Forestry Tech contains 31 companies across
6 categories.
This landscape maps startups applying advanced technology to forestry. It focuses on products that improve how forests are understood and managed, while also making physical intervention safer, faster or more precise. Carbon-focused projects are outside the scope.
Forest Intelligence
These companies turn field and remote sensing data into a usable model of the forest. Their products help managers understand current conditions and decide where intervention is needed.
Deep Forestry
Website: deepforestry.com
Deep Forestry is a Swedish robotics and AI company that builds autonomous under-canopy drones and AI software for end-to-end forest inventory, tree-level measurement, and forestry analytics.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Funding stage: .
Founded: 2016.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: about 7-15.
Landscape fit: It fits forestry operations and robotics because it automates field inventory work in difficult forest environments using autonomous drones, LiDAR/RGB sensing, and AI processing to produce precise tree-level data.
Funding rounds
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venture_equity
announced 2026-05-07
: 3000000 EUR
; investors: Fairpoint Capital, Superorganism, SpatialCapital, The Arbor Day Foundation’s Impact Fund, First Gate Invest
; source: Deep Forestry press release
; https://www.deepforestry.com/press-release/deep-forestry-raises-eu3m-to-build-the-forestry-industrys-spatial-intelligence-layer
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grant
announced 2020-01-01
: 270000 SEK
; investors: Vinnova
; source: Vinnova grant listing
; https://www.vinnova.se/p/site-specific-forestry-ai
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grant
announced 2019-01-01
: 256000 SEK
; investors: Vinnova
; source: Vinnova grant listing
; https://www.vinnova.se/p/forestry-drone-digitization
Company timeline
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2026-05-07:
Completed 1,000+ autonomous under-canopy flights
(product)
. Deep Forestry said its drones had completed over 1,000 autonomous flights beneath the canopy in forests across multiple continents.
Source: Deep Forestry press release.
https://www.deepforestry.com/press-release/deep-forestry-raises-eu3m-to-build-the-forestry-industrys-spatial-intelligence-layer
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2026-05-07:
Venture equity
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 3M. Investors: Fairpoint Capital, Superorganism, SpatialCapital, The Arbor Day Foundation’s Impact Fund, First Gate Invest
Source: Deep Forestry press release.
https://www.deepforestry.com/press-release/deep-forestry-raises-eu3m-to-build-the-forestry-industrys-spatial-intelligence-layer
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2025-01-01:
Commercial footprint in Sweden, Spain, and Japan
(gtm)
. Deep Forestry’s official Swedish site indicates deployments or commercial activity across Sweden, Spain, and Japan, signaling that the company’s forestry platform is being used outside its home market.
Source: Deep Forestry Swedish site.
https://www.deepforestry.com/sv
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2025-01-01:
Autonomous drone survey platform on official site
(product)
. Deep Forestry’s official site describes its current product surface as an autonomous drone survey platform for forestry, centered on below-canopy data capture and AI-driven forest intelligence.
Source: Deep Forestry Swedish site.
https://www.deepforestry.com/sv
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2024-06-01:
Commercial use in Japan registered under J-Credit Scheme
(gtm)
. Kajima’s integrated report said that in June 2024 about 170 hectares of forests in Fukushima, Miyazaki, and Kanagawa were registered under the J-Credit Scheme using fully autonomous drones developed by Deep Forestry of Sweden.
Source: Kajima Integrated Report 2024.
https://www.kajima.co.jp/english/sustainability/report/2024/pdf/ir_e_all.pdf
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2024-01-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of about 7-15 employees.
Source: hitta.se company profile; Deep Forestry careers site.
https://www.hitta.se/verksamhet/deep-forestry-ab-muuyziou
Treemetrics
Website: treemetrics.com
Treemetrics is an Irish forestry data and analytics company that builds software to measure, value, monitor, and manage forests using field data, GIS, and remote sensing inputs.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Founded: 2005.
Country: Ireland.
Landscape fit: It fits forest intelligence and planning because its platform turns forestry data into operational models and decision tools for valuation, monitoring, certification, and management planning.
Funding rounds
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esa_contract
announced 2017-05-25
: 1200000 EUR
; investors: European Space Agency
; source: The Irish Times
; https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/irish-firm-wins-1-2m-contract-for-system-to-track-tree-growth-1.3099367
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esa_contract
announced 2013-01-22
: 800000 EUR
; investors: European Space Agency, Enterprise Ireland
; source: Government/news release
; https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/news-and-events/department-news/2013/january/minister-sherlock-announces-%E2%82%AC800-000-european-space-agency-contract-for-irish-sme-treemetrics-11508.html
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esa_contract
announced 2012-03-01
; investors: European Space Agency, Enterprise Ireland
; source: Government/news release
; https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/news-and-events/department-news/2012/march/20120301a.html
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. ForestHQ is Treemetrics’ current cloud forestry platform for measuring, valuing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on forests using field data, GIS, satellite/remote sensing, drones, mobile apps, and harvesting-machine data.
Source: Treemetrics.
https://treemetrics.com
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2022-06-09:
Launch of climate-smart forest management and forest carbon certification platform
(product)
. Treemetrics announced a new platform, supported by ESA and Enterprise Ireland, to enable climate-smart forest management and forest carbon certification using satellite and drone imagery processing.
Source: Treemetrics newsroom / press release.
https://treemetrics.com/2022/06/09/treemetrics-launches-transformative-new-platform-with-esa-support
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2021-04-28:
Launch of Forestbidder online forest-sales marketplace
(gtm)
. Treemetrics moved into online forest selling by creating Forestbidder.com, with the first auction scheduled for 28 May 2021.
Source: RTÉ.
https://www.rte.ie/news/boost-my-business/2021/0428/1212628-new-platform-to-sell-forests-online
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2017-05-25:
Esa contract
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 1.2M. Investors: European Space Agency
Source: The Irish Times.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/irish-firm-wins-1-2m-contract-for-system-to-track-tree-growth-1.3099367
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2017-05-25:
Coillte contract referenced as prior customer deal
(gtm)
. Reporting in 2017 said Treemetrics had recently agreed a €1 million deal with Coillte, indicating a concrete customer deployment / commercial win.
Source: The Irish Times.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/irish-firm-wins-1-2m-contract-for-system-to-track-tree-growth-1.3099367
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2013-01-22:
Esa contract
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 800K. Investors: European Space Agency, Enterprise Ireland
Source: Government/news release.
https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/news-and-events/department-news/2013/january/minister-sherlock-announces-%E2%82%AC800-000-european-space-agency-contract-for-irish-sme-treemetrics-11508.html
OCELL
Website: ocell.io
OCELL is a Munich-based forestry tech company that uses aerial imagery, remote sensing, and AI to build digital twins of forests and provide digital MRV, forest analytics, and management software for forest owners and carbon-project developers.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2019.
Country: Germany.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because it turns field and remote-sensing data into a forest model used to understand current conditions, monitor change and risk, and guide forest management and intervention decisions.
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2025-01-29
: 10000000 EUR
; investors: Capnamic, Bayern Kapital, AENU, Summiteer, Max Viessmann
; source: www.vestbee.com
; https://www.vestbee.com/insights/articles/ocell-secures-10-m
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seed
announced 2023-05-01
: 4900000 EUR
; investors: AENU, Summiteer, Maximilian Thaler, Max Viessmann, Boscor, business angels
; source: Munich Startup: Ocell secures seed investment
; https://www.munich-startup.de/en/91411/ocell-seed
Company timeline
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2026-03-01:
Dynamic Forest positioned as SaaS forest-management software
(product)
. OCELL's legal terms define Dynamic Forest as an internet-based planning and administration software provided as SaaS for professional forestry customers via company accounts.
Source: Legal Documents.
https://www.ocell.io/en-us/legal
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2026-02-01:
Managing Director Felix Horvat to step down
(hr)
. Felix Horvat said he will step down as Managing Director at ocell and conclude his active role by the end of February 2026 after a leadership team decision to change the C-level structure.
