Avemoy

Avemoy is an Austrian agritech company specializing in autonomous drone technology for professional greenhouse operations. Founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the University of Klagenfurt, the company is led by co-founder and CEO Michael Gruber. Avemoy has developed a plug-and-play system called Hortiscan, which utilizes drones that navigate without GPS, inspired by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter's navigation algorithm.

The core of Avemoy's offering is a fully automated system for monitoring and analyzing tomato plants. Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and depth sensors fly autonomously within greenhouses to capture video data. This data is processed locally by an edge computing unit, which also serves as the drone's docking and charging station, using proprietary AI models to identify relevant information. The processed insights are then sent to the cloud and made accessible to growers via a dashboard on an app or desktop. This service provides clients with data on harvest timing, pest infestation, pruning control, broken vines, fruit defects, and environmental conditions like temperature and humidity.

The business model is centered on providing a comprehensive solution that enhances process reliability and efficiency in professional vegetable growing. In early summer 2025, Avemoy secured a seven-figure investment in its first financing round from investors including the Carinthian Venture Fund (CVF), StartInvest, the Lakeside Technology Foundation, and the DOL Group, which is also a strategic partner. This funding is intended to accelerate the development of new features and support an international rollout, with plans to establish a subsidiary in the Netherlands in 2026. The company developed its first market-ready application in a pilot project with Frutura, one of Austria's leading vegetable producers. The commercial launch of Hortiscan is planned for late fall 2025.

Keywords: autonomous drone navigation, agritech, greenhouse monitoring, GPS-free navigation, precision agriculture, crop analysis, AI-powered farming, Hortiscan, automated pest detection, harvest prediction, University of Klagenfurt spin-off, Michael Gruber, Frutura, DOL Group, Carinthian Venture Fund, data-driven agriculture, indoor farming technology, computer vision, edge computing, smart farming