France-based, Chouette is developing a vine monitoring solution & decision support tool for winegrowers. In essence, the startup offers winegrowers the option to acquire, rent or lease a DJI drone &/ sensors for their tractors to monitor vines. The time saving is significant: “to survey four hectares of vines on foot takes a day, but only one hour with the drone”. The vines are scanned (with AI) for multiple fungi & diseases, impacts from drought or frost, as well as checked for plant maturation (& estimated future yield). Historical data is used to anticipate protection of the most sensitive areas by e.g. enabling optimal use of phytosanitary treatments & fertilizers, thereby lowering production costs &...

Netherlands-based CarbonOro is developing carbon capture technology, expected to reduce cost by enabling the desorption/ separation of carbon dioxide (through a proprietary amine solvent) from industrial exhaust/ flue gas, at lower temperatures & higher pressures than conventional technologies (& with a wider application field). The new funds will be used to deliver three industrial pilots with clients in waste-to-energy, the steel industry & a brick manufacturer. Moreover, CarbonOro can boast to be one of the first startups to also receive financial support from members of the Global Cement & Concrete Association. Pieter Verberne (CTO) started CarbonOro in 2013, with co-founders Jan Hoppenbrouwers (CRO) & Roger Meertens (CEO) joining in 2019. Other startups in the space...