Source: www.linkedin.com.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/felixhorvat_%F0%9D%90%80-%F0%9D%90%8D%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%B0-%F0%9D%90%82%F0%9D%90%A1%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%A9%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%AB-as-ocell-has-grown-activity-7417986566104477696-HfIT/
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2025-01-29:
OCELL secures €10M Series A
(funding)
. OCELL announced a €10 million Series A funding round to expand across Europe and further develop its forest digital twin platform.
Source: www.vestbee.com.
https://www.vestbee.com/insights/articles/ocell-secures-10-m
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2024-01-01:
Jaron Pazi appointed Chief Commercial Officer
(hr)
. OCELL hired Jaron Pazi as Chief Commercial Officer to oversee carbon sales and marketing and further develop the business.
Source: OCELL hires Jaron Pazi as Chief Commercial Officer.
https://www.summiteer.com/2024/01/24/climate-tech-startup-ocell-hires-jaron-pazi-as-chief-commercial-officer
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2024-01-01:
Chief Commercial Officer hired to scale carbon sales
(gtm)
. OCELL appointed Jaron Pazi as Chief Commercial Officer with responsibility for carbon sales and marketing, indicating a formal commercial function for climate-project monetization.
Source: OCELL hires Jaron Pazi as Chief Commercial Officer.
https://www.summiteer.com/2024/01/24/climate-tech-startup-ocell-hires-jaron-pazi-as-chief-commercial-officer
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2023-05-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 4.9M. Investors: AENU, Summiteer, Maximilian Thaler, Max Viessmann, Boscor, business angels
Source: Munich Startup: Ocell secures seed investment.
https://www.munich-startup.de/en/91411/ocell-seed
Arboair
Website: arboair.com
Arboair is a Swedish forest-tech company that uses AI-driven image analysis on aerial, drone, and satellite imagery to generate tree- and forest-level insights for forestry and urban tree management.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Founded: 2019.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: small team (unverified precise count).
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because it turns remote-sensing and field imagery into operational forest models and decision-support data such as species, health, volume, and hazard indicators.
Funding rounds
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equity_financing
announced 2025-05-30
: 6000000 SEK
; investors: ReThink Capital, Linköping-based family office
; source: Impact Loop
; https://www.impactloop.se/artikel/skogstech-bolaget-tar-in-miljoner-anvandningen-skjuter-i-hojden-ett-otroligt-vaxande-omrade
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grant_or_award
announced 2020-04-01
: 200000 SEK
; investors: Åforsk, SISP
; source: Linköping Science Park
; https://linkopingsciencepark.se/lead-bolag-tilldelas-aforsks-entreprenorsstipendium
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of small team (unverified precise count) employees.
Source: Arboair About.
https://www.arboair.com/about
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. AI-powered image analysis for forestry and urban tree management, using aerial, drone, satellite, airplane, and helicopter imagery to generate tree- and forest-level insights.
Source: Arboair official website.
https://www.arboair.com
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2026-05-25:
Drone-flight workflow documented for forest analysis
(product)
. Arboair published a detailed drone guide covering Rapid Scan and True Scan workflows, recommended overlap, flight height, and upload into ArboPortal for analysis.
Source: Arboair Knowledge Base Drone guide.
https://knowledge.arboair.com/article/31-drone-guide
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2025-12-04:
Arboair and Forsler launched platform integration for Danish forestry
(gtm)
. Arboair announced a strategic collaboration with Forsler ApS to integrate AI forest analysis directly into Skovkortet.dk, letting users buy analysis inside the platform and receive outputs in their Forsler account.
Source: Arboair newsroom.
https://www.arboair.com/flying-insights/arboair-and-forsler-join-forces-to-bring-ai-powered-precision-to-danish-forestry
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2025-09-10:
Supported-drone list expanded in documentation
(product)
. Arboair updated documentation listing supported DJI and Wingtra drones and compatible sensors for True Scan and Rapid Scan workflows.
Source: Arboair Knowledge Base Supported drones.
https://knowledge.arboair.com/article/46-supported-drones
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2025-05-30:
Rapid customer-usage growth and broader customer base reported
(gtm)
. A 2025 financing article said customer usage had increased 800% in Q1 and cited customers including Södra Ädla, Holmen, Norra skog, Karlstad, Malmö and Jönköping.
Source: Impact Loop.
https://www.impactloop.se/artikel/skogstech-bolaget-tar-in-miljoner-anvandningen-skjuter-i-hojden-ett-otroligt-vaxande-omrade
CollectiveCrunch
Website: collectivecrunch.com
CollectiveCrunch is a Finland-based AI forestry analytics company that turns climate, geo, and remote-sensing data into forest inventory, biodiversity, and carbon-monitoring products for forest decision-making.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2016.
Country: Finland.
Employees: 11-50.
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because its products model current forest conditions from multiple data layers and help customers decide where intervention, harvesting, thinning, or carbon monitoring is needed.
Funding rounds
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investment round
announced 2023-03-01
: 1400000 EUR
; investors: Nidoco AB
; source: official financing announcement
; https://www.collectivecrunch.com/news/collectivecrunch-announces-closing-of-investment-round-led-by-nicodo
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investment round
announced 2020-09-01
: 2300000 EUR
; investors: Nidoco AB
; source: official financing announcement
; https://www.collectivecrunch.com/news/collectivecrunch-closes-e2-3-mil-funding-led-by-nidoco-ab
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Current homepage confirms multi-product forestry suite
(product)
. The official homepage shows CollectiveCrunch’s live product suite: Inventory, Biodiversity, Scout, Bark Beetle, and Storm Damage, plus integrations with common forest management systems.
Source: official website.
https://www.collectivecrunch.com
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2026-07-01:
Homepage confirms multi-segment forestry GTM
(gtm)
. CollectiveCrunch’s official homepage markets AI-powered forest data products to forest owners, sawmills, cities, and municipalities, with integrations into common forest management systems.
Source: official website.
https://www.collectivecrunch.com
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2026-07-01:
Current employee range on LinkedIn
(hr)
. LinkedIn lists CollectiveCrunch as a 11–50 employee company.
Source: LinkedIn company profile.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collectivecrunch
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2026-02-01:
Bergvik Skog Öst forest analytics deployment
(product)
. CollectiveCrunch published a customer case on Bergvik Skog Öst using AI-driven forest analytics and thinning recommendations for sustainable forest management.
Source: official customer/news page.
https://www.collectivecrunch.com/news/bergvik-skog-ost-enhances-sustainable-forest-management-with-ai-driven-forest-analytics
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2026-02-01:
Bergvik Skog Öst forest analytics deployment
(gtm)
. CollectiveCrunch published a customer case on Bergvik Skog Öst using AI-driven forest analytics and thinning recommendations for sustainable forest management.
Source: official customer/news page.
https://www.collectivecrunch.com/news/bergvik-skog-ost-enhances-sustainable-forest-management-with-ai-driven-forest-analytics
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2026-02-01:
Biodiversity solution collaboration with Aari Metsä and Luontoa Consulting
(product)
. CollectiveCrunch announced a collaboration to bring biodiversity metrics and ecological value hectares into practical forestry.
Source: official news page.
https://www.collectivecrunch.com/news/luonnonarvohehtaarit-osaksi-metsataloutta
Arboreal AB
Website: arboreal.se
Arboreal builds mobile forestry software that uses AR, LiDAR, and computer vision to measure trees and collect forest inventory data from a smartphone.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 2-10.
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because its products turn field and remote-sensing inputs into usable tree and stand measurements for forest inventory, assessment, and management decisions.
