Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOGB20250424019
- Term of Validity
- 24 April 2025 - 24 April 2026
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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A UK based software company that assists commercial-scale growers to maximise productivity and resource efficiency by automating polytunnels and greenhouses. The software combines data monitoring and control into a single solution that enables growers to boost yields, reduce costs and optimise their facility.
The company seeks international partners for commercial agreements with technical assistance to build a presence in key geographic regions. - Full Description
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Founded in 2015 and initially incubated within a parent vertical farming company, the UK company became a separate business in 2024, focusing on the greenhouse and polytunnel market, a sector that lacks sophisticated automation solutions.
The company’s software-first approach seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructure, offering a cost-effective and rapid deployment alternative to traditional systems. By combining sensor data with weather forecasting, its advanced control algorithms anticipate external conditions, ensuring optimal growing environments.
Since its launch, the technology has been validated through trials with global industry leaders, demonstrating its ability to improve growing conditions while reducing operational costs. Currently, the software is deployed in the UK and the Middle East, with the company seeking global growers interested in increasing crop resilience against extreme weather conditions.
The UK company is looking to engage with greenhouse operators, polytunnel owners, and industry (controlled agricultural environment) suppliers across; Europe, North America, Canada, and Australia.
The ideal partner would be interested in initial small-scale trials (0.5-1 Ha) to validate the technology in their environments before wider implementation across their growing environments. This could involve integrating the UK company’s technology into their existing technology platforms or using it in tandem to measure the efficiency gains in comparison. Partnerships sought under commercial agreements with technical assistance. - Advantages and Innovations
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The platform is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that has been specifically created to be easily integrated into existing indoor farming environments.
The platform collects data on plants, overseeing inputs to crop growth and allows growers to trace crops from seed to sale, making operations more efficient, and adding the benefit of a full food provenance chain.
Advantages and Innovations include:
Boost crop yields - By optimising the growing environment and creating the optimal conditions for plant growth, grow time is reduced therefore boosting yields. Additionally, the season can be extended allowing growers to grow for longer periods.
Minimise crop loss – The software integrates with weather stations and forecasts to anticipate extreme weather events. It automates climate control, reducing the risk of crop loss due to adverse conditions.
Resource efficiency - The software ensures that the crop receives the right amount of water and energy reducing costs and environmental impact.
Increase food security - The software enhances greenhouse productivity, enabling a wider variety of crops to be grown locally.
Lower labour costs - Automating tasks such as vent control and irrigation reduces reliance on manual labour.
Seamless deployment - The software can be installed in new or existing greenhouses. Equipment is pre-configured in the UK before shipment and installed by local technicians.
The app is compatible with all irrigation methods and indoor farming set-ups.
Connected control and management data enables the tracking of energy usage as well as crop health, so that growers can monitor farm performance, energy efficiency, and costs. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The UK company is looking to engage with greenhouse operators, polytunnel owners, and industry (controlled agricultural environment) suppliers across; Europe, North America, Canada, and Australia.
The company is particularly interested in working with:
- Commercial-scale growers with at least 10 Ha of cultivation area
- Farms with automation potential, such as venting, shading, fans, heating/cooling, irrigation, or fertigation systems
- Innovative growers eager to adopt cutting-edge agricultural technologies
The company is also looking for greenhouse industry leaders to integrate with, including:
- Greenhouse manufacturers
- Sensor providers
- Irrigation and fertigation companies
- Shade netting suppliers
- Local technicians for installation and support
The company aims to conduct small-scale trials with potential partners before scaling across their operations.
The company is expecting to build long-lasting commercial relationships which will support the company to expand into new international territories and produce mutually beneficial case studies.
Preferably, the sought partners are expected to have:
- Capacity to integrate and use the platform
- Technical capabilities for managing an indoor farming environment
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Flexibility in terms of delivery - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- SME <=10
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01003006 - Computer Software
- 01003023 - Environmental and Biometrics Sensors, Actuators
- Market keywords
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Digital
- Energy-Intensive Industries
- Agri-Food
- Targeted countries
- All countries