Cynomys
Venture Round in 2024
Cynomys is a pioneering company specializing in IoT solutions for the livestock industry, focusing on monitoring environmental parameters and consumption rates in animal farms. Since its establishment in 2018, Cynomys has developed a patented self-contained device capable of tracking over 30 critical parameters that influence animal welfare, environmental impact, and overall farm productivity through a secure cloud platform. The company serves a diverse range of livestock operations, providing its solutions to customers in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, and Mexico. Major clients include animal feed producers, distributors, and medium to large livestock enterprises. The management team comprises experienced professionals in technology, software, and hardware development, dedicated to promoting sustainability and improved awareness within the livestock sector.
Pulr Technologies
Grant in 2024
Pulr Technologies specializes in manufacturing durable, reusable tools for cable management. Their product range includes on-cable tag sensors, cable-pulling adapters, and various locators, designed to enhance productivity and reduce costs. These tools are intended to be versatile and affordable, with some products designed for one-handed use.
Proofminder
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Proofminder is a pioneering company that has developed a leaf-level farming platform designed to enhance precision agriculture. Established in 2021, the company integrates artificial intelligence and visual data to provide micro-level actionable insights on every leaf and plant, thereby aiding growers in achieving sustainable production goals. The platform offers a wide array of features, including plant monitoring, disease detection, crop assessment, flower detection, and weather damage analysis, enabling field crop and vegetable producers to optimize their operations throughout the growing season. By partnering with drone service providers and other key players in the agroindustry, Proofminder aims to create a seamless experience for growers, whether they are involved in seed production, orchards, or various types of crops. Recognized for its innovative approach, Proofminder was awarded "Most Innovative Agri Startup of 2021" by the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture and has been shortlisted as one of the top three agri innovations globally in 2021 and 2022. The company's mission is to contribute to a more sustainable, innovative, and profitable future for the agroindustry, regardless of environmental changes.
AxisTech
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
AxisTech is a technology company specializing in agrifood solutions. It develops smart agriculture technologies that maximize crop yield, minimize chemical usage, and enhance soil management. The company's IoT-based sensors collect data, which is then transmitted via LPWAN to cloud servers, and converted into user-friendly formats for analysis or managed through AxisTech's own alerting and dashboarding software. This enables clients to efficiently manage their parklands and facilities, saving time and resources.
Tie Up Farming
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Tie Up Farming operates an online platform that digitizes farming operations across the horticulture sector. It specializes in precision agriculture using field sensors and partnerships, providing traceability and support for crop protection.
Laconik
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Laconik is an agricultural technology company that develops a platform aimed at enhancing economic decision-making for farmers by optimizing fertilizer usage. The platform leverages existing data collected from farms and employs machine learning algorithms to analyze spatial variability and recommend appropriate fertilizer rates. By integrating seamlessly with major digital agriculture platforms and utilizing the standard hardware and software of modern farming equipment, Laconik enables farmers to conduct replicated trials in the field. This approach allows for precise measurement of fertilizer profitability, ultimately empowering farmers to make informed decisions that improve their return on investment.
CropScanAg
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
CropScanAg is a manufacturer specializing in analytical instruments for the agriculture industry. Their product range includes near-infrared analyzers, seed image analyzers, and grain analyzers, among others. These instruments enable agro-industries to gather real-time grain quality data and field data analytics, thereby optimizing crop production.
Labby
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Labby Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in smartphone-based optical spectrometry for agricultural applications. Founded in 2017, Labby develops an artificial intelligence-driven platform that translates raw optical data into actionable insights, primarily for farmers and dairy processors. Its flagship product allows for rapid and precise testing of milk composition, facilitating early mastitis detection and enabling timely intervention. Additionally, Labby's technology is applicable across various sectors, including the detection of spoilage, adulterants, and contamination in the supply chain, as well as providing analytics for tracking harvest cycles and meteorological data mapping. The company also caters to the beer and wine industries, offering portable testing devices for quality control and counterfeit detection, serving a diverse clientele that ranges from large breweries to homebrewers.
CropMind
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
CropMind is a company that specializes in computer vision technology aimed at enhancing decision-making for fruit growers. It offers a comprehensive suite of data-driven solutions, including advanced analytics tools for monitoring crop yields, counting buds, and applying chemical thinning. In addition, CropMind provides critical weather information and yield prediction services. By empowering farmers with actionable insights, the company helps optimize agricultural operations and increase overall efficiency.
Cynomys
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Cynomys is a pioneering company specializing in IoT solutions for the livestock industry, focusing on monitoring environmental parameters and consumption rates in animal farms. Since its establishment in 2018, Cynomys has developed a patented self-contained device capable of tracking over 30 critical parameters that influence animal welfare, environmental impact, and overall farm productivity through a secure cloud platform. The company serves a diverse range of livestock operations, providing its solutions to customers in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, and Mexico. Major clients include animal feed producers, distributors, and medium to large livestock enterprises. The management team comprises experienced professionals in technology, software, and hardware development, dedicated to promoting sustainability and improved awareness within the livestock sector.