Funding rounds
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grant
announced 2026-06-10
: 111125 EUR
; investors: European Commission / Horizon Europe via Vinnova yearbook
; source: Vinnova Horizon Europe yearbook
; https://www.vinnova.se/contentassets/6f3773313fa14c3388e23178c9acf181/arsbok2024updates20250605_final.pdf?cb=20250610133329
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grant
announced 2024-01-26
: 25000 SEK
; investors: Vinnova
; source: Vinnova grant record
; https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/resebidrag-2023-brasilien-sao-pauloignite-v47-
Company timeline
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2026-07-02:
Arboreal Tree published accuracy evaluation for digital tape measure
(product)
. Arboreal published a July 2026 evaluation comparing the new digital tape measure against manual tape measurements across 203 measurements and 8 devices, reporting 6.8 mm mean absolute error and R² = 0.998.
Source: Arboreal blog.
https://arboreal.se/en/blog/diameter-measurement-evaluation-arboreal-tree
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2026-06-23:
Arboreal Tree added digital tape measure for thick trunks
(product)
. Arboreal launched a digital tape measure feature that measures diameter, circumference, and cross-sectional area for large trees directly in the app.
Source: Arboreal blog.
https://arboreal.se/en/blog/digital-tape-measure-for-thick-trees
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2026-03-18:
Arboreal Tree added 3D scanning and point-cloud export
(product)
. Arboreal Tree gained LiDAR-based 3D scanning, point-cloud and 3D model generation, cloud sync, and a new Premium tier aimed at urban forestry professionals.
Source: Arboreal blog.
https://arboreal.se/en/blog/new-release-arboreal-tree-3d-scanning-premium
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2025-09-23:
Arboreal integrated field data with Skogshubben
(gtm)
. Arboreal announced an integration letting field data from Arboreal Skog automatically transfer into Skogshubben's map tools for faster decision-making and a smoother workflow.
Source: Arboreal blog.
https://arboreal.se/sv/blog/arboreal-skogshubben-integration-digitalt-skogsbruk
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2025-04-16:
Arboreal Forest expanded data sharing and API-key export
(product)
. Arboreal documented team data sharing, CSV/KML export, organization-wide API keys, and downloadable datasets covering samples, trees, stems, heights, and calculations.
Source: Arboreal blog.
https://arboreal.se/en/blog/share-download-data-from-arboreal-forest
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2024-06-10:
EUR 111.125K grant
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 111.125K. Investors: European Commission / Horizon Europe via Vinnova yearbook
Source: Vinnova Horizon Europe yearbook.
https://www.vinnova.se/contentassets/6f3773313fa14c3388e23178c9acf181/arsbok2024updates20250605_final.pdf?cb=20250610133329
WoodMatch
Website: woodmatch.de
WoodMatch is a digital platform for private forest owners and forestry organizations that combines geodata, satellite imagery, and user-entered information to create a practical view of forest parcels, stand conditions, and management options.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Founded: 2020.
Country: Germany.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits the forest intelligence and planning category because it turns geospatial and remote-sensing inputs into actionable forest stand information, helping owners and organizations assess conditions, document risks, and plan interventions.
Funding rounds
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grant
announced 2024-06-01
: 76167 EUR
; investors: State of Hesse / Distr@l
; source: LIDIA-Hessen project page
; https://www.lidia-hessen.de/projekte-entdecken/woodmatch-dein-digitaler-waldverwalter
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. WoodMatch is a browser-based digital platform for private forest owners, forest owner associations, and forestry service providers. It combines parcel mapping, stand information, geodata/satellite imagery, and contact/service matching, with documentation and export support for practical forest management workflows.
Source: WoodMatch homepage.
https://www.woodmatch.de
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2026-04-12:
WoodMatch documents stand data automatically
(product)
. WoodMatch public content stated that documented forest management is automatically recorded by WoodMatch and can help in insurance and risk contexts.
Source: WoodMatch blog: Waldversicherung: Sinnvoll oder Geldverschwendung?.
https://www.woodmatch.de/blog/waldversicherung
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2026-03-15:
WoodMatch adds EUDR GeoJSON export guidance
(product)
. WoodMatch publicly described that users who have their forest parcels entered in WoodMatch can export geodata as GeoJSON for EUDR compliance workflows.
Source: WoodMatch blog: EUDR und was sie für deinen Wald wirklich bedeutet.
https://www.woodmatch.de/blog/eudr
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2025-09-17:
WoodMatch posts a forestry-focused working-student opening
(hr)
. A University of Göttingen forestry job board post and linked PDF show WoodMatch recruiting a Werkstudent/Minijob role focused on forestry expertise, feature development, and requirements analysis after a successful feasibility-study year.
Source: University of Göttingen forestry job board / WoodMatch job PDF.
https://forstblog.uni-goettingen.de/jobs/wg-anfrage-zur-weiterleitung-unserer-stellenausschreibung-an-studierende
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2024-06-01:
EUR 76.167K grant
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 76.167K. Investors: State of Hesse / Distr@l
Source: LIDIA-Hessen project page.
https://www.lidia-hessen.de/projekte-entdecken/woodmatch-dein-digitaler-waldverwalter
TreeScatter
Website: treescatter.com
TreeScatter provides an AI- and drone-based forest digital twin that turns field and remote-sensing data into tree-level inventory and management insights.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Funding stage: .
Founded: 2024.
Country: Germany.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because it converts remote sensing and drone data into a usable model of the forest, with tree-level analytics that help managers assess current conditions and decide where intervention is needed.
Company timeline
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2025-08-01:
Digital twin product broadened to multi-sensor monitoring
(product)
. TreeScatter described its solution as using drones, satellites and AI to create 3D, tree-level digital twins with automated monitoring.
Source: encourageventures LinkedIn post.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/encourageventures_startup-of-the-week-treescatter-activity-7358746209584332800-cOXo
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2024-01-01:
Founding team publicly identified through award and founder profiles
(hr)
. TreeScatter's founding team was publicly identified, with Tea Bano described as co-founder and CEO and Adrian Bella identified as co-founder in founder-linked materials.
Source: Berlin Newcomer Startup Award finalist page.
https://newcomeraward.de/treescatter
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2024-01-01:
Initial AI forest inventory product surfaced
(product)
. TreeScatter was publicly described as using AI and remote sensing to create fast and affordable forest inventories, with an initial customer focus on municipalities and forest managers.
Source: Berlin Newcomer Startup Award finalist page.
https://newcomeraward.de/treescatter
44moles GmbH
Website: 44moles.com
44moles is a German technology company that develops LiDAR-based digital forest inventory software and services to turn field scans into actionable forest data for inventory, planning, reporting, and management.
Category: Forest Intelligence.
Country: Germany.
Employees: small.
Landscape fit: It fits Forest Intelligence and Planning because it converts field/remote-sensing data into a forest model with metrics used for harvest planning, valuation, and long-term management decisions.
Company timeline
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2026-08-02:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of small employees.
Source: 44moles About page.
https://44moles.com/about
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2026-08-01:
First implementation in Brazil with Grandi Engenharia LTDA
(gtm)
. 44moles states it is implementing digital forest inventories and LiDAR-based data collection in Brazil together with Bruno Salgado and Grandi Engenharia LTDA.
Source: For Inventory Companies – 44moles.
https://44moles.com/for-inventory-companies
Forest Health and Threat Detection
These companies identify biological or environmental stress before damage spreads across the forest. Their technology gives managers more time to respond while intervention is still possible.
BeetleSense AB
Website: beetlesense.ai
BeetleSense is a Swedish forestry-tech company building AI-powered forest health detection tools, including a platform for ultra-early bark beetle and tree-stress identification from drone, cellphone, satellite, sensor, and citizen-science data.
Category: Forest Health and Threat Detection.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 2-10.
Landscape fit: It fits forest health and threat detection because its core product is designed to detect bark beetle infection and other forest stress early enough for intervention before damage spreads.
Funding rounds
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grant
announced 2026-04-10
: 10000 SEK
; investors: Vinnova
; source: Vinnova travel grant project page for BeetleSense AB
; https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/travel-grant-2026-usa-forest-innovation-summit-2026-april-20-22
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
BeetleSense company registry confirms small active Swedish company
(hr)
. Ratsit records BeetleSense AB as an active Swedish limited company in Värnamo, with Christo van Zyl as board member and beneficial owner, and shows the company as employing no registered staff on the registry snapshot.
