1,8 million d’euros pour une IA vaudoise
Développé par l’entreprise vaudoise Vivent, le système PhytlSigns combine capteurs et algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle pour interpréter les signaux communiqués par les plantes. La technologie profite d’une nouvelle injection de capital de 1,8 million d’euros. Dopé [...]
Five Startups Vie for $250K Seed Funding in AgSharks Pitch Competition
IRVINE, Calif. (October 28, 2021) – Out of more than 100 applicants, five agtech start-up companies have been selected to go head-to-head in the Western Growers/S2G Ventures 2021 AgSharks® Competition to win a $250,000 minimum investment [...]
Vivent receives new funding from ePlant and Astanor Ventures
Gland, November 25, 2021 – A unique AI technology that allows growers to tune into the early warnings of disease, pests, nutrient deficiencies and water stress that all plants communicate has received €1.8 million of [...]
Vivent Amongst Six Projects Awarded SITech4Impact Fund
Vivent is amongst 6 project teams who were awarded CHF 85,000 after answering Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact Initiative's 2nd Call. The objective of the “Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact Initiative” (SI Tech4Impact) is to facilitate the realization of innovation projects [...]
“Electrical signals vary depending on the plants’ stress”
Dr. Marina Martin Curran, Vivent's Sustainability Manager, was featured in MMJDaily to discuss the impact of plants' stress in the cannabis industry. Technological advancements in the horticulture industry are being pushed by cannabis growers. This [...]
Startups revolutionizing farming raised $5 billion in 2020. These are 15 disruptive firms European investors expect to blow up
Investment into "agritech" startups is booming as the sector pivots to meet rapid population growth. Startups are improving everything from beekeeping and food waste to disease testing in crops. Insider asked VCs to pick 15 [...]