Knead Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Knead Technologies is a technology company that connects food waste with reuse through its logistics software solutions. It operates a platform enabling food organizations to list excess food and distribute it among those in need, combating poverty, reducing waste, and preserving the environment.
Vivid Machines
Grant in 2022
Vivid Machines is a startup that builds a precision crop management platform for fruit and vegetable producers. The system combines advanced vision sensors, multispectral imaging, and machine learning to deliver real‑time analytics. It quantifies fruit size distribution, detects pests and diseases, and assesses plant health, enabling growers to digitize the physical and chemical attributes of their fields. By providing plant‑specific insights and predictive tools, the platform helps farmers optimize resource use, improve yield and product quality, and increase the proportion of crops that reach grocery stores.
PostHarvest Technologies
Grant in 2022
PostHarvest Technologies develops a proprietary sensor system that monitors trace amounts of ethylene in cool rooms, optimizing storage conditions for fresh produce. This real-time data enables accurate tracking of ripening cycles, prediction of optimal load-out times, and improved produce quality.
Verdi is a developer of advanced data science platforms focused on enhancing precision agriculture, particularly in irrigation management. The company creates scalable control systems that facilitate plant-level healthcare and automation, even in challenging farming environments. By leveraging geospatial analytics, Verdi's network of irrigation valves allows farmers and growers to make informed irrigation decisions. This innovative approach enables users to customize water and fertilizer application at the individual plant level, thereby optimizing cultivation processes. Verdi aims to empower agricultural professionals with the tools needed to effectively build, manage, and scale their farming operations.
Nu Terra Labs
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Nu Terra Labs is a technology company specializing in innovative software solutions for businesses. Their primary focus is the development and commercialization of FireSafe, a next-generation wildfire detection system. This system employs static cameras and drones for real-time monitoring, utilizing advanced algorithms and machine learning models to ensure rapid and accurate fire detection. Nu Terra Labs' services aim to significantly improve response rates to wildfires, minimizing their impact and enhancing community safety.
Geco Engineering
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Geco Engineering creates digital solutions for strategic weed management in farm areas using data from equipment and remote sensing.
scoutlabs
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
SMAPP is a developer of advanced digitized traps designed for pest monitoring and management in agriculture. The company's innovative devices are equipped with built-in cameras and sensors that automatically capture and analyze data on pest populations, as well as environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. This technology provides farmers with real-time insights into pest activity, specifically targeting species like cotton owl moths. By utilizing the data collected, SMAPP aims to offer precise recommendations for pest control, enabling farmers to implement effective measures at the optimal time for crop protection. This decision support system enhances the ability to manage pest populations efficiently, ultimately contributing to improved agricultural productivity.
scoutlabs
Pre Seed Round in 2022
SMAPP is a developer of advanced digitized traps designed for pest monitoring and management in agriculture. The company's innovative devices are equipped with built-in cameras and sensors that automatically capture and analyze data on pest populations, as well as environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. This technology provides farmers with real-time insights into pest activity, specifically targeting species like cotton owl moths. By utilizing the data collected, SMAPP aims to offer precise recommendations for pest control, enabling farmers to implement effective measures at the optimal time for crop protection. This decision support system enhances the ability to manage pest populations efficiently, ultimately contributing to improved agricultural productivity.
Verdi
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Verdi is a developer of advanced data science platforms focused on enhancing precision agriculture, particularly in irrigation management. The company creates scalable control systems that facilitate plant-level healthcare and automation, even in challenging farming environments. By leveraging geospatial analytics, Verdi's network of irrigation valves allows farmers and growers to make informed irrigation decisions. This innovative approach enables users to customize water and fertilizer application at the individual plant level, thereby optimizing cultivation processes. Verdi aims to empower agricultural professionals with the tools needed to effectively build, manage, and scale their farming operations.
EcoBloc
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
EcoBloc specializes in pest management equipment designed for sustainable biosecurity against rodents. Its technology emits high-frequency ultrasonic sound waves, creating an acoustically hostile environment to repel rodents and protect inventory and assets.
Serket
Venture Round in 2021
Serket is a software company that develops recognition technology designed to assist farmers in monitoring and tracing their pigs individually and automatically using standard cameras. Their innovative system addresses animal health and food safety concerns by enabling easy documentation through pictures and videos, thereby reducing the potential for human error. This solution offers a more accessible alternative to traditional smart tagging methods, which are often too expensive for many farmers. By leveraging existing technology from other industries, Serket empowers farmers to manage their livestock more effectively and efficiently, ultimately enhancing food safety and animal welfare.
Serket
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Serket is a software company that develops recognition technology designed to assist farmers in monitoring and tracing their pigs individually and automatically using standard cameras. Their innovative system addresses animal health and food safety concerns by enabling easy documentation through pictures and videos, thereby reducing the potential for human error. This solution offers a more accessible alternative to traditional smart tagging methods, which are often too expensive for many farmers. By leveraging existing technology from other industries, Serket empowers farmers to manage their livestock more effectively and efficiently, ultimately enhancing food safety and animal welfare.