Source: Ratsit company record for BeetleSense AB.
https://www.ratsit.se/5594753088-BeetleSense_AB
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2026-08-03:
BeetleSense promoted a paid EUDR pilot
(gtm)
. The official site says 'Start with a paid EUDR pilot,' indicating a concrete commercial pilot tied to forest evidence and supply-chain use cases.
Source: BeetleSense — Forest evidence, health & early detection.
https://www.beetlesense.ai
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2026-08-03:
Founders publicly identified for BeetleSense
(hr)
. Christo van Zyl is described as Founder & CEO and Brendan le Grange as co-founder in BeetleSense-related material, confirming founder leadership.
Source: hAIghtened senses page naming BeetleSense founders.
https://www.haightenedsenses.com/talk
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2026-08-03:
BeetleSense launched a paid Beetle Infection Scan
(product)
. The official site shows a paid 'Beetle Infection Scan' for up to 100 cellphone or drone pictures, with a visible $30 pay button and direct contact capture.
Source: Tree Detection Subscription.
https://beetlesense.ai
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2026-06-06:
Vinnova trip produced customer and investor leads
(gtm)
. Vinnova's Swedish project update says the April 2026 trip produced valuable contacts, possible new customers, potential angel-investor interest, and new collaborations, and that BeetleSense planned to promote the brand, meet investors, and find early users.
Source: Vinnova Swedish project update for BeetleSense AB.
https://www.vinnova.se/p/travel-grant-2026-usa-forest-innovation-summit-2026-april-20-22
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2026-04-10:
SEK 10K grant
(funding)
. Amount: SEK 10K. Investors: Vinnova
Source: Vinnova travel grant project page for BeetleSense AB.
https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/travel-grant-2026-usa-forest-innovation-summit-2026-april-20-22
Drönarstation AB
Website: dronestation.se
Drönarstation AB builds an autonomous drone-based forest monitoring system that uses AI to help forest owners detect bark beetle outbreaks, storm damage, dead/fallen trees, and reforestation issues early.
Category: Forest Health and Threat Detection.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: small founder-led team.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because its product is explicitly aimed at early detection of forest stress and damage, including bark beetles, storm-felled trees, and planting failures, giving managers time to intervene before problems spread.
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Autonomous drone station for forest monitoring with a self-sufficient charging station, autonomous drone, tablet app, and analysis software for detecting bark beetle outbreaks, storm damage, dead/fallen trees, and planting/reforestation issues.
Source: dronestation.se.
https://dronestation.se
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2026-08-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of small founder-led team employees.
Source: dronestation.se contact page.
https://dronestation.se/kontakt
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2026-06-23:
Södra event exposure for drone technology
(gtm)
. Södra’s 2026 event listing places Drönarstation in a forestry-industry program showing drone technology possibilities.
Source: Södra.
https://www.sodra.com/sv/se/skogsagare/aktiviteter-for-skogsintresserade/2026/vastra-varend-sbo-9661/festlig-sommartraff
Yolanda d.o.o.
Website: yolanda-ai.eu
Yolanda develops BugBit, an AI and remote-sensing platform that monitors forest health and detects early signs of bark beetle outbreaks, disease, and other threats so managers can respond before damage spreads.
Category: Forest Health and Threat Detection.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Slovenia.
Employees: micro (1 employee reported).
Landscape fit: It fits this category because its core product is an early warning system for forest health and pest outbreaks using satellite imagery, weather data, and AI to detect biological stress before it becomes widespread damage.
Funding rounds
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public_grant
announced 2024-06-01
: 72000 EUR
; investors: Slovene Enterprise Fund, European Union
; source: Slovene Enterprise Fund P2 2024 approved applications list
; https://www.podjetniskisklad.si/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/P2-2024_Seznam-odobrenih-vlog_splet.pdf
Company timeline
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2026-08-01:
Employee count snapshot: micro team of 1
(hr)
. Companywall lists Yolanda d.o.o. as a micro company with 1 employee, indicating a very small operating team as of the latest available profile snapshot.
Source: Companywall profile for Yolanda d.o.o..
https://www.companywall.si/podjetje/yolanda-doo/MMCJehNY
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2026-03-09:
BugBit scope expands beyond bark beetles
(product)
. EUSPA described BugBit as expanding from bark beetles toward broader forest-health monitoring, including other stress signals.
Source: EUSPA success story.
https://www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-events/success-stories/yolanda-turning-satellite-data-early-warning-system-europes-forests
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2026-03-09:
BugBit becomes a working forest-health platform
(product)
. EUSPA reported that Yolanda incorporated as Yolanda d.o.o. in Maribor and focused on turning BugBit from a prototype into a working platform that analyzes satellite data and highlights areas at risk of pest infestation.
Source: EUSPA success story.
https://www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom-events/success-stories/yolanda-turning-satellite-data-early-warning-system-europes-forests
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2024-06-01:
Public grant
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 72K. Investors: Slovene Enterprise Fund, European Union
Source: Slovene Enterprise Fund P2 2024 approved applications list.
https://www.podjetniskisklad.si/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/P2-2024_Seznam-odobrenih-vlog_splet.pdf
Wildfire Detection and Response
These companies reduce the time between ignition and effective intervention. Their technology improves situational awareness during an incident and helps responders act before a fire becomes uncontrollable.
CAURUS Technologies
Website: caurus-technologies.com
CAURUS Technologies develops a modular, AI-supported aerial firefighting system that combines mission sensors, real-time analytics, and water-dispersion technology to improve wildfire detection, situational awareness, and precision response.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2022.
Country: Germany.
Employees: small team.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because its core product is designed to improve aerial firefighting precision, speed, and incident-command situational awareness, reducing the time from ignition or detection to effective intervention.
Funding rounds
-
grant
announced 2026-01-16
: 300000 EUR
; investors: State of Lower Saxony, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), NBank Lower Saxony
; source: CAURUS Technologies
; https://caurus-technologies.com/en/news/caurus-technologies-erhaelt-eu-kofinanzierte-foerderung-fuer-die-entwicklung-des-projekts-aerodrop
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grant
announced 2025-01-23
: 125000 EUR
; investors: German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
; source: DBU
; https://www.dbu.de/en/news/waldbrandgefahr-mit-weniger-wasser-effektiver-loeschen
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grant / accelerator support
announced 2024-03-01
; investors: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Fraunhofer EMI
; source: CAURUS Technologies
; https://caurus-technologies.com/en/news/caurus-technologies-accepted-into-phase-2-of-fraunhofers-deeptech-accelerator-program-ahead
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Modular aerial firefighting system with a sensor platform, software/data processing, real-time mission analytics, and an aerial dispersion extinguishing module that creates an aerosol water cloud.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/en
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2026-05-27:
Announced INTERSCHUTZ 2026 exhibition participation
(gtm)
. CAURUS said it would exhibit at INTERSCHUTZ 2026 in Hannover and present AeroDrop and Forest Shield to firefighting and civil-protection audiences.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/news/caurus-technologies-will-be-at-interschutz-2026
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2026-05-02:
Joined Adaptation Exchange as founding member
(gtm)
. CAURUS became one of 20 founding members of the cross-industry Adaptation Exchange, a collaboration platform for climate adaptation and resilience.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/news/caurus-technologies-wird-gruendungsmitglied-des-adaptation-exchange-fuer-branchenuebergreifende-unternehmerische-klimaanpassung
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2026-04-22:
Forest Shield approved within FFFLab collaboration
(gtm)
. The company announced that Forest Shield completed the FFFLab application process and entered a funded collaboration with Fraunhofer ITWM.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/en/news/caurus-technologies-gets-go-ahead-and-funding-for-project-forest-shield
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2026-04-22:
Added Dr. Jeroen Staab to the team
(hr)
. For the Forest Shield project, CAURUS said it welcomed Dr. Jeroen Staab, whose background includes geospatial AI, computer vision, and DLR work on geohazards and civil security.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/en/news/caurus-technologies-gets-go-ahead-and-funding-for-project-forest-shield
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2026-04-22:
Forest Shield approved for development with Fraunhofer ITWM collaboration
(product)
. CAURUS and Fraunhofer ITWM launched Forest Shield to combine the CAURUS sensor, simulation, and inference models for real-time evaluation and prediction of aerial water drops.
