SoilSense , a Scandinavian startup facilitate farmers with sensor - found precision insight , has just arouse $ 230k in a ejaculate round from result Danish investors . SoilSense provides an automatic soil moisture sensor system for agriculture that lets all Farmer save water while increase return without the need for exceptional training , equipment or calibration .
“ All you need is to get the sensing element in the grime and a mobile earpiece and our system will help you pull through body of water and addition takings ” , says Jesper Alkestrup , the father of SoilSense . “ Our vision is that every grower in the world should have access to insights about their irrigation . No matter the sizing of your farm , sustainable irrigation is the future tense . ”
Example ofthe SoilSense sensing element
Sensors and interfaceSoilSense has mental process in Denmark , Sweden , Lithuania , the Netherlands , Hungary , Peru , and Kenya . “ SoilSense is the only solution on the market that combines sensors I trust with an interface that makes optimize my irrigation easy ” said leading Danish grower , Peter Stybe . “ I ’ve used other system before and they were expensive and unmanageable to use . With SoilSense I can make do it all from my desk now ” .
SoilSense begin in 2017 when Jesper was at MIT . From there , SoilSense grew to Africa and South America . When the first COVID-19 lockdown discover , the team were in Kenya working with aguacate grower . “ We were forced out of Africa by the pandemic ” , Jesper retain . “ However , when we came back home , we see that Scandinavian farmers , who are quite forward-looking and digital , also had the same demand for a dependable and data - driven approach to sustainable irrigation . ” Today SoilSense supplies leading growers in greenhouses , orchard , and open fields in Scandinavia and EU .
" Our is meld robust ironware and smart software , eliminating the need for fourth dimension wipe out calibrations , which happens mechanically via a proprietary algorithm that analyses irrigation data point . The reliability of this introduction has been the key for grower and horticultural consultants who trust our system , " Jesper enunciate .
Fully digitalAs the organization is fully digital , there is no maintenance of mechanical share either , allowing growers and consultants to focus on optimise their production . standardisation , rendering , and maintenance have been the big barriers for many farmer . “ With other sensor technologies include tensiometer or watermark , we pass so much time and money on supervene upon units or on render soil and hydrology to use the data . With SoilSense it just work . ” says Danish raiser Ole Andersen of Orskov Foods . “ My previous system was n’t just expensive . It also required me to have a scientific understanding of the grease and its hydrology so as to practice the data ” .
SoilSense is backed by forward-looking Nordic investors : Planetary Impact Ventures and The Footprint Firm are lead a strong Nordic movement to clear globose mood - challenges by stand scalable clientele that address world climate challenge . technical school Station Invest , are a seasoned hardware investor with extensive experience developing and scaling hardware products which will be crucial for SoilSense for ramp up their worldwide efforts .
Despite a hard path in advance , Jesper remains confident in SoilSense , believing the correct combining of secure team and investors will unlock future innovations for growers all over the world .
For more information : SoilSenseJesper Alkestrup[email protected]https://soilsense.io/
Planetary Impact Ventureswww.piventures.dk/
The footprint Firmhttps://thefootprintfirm.com/
Tech Station Investhttps://www.techstation.nu/
