Tag: computer vision

Kraft Heinz leads $12m Series A for smart checkout startup Zippin

December 12, 2019

What does a CPG company want with smart checkout technology, you ask? Data, and lots of it.

SoftBank-backed Accel Robotics is blending online & physical with check-out free technology

December 5, 2019

So far, checkout-free technologies appear to be using the same recipe of technology: will they be forced to diversify or die?

Crop disease recognition app Plantix raises €6.6m Series A led by RTP Global

November 21, 2019

The €6.6 million Series A was led by the Russian early-stage tech investor RTP Global. The round was joined by Piton Capital with existing investors participating, including Atlantic Labs and Index Ventures.

BRIEF: Commercial kitchen food waste startup Winnow raises $12m Series B

October 17, 2019

The UK startup has developed a smart kitchen tool that helps restaurants account for their food waste to see where they can improve.

Tesco invests in frictionless checkout startup Trigo

October 17, 2019

Trigo’s technology uses computer vision and AI to see what shoppers put in their carts, charging their accounts when they walk out the door. Tesco invested just after its Series A round.

Startup Spotlight: Seed-X wants to help farmers find the right seed using AI and computer vision

October 1, 2019

Through its Genetic Traits Detection Platform, the company is hoping to make seed selection more accurate and reliable for farmers.

iUNU Raises $7.5m for Greenhouse “System-as-a-Service” Tech Platform Using Computer Vision

February 28, 2019

iUNU hopes to take some of the old school manual data entry aspects of greenhouse operation into the 21st century by automating as much of the greenhouse maintenance process as possible.

Cainthus Appoints New CEO Aidan Connolly, Former Alltech Innovation Head

January 30, 2019

Connolly, who worked at Alltech for over 25 years, has often been referred to as the fourth founder of Cainthus.

Bowery Raises $90m Series B from GV, Temasek

December 12, 2018

Bowery Farming, the New York-based indoor farming group, has closed a $90 million Series B round of funding in a round led by Google’s venture arm GV, an existing investor in the startup.

AgFunder Starts Investing in FoodTech and Agtech

February 22, 2018

The AgFunder platform has built a powerful, global network and we’ve had the good fortune to get to know some of the industry’s most successful entrepreneurs from the beginning of their journeys. Going forward, we will be leveraging the AgFunder platform to invest in other bold and exceptional founders who are committed to building the next generation of agrifood tech companies that will transform our food and agriculture system.

Cargill Backs Livestock Vision Tech Cainthus

January 31, 2018

Within seconds Cainthus imaging technology can identify individual cows by their features, memorize their unique identity and record individual patterns and movements.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Interviewed by ImpactVision CEO at Davos

January 25, 2018

Ramanan interviewed the e-commerce giant in her capacity as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper — a network of teams of young people committed to solving global problems.

Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech

January 25, 2018

Today dairy is our most efficient form of animal protein delivery, but large efficiency improvement opportunities remain and dairy tech can help.

The Growing Impact of Hyperspectral Imagery in AgriFood Tech

January 11, 2018

With the price of hyperspectral cameras falling fast, the new imagery on the block is poised to have a big impact on food and agriculture among other industries.

FarmWise Raises $5.7m Seed Round for Vegetable Weeding Robot

December 19, 2017

FarmWise has developed a weeding robot that uses computer vision to identify weeds and robotics to remove them from vegetable farms without herbicides.

ImpactVision Raises $1.4m Seed Round to Determine Food Quality with Hyperspectral Images

October 31, 2017

ImpactVision, a software startup using hyperspectral imaging to help food supply chain companies determine the quality and ripeness of food products, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding in a round led by Acre Venture Partners.

Reddit Cofounder & Joe Montana Invest in $6m Seed Round for Stealthy iUNU

August 22, 2017

The round sees iUNU come out of stealth for the first time since pivoting from a plasma lighting business to greenhouse tech.

Prospera Raises $15m Series B from Qualcomm and Cisco for Ag IoT

July 25, 2017

Israeli digital ag startup Prospera has raised a $15 million Series B round for its end-to-end internet of things platform using AI and computer vision for indoor and outdoor farms.

The first Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled Augmented Reality crop management system may be coming to an indoor farm near you very soon.

How to Build Artificial Intelligence That’s Smarter Than a Farmer

June 5, 2017

The first artificial intelligence (AI) enabled augmented reality crop management system may be coming to an indoor farm near you very soon, according to Ryan Hooks of Huxley.

Prospera Raises $7m Series A for AI and Computer Vision Ag Data Analysis Technology

July 26, 2016

Prospera, a startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze crops, has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by a leading Israeli VC.

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Tag: computer vision

SoftBank-backed Accel Robotics is blending online & physical with check-out free technology

Crop disease recognition app Plantix raises €6.6m Series A led by RTP Global

BRIEF: Commercial kitchen food waste startup Winnow raises $12m Series B

Tesco invests in frictionless checkout startup Trigo

Startup Spotlight: Seed-X wants to help farmers find the right seed using AI and computer vision

iUNU Raises $7.5m for Greenhouse “System-as-a-Service” Tech Platform Using Computer Vision

Cainthus Appoints New CEO Aidan Connolly, Former Alltech Innovation Head

Bowery Raises $90m Series B from GV, Temasek

AgFunder Starts Investing in FoodTech and Agtech

Cargill Backs Livestock Vision Tech Cainthus

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Interviewed by ImpactVision CEO at Davos

Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech

The Growing Impact of Hyperspectral Imagery in AgriFood Tech

FarmWise Raises $5.7m Seed Round for Vegetable Weeding Robot

ImpactVision Raises $1.4m Seed Round to Determine Food Quality with Hyperspectral Images

Reddit Cofounder & Joe Montana Invest in $6m Seed Round for Stealthy iUNU

Prospera Raises $15m Series B from Qualcomm and Cisco for Ag IoT

How to Build Artificial Intelligence That’s Smarter Than a Farmer

Prospera Raises $7m Series A for AI and Computer Vision Ag Data Analysis Technology

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