Source: CAURUS Technologies.
https://caurus-technologies.com/news/caurus-technologies-erhaelt-gruenes-licht-und-foerderung-fuer-projekt-forest-shield
OroraTech
Website: ororatech.com
OroraTech is a Munich-based climate-tech company that provides satellite-powered wildfire detection, monitoring, and predictive response software for governments and commercial customers.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 180+.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because its core product is designed to spot fires earlier, improve situational awareness during incidents, and support faster intervention before fires become uncontrollable.
Funding rounds
-
Series B extension
announced 2025-05-14
: 37000000 EUR
; investors: BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, Rabo Ventures, Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
; source: OroraTech press release
; https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/ororatech-extends-its-series-b-to-euro37m-with-investments-from-two-leading-european-banks
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Series B
announced 2024-10-15
: 25000000 EUR
; investors: Korys, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, Ananda Impact Ventures, ConActivity, Findus Venture
; source: OroraTech press release
; https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/ororatech-raises-25-million-in-series-b-funding-round-for-predictive-ai-global-expansion
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Series A extension
announced 2022-11-30
: 15000000 EUR
; investors: Edaphon, Findus Venture, Ananda Impact Ventures, Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2, ConActivity, APEX Ventures, SpaceTec Capital, Ingo Baumann, Clemens Kaiser, ESA, Free State of Bavaria
; source: OroraTech press release
; https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/ororatech-raises-15-million-euro-to-launch-second-thermal-infrared-camera
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InCubed co-funded activity
announced 2022-02-10
; investors: ESA InCubed, German Space Agency (DLR)
; source: ESA InCubed program page
; https://incubed.esa.int/ororatech-receives-incubed-co-funding-for-its-wildfire-detection-cubesat-system
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Series A
announced 2021-06-01
: 5800000 EUR
; investors: Findus Venture, Ananda Impact Ventures, Apex Ventures, Bayern Kapital, angel investors
; source: OroraTech / Space News coverage
; https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/space-news-german-startup-raises-funding-for-wildfire-monitoring-satellites
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Satellite-powered wildfire intelligence platform with Wildfire Solution plus Fire Spread, Burnt Area, Land Surface Temperature, and Short-Term Fire Hazard; backed by a proprietary satellite network, thermal infrared cameras, on-orbit processing, direct downlink, and AI-driven wildfire analytics.
Source: OroraTech homepage.
https://ororatech.com
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2026-07-30:
Customer training program emphasizes operational wildfire use
(product)
. OroraTech published a training-focused blog describing how it trains customers to use Wildfire Solution capabilities such as detections, Fire Confidence, Fire Spread simulations, Burnt Area analysis, and incident assessment in real operational workflows.
Source: OroraTech blog.
https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/beyond-technology-why-customer-training-is-essential-for-wildfire-management
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2026-07-07:
Hellenic Fire System achieved first light
(product)
. OroraTech said the Hellenic Fire System captured its first thermal image over Greece less than one month after launch, validating the spacecraft and commissioning process.
Source: OroraTech newsroom.
https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/hellenic-fire-system-achieves-first-light-over-greece-less-than-one-month-after-launch
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2026-06-22:
Fire Grid launched as a new wildfire visualization layer
(product)
. OroraTech introduced Fire Grid, a hexagonal visualization layer within Wildfire Solution that groups dense hotspot detections into a cleaner operational view for large and complex wildfire events.
Source: OroraTech blog.
https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/fire-grid-a-clearer-way-to-understand-large-wildfires
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2026-06-10:
Hellenic Fire System launch event in Athens
(gtm)
. OroraTech hosted and participated in a public launch event in Athens with government, emergency services, and space-sector stakeholders following the Hellenic Fire System launch.
Source: OroraTech blog.
https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/hellenic-fire-system-launch-event
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2026-05-04:
Greece national wildfire satellite system launched
(gtm)
. OroraTech announced the successful launch and deployment of the Hellenic Fire System for Greece, providing continuous real-time wildfire intelligence across the country.
Source: OroraTech press release.
https://ororatech.com/resources/news-blog/greece-launches-world-first-national-wildfire-satellite-system
Dryad Networks
Website: dryad.net
Dryad Networks builds ultra-early wildfire detection and forest monitoring systems using solar-powered IoT gas sensors, wireless mesh networking, and cloud analytics to alert forest managers before a fire becomes uncontrollable.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2020.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 34 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because its core product is designed to detect fires at the smoldering stage and speed up intervention before flames spread.
Funding rounds
-
financing close
announced 2024-10-01
: 6300000 EUR
; investors: First Imagine!, ILB
; source: Business Wire
; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241022118527/en/Dryad-Networks-Raises-%E2%82%AC6.3M-to-Lead-Breakthrough-Innovations-in-Wildfire-Detection-and-Drone-Based-Suppression-Technology
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series a
announced 2022-08-01
: 10500000 EUR
; investors: eCAPITAL, Toba Capital, Semtech, TIME Ventures, STIHL Digital
; source: Dryad Networks
; https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-closes-10-5m-in-series-a-funding-to-bring-ultra-early-wildfire-detection-to-global-market
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equity financing
announced 2022-08-01
; investors: TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
; source: TELUS
; https://www.telus.com/en/about/news-and-events/media-releases/telus-pollinator-fund-invests-in-dryad-networks-helping-to-combat-the-devastating-effects-of-wildfires
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seed
announced 2020-10-01
: 1800000 EUR
; investors: STIHL Digital
; source: PR Newswire
; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dryad-networks-raises-1-8m-in-seed-funding-for-ultra-early-wildfire-detection-system--the-internet-of-trees-301146564.html
Company timeline
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2026-08-02:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 34 employees employees.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/team
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2026-06-01:
Silvaguard and Silvanet validated in XPRIZE finals
(product)
. Dryad said its integrated Silvanet and Silvaguard system detected a wildfire within minutes and autonomously triggered drone response during XPRIZE Wildfire finals in Alaska.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-networks-reaches-xprize-wildfire-finals-milestone-demonstrating-autonomous-detection-and-supp
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2026-05-01:
Gen-4-Pro Silvanet sensor launched
(product)
. Dryad launched the Gen-4-Pro Silvanet Wildfire Sensor with improved detection accuracy, larger solar panel, triple energy storage, and built-in direct-to-satellite communication via Kinéis.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-launches-gen-4-pro-silvanet-wildfire-sensor-setting-new-standard-in-ultra-early-fire-detectio
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2025-11-01:
Silvaguard suppression system demonstrated
(product)
. Dryad announced a live demonstration in which Silvanet detected a fire, Silvaguard observation and suppression drones located it, and the system extinguished the fire without human intervention in under 12 minutes.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-demonstrates-wildfire-detection-and-suppression-system-sensing-locating-and-extinguishing-fir
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2025-03-01:
Australia and New Zealand office opened
(gtm)
. Dryad announced its first office in Australia and New Zealand, based in Macquarie Park, to support governments, emergency services, and industry partners in bushfire-prone markets.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-networks-launches-in-australia-and-new-zealand-to-combat-bushfires-with-ai-driven-early-detect
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2025-03-01:
Silvaguard drone prototype demonstrated
(product)
. Dryad publicly demonstrated a functional Silvaguard drone prototype that autonomously responded to a controlled fire detected by Silvanet, providing real-time aerial observation and localization.
