Chicago AgriFood Scaleup Program 2024
Cano-ela
We are the company enabling food companies to go from highly process food products to mild process food products, by providing very functional, clean label and nutritious ingredients. These ingredients are Zero Waste, are able to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% and could mean a positive impact to the farmers. Our technology is protected, scalable and could go fast to market.
Dutch Lion
Dutch Lion builds semi-automatic vertical growing systems in greenhouses to increase capital, land, labor and energy efficiency.
GreenAnt
Harnessing satellite data and AI for environmental intelligence.
GreenAnt leverages the power of satellite data to empower more informed, more profitable, and more climate-resilient land management. Working with GreenAnt, farmers boost yields, businesses optimize supply chains, insurers tailor risk assessments, and governments develop smarter policies for a greener future. Navigate to Desidera, our interactive, AI-powered analysis tool, by clicking below, or keep scrolling to learn more
Pacha de Cacao
We are a start up business in agri food that create products from the normally wasted part of the cacao fruit. A new part of our business structure is that we want to create scanners that can improve the quality of our produce. It will be available trough a user license for other companies for others to use.
RED Horticulture
RED Horticulture is the pioneer in the application of photobiology in the greenhouse as a new tool for the grower.
Greenhouse cultivation is in constant evolution. Every production parameter is controlled and optimized, among them, light. Our expertise: transforming our knowledge in photobiology into global, efficient and adapted solutions for growers.
Skytree
Skytree is a pioneering leader in the field of Direct Air Capture, dedicated to revolutionizing the way we address carbon emissions and combat climate change. At Skytree, we believe that innovative technology holds the key to a sustainable future, and our mission is to provide scalable solutions that enable industries to reduce their carbon footprint effectively.
Using cutting-edge DAC technology, Skytree specializes in capturing CO2 directly from the atmosphere, transforming it into a valuable resource for a wide range of applications. Our advanced systems utilize proprietary sorbent materials and energy-efficient processes to efficiently extract CO2 with minimal environmental impact.
Source.ag
Source.ag is on a mission to empower growers to provide everyone around the globe with sufficient fruits and vegetables, in a climate-resilient and resource-efficient way. We do that by building the world’s best AI software for growers - to help start, run, and expand successful growing businesses worldwide.
Spatialise
Spatialise enables the global adoption of regenerative agriculture practices by AI-enabled soil monitoring. By leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, it envisions a future where farmers worldwide can implement sustainable and environmentally conscious farming methods seamlessly. This entails providing comprehensive insights into soil health, fostering optimal land management, and contributing to the long-term ecological resilience of the sector.
Recognizing the need for transformative solutions in agriculture, Spatialise introduces the Soil Organic Carbon Monitor (SOCMO), a state-of-the-art model capable of remotely, accurately, and reliably measuring Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) and other soil nutrients on 10 x 10-meter plots using diverse sources of soil and satellite data. This technology positions Spatialise as a leader in providing turnkey solutions that measure and track SOC and NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium) changes over time.
Spatialise's diverse skill set and collective experience position Spatialise as a leader in innovating sustainable solutions for the agricultural sector. This shows in the over two million hectares processed by Spatialise globally so far.
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