Tom Espiard-Cignaco

Naïo Technologies is a French start-up, a pioneer and world leader in agricultural robotics. Since the company was founded just over ten years ago by two engineers, Aymeric and Gaëtan, Naïo believes it is possible to respect and celebrate our heritage while preparing for the future and our ecological transition towards a more environmentally friendly precision agriculture, ecosystems, and humans. Thats why Naïo develops 100% electric and autonomous robots that allow farmers to focus on higher value-added tasks (and let the robot take care of sowing, hoeing, or weeding), reduce the arduousness of work, or compensate for the lack of manpower. Today, Naïo Technologies has over 350 robots in circulation around the world, and more than 80 employees based mainly in Escalquens (near Toulouse in the South of France). The company is also present in California, in Salinas, the heart of fruit & vegetable production in the United States. Naïo is supported by investors such as Mirova (a leading actor in sustainable investment), Bpifrance, Capagro (the first European independent venture capital fund dedicated to innovative AgTech & FoodTech startups with impact), and Demeter (a fund specialized in supporting ecological transition).

CleanGreens Solutions, B Corp founded in 2013 (formerly CombaGroup SA) is a Swiss company that created a sustainable cultivation technology to combat water scarcity, labor and arable land shortage, food dependency and the use of pesticides. The objective? to install in every Greenhouse in any country our mobile AEROponics irrigation system. For that we developed GREENOVA: a mobile irrigation robot that reduces the use of water by 96% while increasing crop yield up to 30 times compared to in-field agriculture. Compared to HYDROponics, AEROponics saves 60% of water. Besides being a sustainable farming method, our technology provides the best product quality and large-scale project economics. In fact, our system is already installed and operating in several countries with different climates such as in the Kuwait desert, providing quality greens all year round. In AEROponics the roots are not submerged or underground but hang in the air: our mobile AEROponics equipment comprises an irrigation robot smartly hidden below a supporting structure that carries crop modules. While rolling, it provides them with the water and nutrients they need with minimum microbiological risks while, minimizing the need for nozzles maintenance. With such impressive results of yields and water savings, no wonder that our system has won many Ag Tech awards and prizes! Lately we were proudly selected among the 10 first labelled solutions of the Solar Impulse Foundation as a profitable solution for the future. Sustainability and social impact are at the heart of every decision we make whether we design a part or choose a supplier for our delivered projects. Were different. Join to the #AEROponics revolution!

CelluComp is a new and dynamic material science company based in Scotland that is at the forefront of developing high-tech products from sustainable sources. At CelluComp we believe there are better and more sustainable options to materials compared to some of the chemically-based or petroleum-based materials that are used today, which is why our vision is to promote Material Change for Good. Our principle activity is to develop and commercialize Curran®, our material developed from the extraction of nano cellulose fibers of root vegetables, such as carrots and sugar beets. Curran® offers exceptional mechanical properties (stiffness, strength and light weight) compared to other fiber reinforcements at an affordable price. With our production partner and our customers, we are developing products for both the composite and paints and coatings industries. Curran® has the capability to enhance products in sporting goods, construction, paints & coatings, cosmetics, automobile, marine and many other potential applications.

***From Smarter Agriculture to Healthier Food*** Capagro is the first European independent Venture Capital fund dedicated to impactful and innovative AgTech & FoodTech startups. We invest across the whole value chain, from farm to fork, to accelerate the development of those companies and help them change the world for the better. Capagro currently manages approx. 240 M€, and is backed by leading international agrobusinesses and institutional LPs : we leverage our network to benefit our portfolio companies and the international AgriFoodTech ecosystem.

Naïo Technologies is a French start-up, a pioneer and world leader in agricultural robotics. Since the company was founded just over ten years ago by two engineers, Aymeric and Gaëtan, Naïo believes it is possible to respect and celebrate our heritage while preparing for the future and our ecological transition towards a more environmentally friendly precision agriculture, ecosystems, and humans. Thats why Naïo develops 100% electric and autonomous robots that allow farmers to focus on higher value-added tasks (and let the robot take care of sowing, hoeing, or weeding), reduce the arduousness of work, or compensate for the lack of manpower. Today, Naïo Technologies has over 350 robots in circulation around the world, and more than 80 employees based mainly in Escalquens (near Toulouse in the South of France). The company is also present in California, in Salinas, the heart of fruit & vegetable production in the United States. Naïo is supported by investors such as Mirova (a leading actor in sustainable investment), Bpifrance, Capagro (the first European independent venture capital fund dedicated to innovative AgTech & FoodTech startups with impact), and Demeter (a fund specialized in supporting ecological transition).

CleanGreens Solutions, B Corp founded in 2013 (formerly CombaGroup SA) is a Swiss company that created a sustainable cultivation technology to combat water scarcity, labor and arable land shortage, food dependency and the use of pesticides. The objective? to install in every Greenhouse in any country our mobile AEROponics irrigation system. For that we developed GREENOVA: a mobile irrigation robot that reduces the use of water by 96% while increasing crop yield up to 30 times compared to in-field agriculture. Compared to HYDROponics, AEROponics saves 60% of water. Besides being a sustainable farming method, our technology provides the best product quality and large-scale project economics. In fact, our system is already installed and operating in several countries with different climates such as in the Kuwait desert, providing quality greens all year round. In AEROponics the roots are not submerged or underground but hang in the air: our mobile AEROponics equipment comprises an irrigation robot smartly hidden below a supporting structure that carries crop modules. While rolling, it provides them with the water and nutrients they need with minimum microbiological risks while, minimizing the need for nozzles maintenance. With such impressive results of yields and water savings, no wonder that our system has won many Ag Tech awards and prizes! Lately we were proudly selected among the 10 first labelled solutions of the Solar Impulse Foundation as a profitable solution for the future. Sustainability and social impact are at the heart of every decision we make whether we design a part or choose a supplier for our delivered projects. Were different. Join to the #AEROponics revolution!