Source: Dryad Networks.
https://www.dryad.net/post/dryad-networks-demonstrates-drone-for-monitoring-wildfires
FireTracking
Website: firetracking.io
FireTracking is an AI-powered wildfire detection and response platform that analyzes video feeds from high-point cameras to identify, locate, and help authorities intervene on fires before they spread.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Founded: 2020.
Country: France.
Employees: small team.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because it is built to detect ignitions quickly, provide real-time alerts with location data, and support responders with intervention planning tools before a fire becomes uncontrollable.
Company timeline
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2026-08-02:
Official offers page formalizes distributor motion
(gtm)
. FireTracking’s commercial page describes turnkey AI solutions for distributors and regions, including plug-and-play deployment, APIs, and end-to-end support.
Source: FireTracking — Offers.
https://www.firetracking.io/en/offres
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2026-08-02:
Official solution and offers pages document mature product capabilities
(product)
. FireTracking’s current product materials describe continuous 24/7 monitoring, high-point cameras, edge computing, 4K video, privacy masking, under-3-minute detection, less than 10% false alerts, and localization under 100 m from up to 20 km away.
Source: FireTracking — Solution / Offers.
https://www.firetracking.io/en/solution
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2026-08-02:
Founder-led leadership team identified on official site
(hr)
. FireTracking’s official team page identifies Jean-Simon Chaudier as cofounder and CEO, Guillaume Cier as cofounder and CTO, Aimé Lachapelle as cofounder, Franck Abihssira as cofounder strategy and go-to-market, Ibrahim Merad as AI lead, and Anne-Cécile Pelletier as country manager France.
Source: FireTracking — Team.
https://www.firetracking.io/en/equipe
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2026-07-15:
2026 newsroom reports new French projects and first private-sector international partnership
(gtm)
. FireTracking’s newsroom reported three new projects in Bouches-du-Rhône, Lozère, and Côte-d'Or, along with a first private-sector international partnership in Madagascar.
Source: FireTracking — News / RiskAssur coverage.
https://www.firetracking.io/en/actualites
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2025-12-16:
New Caledonia pilot validated the solution before mainland rollout
(product)
. FireTracking said its New Caledonia work laid the foundations for the company and allowed it to design, test, and validate the fire-detection solution that is now deployed in metropolitan France.
Source: FireTracking — FireTracking in New Caledonia: feedback.
https://www.firetracking.io/en/actualites/firetracking-en-nouvelle-caledonie-retour-dexperience
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2025-10-13:
Axione becomes a distribution and integration partner
(gtm)
. Axione announced that it would integrate FireTracking into its infrastructure offering and provide a wildfire-prevention service to municipalities, operators, and land managers.
Source: Axione et FireTracking unis pour détecter les feux grâce à l’IA.
https://www.axione.com/axione-et-firetracking-unis-pour-detecter-les-feux-grace-a-lia
Wildflyer
Website: wildflyer.co
Wildflyer is a wildfire intelligence platform that helps fire services and emergency management teams combine weather, fire-perimeter, and field data in one operational system.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Netherlands.
Employees: 2-10.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because its platform is built to improve situational awareness for fire services before, during, and after incidents, including fire-weather analysis, incident tracking, and field capture. ([wildflyer.co](https://www.wildflyer.co/en?utm_source=openai))
Company timeline
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2026-08-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 2-10 employees.
Source: Wildflyer | LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildflyer
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2025-11-01:
Wildflyer testing in Nouvelle Aquitaine
(gtm)
. FIRE-RES innovation documentation states that Wildflyer's wildfire intelligence solution is being tested in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France, with incident commanders, emergency managers, and fire analysts as user groups.
Source: FIRE-RES Innovation Catalogue.
https://fire-res.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FIRE-RES-Innovations-Catalogue.pdf
Evolonic
Website: evolonic.de
Evolonic develops autonomous long-range electric drones, sensors, and software for early wildfire detection and incident support, helping responders identify and coordinate against forest fires before they spread.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Germany.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because its core product is a drone-and-sensor platform that detects fires early and provides real-time situational awareness to firefighting crews, directly reducing time from ignition to intervention.
Company timeline
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2026-08-02:
Current NF4 / FIRESenseBox product stack published
(product)
. Evolonic's official technology page describes the current NF4 drone generation and the FIRESenseBox ground network, including long-range flight, onboard AI computer vision, and station-based smoke detection coverage.
Source: Evolonic technology page.
https://evolonic.de/technology
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2026-08-02:
Current technical and communications hiring cluster
(hr)
. Evolonic is currently recruiting for motor control engineer, electronics engineer, and social media / PR manager roles, indicating active staffing around hardware development and outward communication.
Source: Evolonic careers / join us page.
https://evolonic.de/join-us
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2024-08-01:
Pilot testing of autonomous wildfire-detection system starts with firefighters
(product)
. Evolonic and Feuerwehr Erlangen began official joint testing of the full system, including aircraft, camera/sensor module, and web application, with live operations in the Erlangen region.
Source: Fraunhofer IISB LinkedIn post on Evolonic and Erlangen fire brigade.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fraunhofer-iisb_aviation-evtol-uav-activity-7095421282401284097-JZwV
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2024-08-01:
Pilot project kickoff with Feuerwehr Erlangen
(gtm)
. FAU's founding advisory and DTA posts announce the successful start of Evolonic's pilot project for drone-based wildfire early detection together with Feuerwehr Erlangen and regional stakeholders.
Source: FAU founding advisory LinkedIn post on Evolonic pilot project kickoff.
https://de.linkedin.com/posts/gruendungsberatung-fau_herzlichen-gl%C3%BCckwunsch-evolonic-zum-erfolgreichen-activity-7095343173220093952-88BN
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2023-07-01:
Field trial in the Erlangen region and Mark forest
(gtm)
. FAU's 2023 article says Evolonic began flying a sensor-equipped long-distance drone over the Mark forest near Möhrendorf as part of a trial to test long-term stability, false alarms, communications, and livestream performance.
Source: FAU news: early detection of forest fires when drones read smoke signals.
https://www.fau.eu/2023/08/news/early-detection-of-forest-fires-when-drones-read-smoke-signals
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2020-10-01:
Night Fury competition drone established
(product)
. Evolonic's prototype Night Fury (NF-2) competed in the New Flying Competition in Hamburg and won, establishing the early aircraft lineage behind later wildfire-detection work.
Source: Home – Evolonic.
https://evolonic.de/mesmerize-pro
Albatros
Website: albatros-aero.fr
Albatros is a Toulouse-based startup that uses AI-equipped drones to detect wildfire ignitions quickly and monitor active fires so firefighters can intervene earlier and more effectively.
Category: Wildfire Detection and Response.
Country: France.
Landscape fit: It fits wildfire detection and response because its core product is a drone-based system for detecting ignitions in under two minutes and monitoring fire evolution to support suppression strategy.
Company timeline
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2025-10-08:
Presented aerial detection solutions at the National Firefighters Congress
(gtm)
. Albatros said the 2025 National Firefighters Congress gave it an opportunity to present its aerial detection and monitoring solutions to civil-safety decision-makers and to discuss operational wildfire surveillance challenges with fire services.
Source: Albatros.
https://albatros-aero.fr/en/actualites
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2024-01-22:
Airborne wildfire detection system reached operational evaluation
(product)
. An independent aviation article reported that Albatros had designed an airborne fire-detection system that had reached the operational evaluation stage. The system used multiple sensors and AI to detect nascent fires and automatically send GPS, DFCI coordinates, and burned-surface data to the relevant departmental fire service. The article also identified an AAT Partenavia as the platform for the system.
Source: Aerobuzz.
https://www.aerobuzz.fr/breves-aviation-generale/lia-au-service-de-la-detection-aeroportee-des-feux
Regeneration and Resilience
These companies improve the establishment of new forests and the survival of young trees. Their technology addresses the biological and operational bottlenecks that often limit restoration.