Stream Technologies
Venture Round in 2020
Stream Technologies Inc. specializes in the manufacture and marketing of hyperspectral imaging devices, including its flagship product, the ColorFlow Lens. Founded in 2012 and based in Edmonton, Canada, the company also offers associated software that enables users to update, modify, and share images in real time. Stream Technologies focuses on building connections between camera manufacturers, systems integrators, algorithm developers, and researchers, facilitating advancements in spectral imaging technology.
Alesca Life
Venture Round in 2019
Alesca Life Technologies, Inc. is an innovative company based in Beijing, China, specializing in advanced urban farming solutions. The company manufactures agricultural machinery and provides technologies for hydroponic and aeroponic farming within shipping containers. Alesca Life offers a range of products, including Every Day Nutrition, which supports commercial-scale farming, and EDN Fresh, designed for onsite production of micro-greens and baby-leaf greens. Additionally, the company has developed EDN Sprout, a smartphone application that connects users to its analytics and optimization platform, enhancing the efficiency of urban farming operations. By addressing the challenges of limited arable land, Alesca Life enables clients, such as hotel owners, to increase agricultural productivity in urban environments.
Agronow Tecnologia
Venture Round in 2018
Agronow Tecnologia S.A. is a Brazilian company founded in 2015 and based in São José dos Campos, specializing in agricultural technology. It develops a platform that analyzes agricultural areas and crop data, providing users with the ability to monitor their crops every three days. The technology offers essential features such as harvest alerts for crop shortfalls and quality, as well as tools for scheduling and generating analytical reports. Agronow's platform enables users to compare data related to farm production and productivity, monitor rural properties using satellite imagery, and assess the productivity potential of various crops, including soy, maize, eucalyptus, sugar cane, and pasture. The company serves a diverse clientele, including small, medium, and large growers, banks, insurance companies, trading companies, chemical industries, and agronomical consulting firms.
Aker Technologies
Seed Round in 2018
Aker Technologies Inc. is a company dedicated to providing advanced crop intelligence and in-season analytical tools for agricultural operations. Established in 2014 and based in Winnebago, Minnesota, with an additional office in Chicago, the firm focuses on enhancing precision farming practices through innovative technology. Aker Technologies has developed patented computer vision and biometric sensors, alongside software solutions that detect, classify, and measure various agricultural challenges, including pest pressure, airborne pathogens, crop diseases, and fertility issues within crop canopies. The company's services also include a customer service platform tailored for chemical suppliers, agricultural retailers, and consultants, facilitating support for growers throughout the growing season.
Aker Technologies
Seed Round in 2018
Aker Technologies Inc. is a company dedicated to providing advanced crop intelligence and in-season analytical tools for agricultural operations. Established in 2014 and based in Winnebago, Minnesota, with an additional office in Chicago, the firm focuses on enhancing precision farming practices through innovative technology. Aker Technologies has developed patented computer vision and biometric sensors, alongside software solutions that detect, classify, and measure various agricultural challenges, including pest pressure, airborne pathogens, crop diseases, and fertility issues within crop canopies. The company's services also include a customer service platform tailored for chemical suppliers, agricultural retailers, and consultants, facilitating support for growers throughout the growing season.
Stringify
Seed Round in 2015
Stringify is a technology company focused on creating a platform that integrates both physical and digital elements into a cohesive user experience. The platform is designed to facilitate the automation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, allowing users to discover, design, and control various aspects of their lives seamlessly. Stringify's solution provides customers with convenient access to their connected devices without the need for additional hardware, streamlining the process of managing and interacting with the technology that matters most to them. Through its innovative approach, Stringify aims to enhance the way individuals experience and engage with their environments.
Mcor Technologies
Venture Round in 2014
Mcor Technologies Ltd., established in 2004, is a pioneering manufacturer of 3D printers. Based in Dunleer, Ireland, with offices in the US and UK, the company specializes in producing affordable, full-color, and eco-friendly 3D printers that use ordinary business-letter paper as their build material. This unique approach results in durable, stable, and tactile models. Mcor's printers cater to a wide range of industries, including education, manufacturing, architecture, and medical sectors, as well as service bureaus. The company sells its products through dealers, making 3D printing more accessible to a broader audience.
Verdi is a developer of advanced data science platforms focused on enhancing precision agriculture, particularly in irrigation management. The company creates scalable control systems that facilitate plant-level healthcare and automation, even in challenging farming environments. By leveraging geospatial analytics, Verdi's network of irrigation valves allows farmers and growers to make informed irrigation decisions. This innovative approach enables users to customize water and fertilizer application at the individual plant level, thereby optimizing cultivation processes. Verdi aims to empower agricultural professionals with the tools needed to effectively build, manage, and scale their farming operations.