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Top 10 AI for Ecology startups
Updated: March 18, 2024 |
These startups employ artificial intelligence to develop advanced technologies that address ecological challenges, such as biodiversity monitoring, habitat mapping, species identification, and environmental impact assessment, enabling more accurate and efficient ecological research, conservation efforts, and sustainable resource management, contributing to the preservation and restoration of ecosystems and the promotion of environmental sustainability.
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Country: USA | Funding: $974.1M
Zymergen uses machine learning to discover and engineers microbe genomes to produce new molecular products for new materials.
Zymergen uses machine learning to discover and engineers microbe genomes to produce new molecular products for new materials.
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Country: USA | Funding: $174.1M
RoadRunner Recycling is using AI to optimize recycling routes
RoadRunner Recycling is using AI to optimize recycling routes
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Country: USA | Funding: $88.3M
Pachama is an AI-powered marketplace for nature carbon removal credits.
Pachama is an AI-powered marketplace for nature carbon removal credits.
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Country: USA | Funding: $65.1M
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
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Country: UK | Funding: £32.7M
Cervest is building an AI-first platform to help businesses, governments and growers adapt to climate volatility, and protect our planet.
Cervest is building an AI-first platform to help businesses, governments and growers adapt to climate volatility, and protect our planet.
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Country: USA | Funding: $45M
Pano uses deep learning AI and computer vision to automatically detect, verify and classify wildfire events in real time.
Pano uses deep learning AI and computer vision to automatically detect, verify and classify wildfire events in real time.
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Country: Sweden | Funding: €28.3M
ClimateView is a climate action technology company that combines scientific modelling, machine learning and interface design to help cities understand and act on the complex climate challenge, clearly.
ClimateView is a climate action technology company that combines scientific modelling, machine learning and interface design to help cities understand and act on the complex climate challenge, clearly.
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Country: Hong Kong | Funding: $16M
Insight Robotics is to enable active risk management of the world's assets by generating and making sense of data.
Insight Robotics is to enable active risk management of the world's assets by generating and making sense of data.
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Country: USA | Funding: $14.8M
Pluto is taking advantage of the sensorification of modern water treatment plants to extrapolate insights that can save operators precious time, money and water.
Pluto is taking advantage of the sensorification of modern water treatment plants to extrapolate insights that can save operators precious time, money and water.
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Country: UK | Funding: $12.1M
CarbonChain's AI platform automates emissions tracking in carbon-heavy supply chains for a net-zero economy.
CarbonChain's AI platform automates emissions tracking in carbon-heavy supply chains for a net-zero economy.
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Country: USA | Funding: $11M
CleanRobotics is developing a machine that uses cameras, sensors, and machine learning to ensure that garbage ends up in the landfill and recyclables don’t.
CleanRobotics is developing a machine that uses cameras, sensors, and machine learning to ensure that garbage ends up in the landfill and recyclables don’t.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: $2.5M
Remote sensing satellite data processing with artificial intelligence for energy production optimization
Remote sensing satellite data processing with artificial intelligence for energy production optimization
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Country: UK | Funding: $2.2M
Treefera is transforming the way the world approaches forest data and conservation, to create a clear future for the carbon market and the planet. It intends to solve the carbon credits credibility problem with AI
Treefera is transforming the way the world approaches forest data and conservation, to create a clear future for the carbon market and the planet. It intends to solve the carbon credits credibility problem with AI
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Country: Australia | Funding: $1.5M
Hubble is an AI platform that guides residents in understanding energy efficiency and building resilient communities prepared for climate change.
Hubble is an AI platform that guides residents in understanding energy efficiency and building resilient communities prepared for climate change.
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Country: Hong Kong
Clearbot is a swarm of AI powered, self-driving, ocean trash collecting robots that can detect and collect trash from water.
Clearbot is a swarm of AI powered, self-driving, ocean trash collecting robots that can detect and collect trash from water.
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Country: Australia
exci is the “Smoke Alarm for the Bush”. The exci system detects bushfires automatically within minutes, using satellite and ground-based sensor data analysed by powerful deep machine learning algorithms.
exci is the “Smoke Alarm for the Bush”. The exci system detects bushfires automatically within minutes, using satellite and ground-based sensor data analysed by powerful deep machine learning algorithms.