France-based, Ever Dye turns vegetable-waste into color pigments for the textile industry (without using petrochemicals). The startups core tech is based on a novel dyeing approach. <Quick primer: traditional dyeing is an energy-intensive two step process: the 1st, which aims to whiten/ bleach the fabrics, requires heating them at 90 degrees for an hour. The 2nd, which aims to affix the color (pigments), requires heating the textiles at 130 degrees for 3-6 hours (usually in autoclaves)>. Ever Dye can bleach fabrics at 50 degrees (effectively “pre-treating” them for dyes to adhere more easily) & affix color at room temperature; the combined process takes 30 minutes/ 8x times faster and reduces energy consumption 15x. “As we’re...

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 &...