GROWTECH INC.
Smart Photosynthesis Imaging sensor diagnoses stress/disease avoiding crop loss, increases yield with scouting/data services for farm, supply chain, producers.
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Clean Technology
- Location Lexington, MA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2013
- Employees 4
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website growtechplants.com
Company Summary
Growers presently use eye inspection of crops risk high loss from unseen plant stress/disease. GrowTech's patented Smart Photosynthesis Imaging (SPI) sensor w/ AI/computer vision diagnoses early unseen stressors--environmental, nematode and fungal disease to avoid crop loss. Investment will design-to-manufacture and launch sales w/ digital Ag data services. Initial market are 300,000 Soybean Growers w/annual disease losses of $1.5 Billion.
Team
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President, CEOFounder, Program Manager, developed corporate electronic systems and instrumentation programs at GE, Raytheon, RCA, Eastern Airlines.
Advisors
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Lyle CrakerProfessor, Plant Physiologist, College of Natural Science, University of Massachusetts, AmherstUnconfirmed
Robert L. WickProfessor, Plant Pathologist, College of Natural Science, University of Massachusetts, AmherstUnconfirmed
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