Beef Base** — Virtual fencing, remote shifting, live animal locations and no-movement alerts on monthly or annual plans.
- **Direct-to-satellite collars** — Announced April 28, 2026; removes on-ranch towers from the satellite-enabled beef system, subject to market availability and suitable sky access.
- **Beef Pro** — US launch June 30, 2026; adds feed-demand calculations, grazing planning, behavior insights and automatic grazing history.

## Achievements

- Ranked first in New Zealand’s 2024 Deloitte Fast 50 with 1,539% revenue growth over the measured three-year period.
- Launched US operations in 2024.
- Reported one million collars sold by March 2026, then 1.5 million collars on cattle in August 2026.
- Reached a US$2 billion private financing valuation in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Amazon reported Halter’s AWS-based agentic engineering workflows had saved more than 215 hours during their first months of deployment; this is a partner-reported internal result.
- **2026-08** — Expanded Foundation for America’s Public Lands partnership, reporting 15 projects and 1.5 million collars on cattle globally.
- **2026-06** — Launched Beef Pro in the United States, adding grazing planning and animal-behavior tools.
- **2026-04** — Announced direct-to-satellite cattle collars for beef operations.
- **2026-03** — Announced US$220 million Series E led by Founders Fund at a US$2 billion valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.halterhq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/halterHQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@halterhq
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halterhq/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halterHQ/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@halterhq

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Last updated: 2026-10-15