Trovador
Website: trovador.eu
Trovador is a Portuguese robotics startup developing an autonomous all-terrain tree-planting robot and mission-planning software for forest restoration on steep, hard-to-reach terrain.
Category: Regeneration and Resilience.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Portugal.
Employees: 8+.
Landscape fit: It fits Forestry Operations and Robotics because it automates a physically demanding forestry task—tree planting—using an autonomous quadruped robot, onboard sensing, and GPS-logged deployment on rough forest terrain.
Company timeline
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2026-01-01:
LinkedIn company page highlights signed partnerships and public-launch prep
(gtm)
. The company page says Trovador has 500,000+ trees already secured through signed partnerships, describes the robot as operating on steep post-fire slopes, and says the company is closing in on a public launch while promoting upcoming documentary and talk appearances.
Source: Trovador | LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/trovador-eu
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2026-01-01:
Official product page specifies robot and mission-planning software stack
(product)
. The official product page describes Trovador's current system as an autonomous robot plus mission-planning software, with quadruped locomotion for slopes up to 45°, 170–200 seedling capacity, ±2 cm planting depth accuracy, live planting logs, GPS waypoint generation, fleet operation with up to five robots per field operator, and on-site solar charging.
Source: Trovador — Robot / Planting system and mission-planning software.
https://trovador.eu/robot
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2025-03-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 8+ employees.
Source: Marta Bernardino LinkedIn post — official registration of Trovador.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/martabernardino_tree-forests-conservation-activity-7441141327888617472-OiTR
Skyseed GmbH
Website: skyseed.eco
Skyseed is a German direct-seeding and reforestation company that combines patented seed coatings, pelletized seeds, drones, and forestry machinery to restore and convert forests with better germination, lower transplant shock, and improved resilience. ([skyseed.eco](https://www.skyseed.eco/home))
Category: Regeneration and Resilience.
Founded: 2021.
Country: Germany.
Employees: approx. 20.
Landscape fit: It fits Regeneration and Biological Resilience because its core product improves forest establishment and young-tree survival via direct seeding, seed protection, and site-specific aerial/ground deployment, especially on wildfire, slope, and degraded-restoration sites. ([skyseed.eco](https://www.skyseed.eco/home))
Funding rounds
-
seed financing round
announced 2025-05-16
: 1000000 EUR
; investors: NBank Capital
; source: NBank press release
; https://www.nbank.de/Service/Presse/NBank-Capital-investiert-eine-Million-Euro-in-Skyseed-GmbH-%E2%80%93-Innovation-f%C3%BCr-die-Zukunft-der-W%C3%A4lder
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Direct-seeding forestry platform for afforestation, forest conversion, wildfire and damage-site restoration using coated seeds, seed pellets, drones, forestry machinery, and manual sowing.
Source: Skyseed official homepage.
https://www.skyseed.eco/home
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2026-08-01:
Active hiring for forestry sales and project lead roles
(hr)
. Skyseed’s jobs page lists two current openings: forestry salesperson and forestry project lead in direct seeding, both 32–40 hours per week in Germany, available immediately, with email application instructions.
Source: Skyseed jobs page.
https://skyseed.eco/jobs
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2025-05-16:
Seed financing round
(funding)
. Amount: EUR 1M. Investors: NBank Capital
Source: NBank press release.
https://www.nbank.de/Service/Presse/NBank-Capital-investiert-eine-Million-Euro-in-Skyseed-GmbH-%E2%80%93-Innovation-f%C3%BCr-die-Zukunft-der-W%C3%A4lder
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2024-01-01:
Commercial reforestation delivery after beetle infestation
(gtm)
. Skyseed documented a January 2024 reforestation project on a beetle-damaged site, with area-level establishment counts reported after a year and a half.
Source: Skyseed reforestation page.
https://skyseed.eco/reforestation
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2024-01-01:
Reforestation case study after beetle infestation
(product)
. Skyseed documented a January 2024 drone-sowing project on a five-hectare beetle-damaged site, with one-and-a-half-year results showing 4,700–5,300 seedlings per hectare established on average.
Source: Skyseed reforestation page.
https://skyseed.eco/reforestation
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2023-11-01:
Skyseed patent application for seed-treatment composition
(product)
. Skyseed filed and later published a patent application for a forest-seed treatment composition / seed-body matrix, reinforcing its patented seed-coating technology.
Source: Google Patents.
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE102022112816A1/de
MORFO
Website: morfo.rest
MORFO is a climate-tech forest restoration company that uses data, AI, drones, seed encapsulation, and ecological monitoring to restore native forests at scale with contractually committed restoration outcomes.
Category: Regeneration and Resilience.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2021.
Country: France.
Employees: around 30.
Landscape fit: It fits regeneration and biological resilience because it directly improves forest establishment and young-tree survival through species selection, seed preparation, site-specific planting methods, and long-term monitoring, rather than simple tree planting.
Funding rounds
-
Seed round extension
announced 2024-07-23
: 4000000 EUR
; investors: Teampact Ventures, RAISE Seed for Good, Demeter, AFI Ventures
; source: tribu.la
; https://tribu.la/morfo-secures-4-5m-investment-for-expansion-of-reforestation-technologies/
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seed
announced 2022-12-08
: 4000000 EUR
; investors: Demeter, RAISE Ventures, AFI Ventures, TeamPact Ventures, Business Angels
; source: MORFO Raises 4 Million Euros to Reforest Millions of Hectares
; https://www.morfo.rest/article/morfo-raises-4-million-euros-reforest-millions-hectares
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. MORFO offers native forest restoration services with a restoration intelligence layer (MORFO Ri), site diagnostics, project design, execution, ecological monitoring, compliance support, and contractually committed restoration targets. The company’s own website supports a current workflow spanning forest intelligence, forest operations, and forest performance, with methods including assisted natural regeneration, direct seeding, mechanical and drone seeding, and seedling planting.
Source: MORFO | Large-scale restoration of native forest ecosystems.
https://www.morfo.rest
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2025-11-01:
COP30 field experience and local jobs
(gtm)
. MORFO promoted a COP30 field experience in Belém and said its technologies have generated more than 1,200 job positions in seed collection, monitoring, and planting.
Source: COP30 Forest Restoration Experience | MORFO in Belém.
https://www.morfo.rest/cop30
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2025-02-06:
Project validation of French Guiana gold mine restoration
(product)
. MORFO reported official validation of its Crique Korossibo restoration site in French Guiana after three years of work.
Source: Forest restoration in Amazonia: Former gold mine officially restored.
https://www.morfo.rest/article/forest-restoration-of-a-former-alluvial-gold-mine-in-amazonia-officially-validated
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2025-02-01:
Commercial motion to ARR developers in Brazil
(gtm)
. MORFO launched a call for ARR developers, offering operational support for native seed supply, diagnosis, project design, planting, and monitoring.
Source: MORFO launches a call for ARR projects to support large-scale reforestation in Brazil.
https://www.morfo.rest/article/morfo-launches-a-call-for-arr-projects-to-support-large-scale-reforestation-in-brazil
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2025-01-29:
Release of MORFO AI monitoring suite
(product)
. MORFO described a suite of six integrated AI tools for large-scale forest monitoring and field operations.
Source: 6 AI tools developed by morfo to revolutionize large-scale forest monitoring.
https://www.morfo.rest/article/6-ai-tools-developed-by-morfo-to-revolutionize-large-scale-forest-monitoring
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2025-01-14:
Launch of MORFO SeedlingID AI monitoring tool
(product)
. MORFO introduced SeedlingID, an AI-powered monitoring tool developed with Google's AI teams, using high-resolution drone imagery and machine learning to identify and track tree species during early growth stages.
Source: MORFO SeedlingID: Revolutionizing Forest Restoration Monitoring.
https://www.morfo.rest/article/introducing-morfo-seedlingid-a-breakthrough-in-forest-restoration-monitoring
Forest Operations and Harvesting
These companies improve how physical forestry work is carried out in managed forests. Their technology helps operators perform demanding field operations with greater precision while reducing the impact on workers and forest terrain.
