INNO3B
A generator of agro-technology adapted for various applications in response to today's environmental challenges.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| - | investor | €0.0 | round |
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* | $4.5m | Seed | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
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INNO-3B, established in February 2014, operates within the AgTech and Climate Tech sectors, providing advanced vertical farming solutions. The company was co-founded by Martin Brault, who serves as CEO, and Pierre Boulanger. Brault's background is rooted in automated storage and retrieval solutions as the founder of Konsultech, a sister company to INNO-3B. This experience in designing and selling vertical material handling systems directly influenced INNO-3B's focus on automation. Boulanger contributes over two decades of experience in the construction and installation of industrial vertical lift structures across North America.
The company's core business revolves around designing and building turnkey vertical farming equipment that addresses the high costs of labor and inefficient space utilization, which are significant barriers to profitability in indoor farming. INNO-3B serves a diverse client base, from research centers, biotech companies, and small-scale growers to large regional and multinational producers. Its business model appears to be centered on the sale and installation of its proprietary, scalable growing systems, supplemented by support from a team of engineers and agronomists.
The flagship product is the YieldFactory™, a fully automated, robotic platform for growing organic produce, berries, and herbs. This system operates in a closed-loop environment, which minimizes CO2 consumption and allows for installation in various types of buildings. Key features include a water-cooled LED lighting system designed to reduce the space required between shelves, an automated tray extractor that brings crops to a central workstation to reduce labor, and a heat recovery module. The technology enables high-resolution environmental control for consistent crop production and has built-in traceability and pest control measures, positioning it for Industry 4.0 applications.
Keywords: vertical farming equipment, AgTech, controlled environment agriculture, automated growing systems, indoor farming, YieldFactory, robotic farming, sustainable agriculture, local food production, urban farming, crop traceability, Martin Brault, high-efficiency farming, closed-loop agriculture, water-cooled LED, agricultural automation, food technology, industrial agriculture solutions, produce cultivation, insect production