Laava Tech
Laava Tech is a start-up working on an artificial lighting system to improve yield for greenhouse operators around the world. Their proprietary software controls LED lights to give each plant the best possible growing conditions. In addition to improving yield, they can also decrease energy consumption significantly. Their LEDs use 2-10 times less energy than some of the current lighting systems in greenhouses, and the lifetime of their lamps is up to 10 times the lifetime of most current systems. Their products are more economical, more environmentally friendly, and produce a higher yield than most current solutions on the market.
Laava Tech
Laava Tech is a start-up working on an artificial lighting system to improve yield for greenhouse operators around the world. Their proprietary software controls LED lights to give each plant the best possible growing conditions. In addition to improving yield, they can also decrease energy consumption significantly. Their LEDs use 2-10 times less energy than some of the current lighting systems in greenhouses, and the lifetime of their lamps is up to 10 times the lifetime of most current systems. Their products are more economical, more environmentally friendly, and produce a higher yield than most current solutions on the market.
TL;DR
What they do: Energy-efficient lighting and cloud automation platform for indoor and vertical farms
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California and Tallinn, Estonia
Founders / CEO: Tatsiana Zaretskaya; co-founders Jana Shavchugova and Jussi Pikkarainen
Funding signal: Multiple early-stage rounds and grant funding (Horizon 2020)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Indoor and vertical farming; greenhouse/controlled-environment agriculture efficiency
Industry
Agtech / Indoor farming
Funding Track Record
80000.00
Date and amount provided in company snapshot metadata
Dealroom lists a round entry dated Jan 2020 with undisclosed amount
Dealroom lists a round entry dated Jan 2019 with undisclosed amount
Investor Signal
“Has institutional/seed investors (e.g., Artesian VC, Brinc) and received European Union Horizon 2020 grant funding (Grant Agreement No 967978).”