Nordic Forestry Automation AB
Website: nordicforestryautomation.com
Nordic Forestry Automation builds AI- and sensor-based retrofit systems and driver-assistance software for forest machines, helping harvesters create real-time digital representations of the forest for precision forestry and semi-autonomous operations.
Category: Forest Operations and Harvesting.
Founded: 2021.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 2-10.
Landscape fit: It fits Forestry Operations and Robotics because its core product is an AI retrofit and driver-assistance system for harvesters that improves machine operation, situational awareness, and precision in forest work.
Funding rounds
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financing round
announced 2026-06-29
: 48000000 SEK
; investors: Navigare Ventures, Almi Invest Greentech, LRF Ventures, Sveaskog, Södra Skogsägarna, Almi Invest Syd
; source: Nordic Forestry Automation
; https://www.nordicforestryautomation.com/news/nfa-closes-financing-round-totalling-sek-48-million---making-a-major-push-into-physical-ai-for-forestry-machinery
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equity financing round
announced 2025-01-16
; investors: Navigare Ventures, Sveaskog, Södra Ädla, Almi Invest
; source: Nordic Forestry Automation
; https://www.nordicforestryautomation.com/news/navigare-ventures-invests-in-nfa
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equity financing round
announced 2023-11-06
: 10000000 SEK
; investors: Södra, Sveaskog
; source: WASP
; https://www.wasp-sweden.org/forest-companies-invest-in-company-started-by-wasp-alumni
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Retrofit machine-perception and operator-support software for forestry harvesters, using lidar, GNSS, RGB cameras, IMU, and onboard edge AI to create a digital representation of the machine’s surroundings.
Source: Nordic Forestry Automation.
https://www.nordicforestryautomation.com
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2026-06-29:
Financing round
(funding)
. Amount: SEK 48M. Investors: Navigare Ventures, Almi Invest Greentech, LRF Ventures, Sveaskog, Södra Skogsägarna, Almi Invest Syd
Source: Nordic Forestry Automation.
https://www.nordicforestryautomation.com/news/nfa-closes-financing-round-totalling-sek-48-million---making-a-major-push-into-physical-ai-for-forestry-machinery
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2026-01-01:
LinkedIn company profile shows 2–10 employees
(hr)
. NFA’s LinkedIn company profile indicates a very small team size, consistent with an early-stage company.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordic-forestry-automation
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2025-12-02:
Regina Sipos appointed board chair
(hr)
. Nordic Forestry Automation announced that Regina Sipos became the company’s new board chair.
Source: Nordic Forestry Automation.
https://www.nordicforestryautomation.com/news/nfa-utser-regina-sipos-till-ny-styrelseordforande
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2025-05-21:
Public launch at Elmia Wood
(product)
. Elmia Wood showed NFA’s sensor-based driver support system for harvesting machines to the wider public for the first time, describing a sensor module, in-cab computer, and operator-support screen.
Source: Elmia Wood.
https://www.elmia.se/en/wood/for-visitors/news/official-launch-at-elmia-wood-sensor-based-driver-support-for-forestry-machines
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2025-01-23:
Co-founder and CEO recognized by WASP; founder identity confirmed
(hr)
. WASP stated that Lars Svensson, co-founder and CEO of Nordic Forestry Automation, received the Alumni of the Year award and that he leads the company together with co-founder David Gillsjö.
Source: WASP.
https://wasp-sweden.org/lars-svensson-wasp-alumni-of-the-year-2024
AirForestry
Website: airforestry.com
AirForestry is a Swedish deep-tech company developing autonomous electric drone systems for aerial tree harvesting and precision forest thinning.
Category: Forest Operations and Harvesting.
Founded: 2020.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 35+.
Landscape fit: It fits forestry operations and robotics because it automates a physically difficult field task—tree harvesting/thinning—using autonomous drones instead of conventional ground machinery.
Funding rounds
-
grant
announced 2026-04-30
: 4400000 EUR
; investors: Vinnova, Skogforsk, SLU, SCA Skog, Sveaskog, Stora Enso Skog, Holmen Skog, Tele2, IKEA
; source: AirForestry official news post
; https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/04/30/airforestry-awarded-e4-4m-vinnova-grant-to-advance-data-driven-autonomous-precision-forestry
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pre-series A convertible financing
announced 2026-02-24
: 28000000 SEK
; investors: Northzone, existing investors
; source: AirForestry official financing and hiring release
; https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/02/24/airforestry-secures-sek-28m-pre-commit-to-the-series-a-ramps-up-engineering-hires
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seed
announced 2024-10-10
: 10300000 EUR
; investors: Northzone, Sveaskog, Kiko VC, CapitalT, Walerud Ventures, SEB Greentech VC, Cloudbreak VC
; source: AirForestry official financing press release
; https://airforestry.com/blog/2024/10/10/e10-3m-seed-round-to-power-airforestrys-fossil-free-aerial-forestry
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convertible_financing
announced 2023-02-22
: 30000000 SEK
; investors: Fredrik Jung Abbou, Anna Belfrage, Claudia Olsson, Karin Forseke, Peter A. Jörgensen, Alessandro Pace / Cloudbreak VC, Länsförsäkringar Uppsala
; source: AirForestry official funding announcement
; https://airforestry.com/blog/2023/02/22/airforestry-sakrar-finansiering-pa-30-miljoner
Company timeline
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2026-08-03:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Autonomous electric multi-drone system for flying forest thinning with purpose-built harvesting tools, proprietary software, and Ground Control Station oversight; operates without ground contact to reduce soil damage and emissions.
Source: AirForestry official solution page.
https://airforestry.com/our-solution
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2026-07-01:
AirForestry posts active Founders Associate opening
(hr)
. A LinkedIn job post showed an active Founders Associate role in Uppsala supporting the CEO, leadership team, investor relations, board prep, and internal projects.
Source: LinkedIn job post.
https://se.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founders-associate-at-airforestry-4423975128
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2026-06-30:
AirForestry adds dedicated operator station and 5G remote control
(product)
. The project wrap-up says AirForestry developed a dedicated operator station enabling detailed manual control and automated operation through stable 5G communication with the drone.
Source: AirForestry official project wrap-up.
https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/06/30/swedish-energy-agency-project-wrap-up-verifying-the-technology-thats-changing-forest-thinning
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2026-06-30:
AirForestry completes full-system pilot validation and real-forest harvest
(product)
. AirForestry said its Swedish Energy Agency pilot project wrapped up after it deployed a pilot installation, finalized integration of the lightweight harvesting head with the proprietary drone platform, and initiated pilot operations harvesting trees in a real thinning forest.
Source: AirForestry official project wrap-up.
https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/06/30/swedish-energy-agency-project-wrap-up-verifying-the-technology-thats-changing-forest-thinning
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2026-06-26:
AirForestry demonstrates system at FOREST EUROPE ministerial conference
(gtm)
. AirForestry participated in the 10th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference field excursion in Stockholm and demonstrated autonomous thinning to about 100 participants including ministers and state secretaries.
Source: AirForestry official news post.
https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/06/26/airforestry-at-the-10th-forest-europe-ministerial-conference
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2026-05-27:
AirForestry launches Swedish pilot project with major forestry companies
(partnership)
. AirForestry, Holmen, SCA, Stora Enso, and Sveaskog announced the Swedish AirForestry Pilot Project (SAPP) to jointly develop, test, and evaluate autonomous drone-based thinning in live forestry operations.
Source: airforestry.com.
https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/05/27/thinning-from-above-forest-industry-and-airforestry-in-groundbreaking-collaboration/
Timber Trade
These companies digitize how timber moves from the forest into the commercial supply chain. Their products make timber easier to measure and verify as it passes between sellers and buyers.
timber worXs
Website: timberworxs.de
timber worXs is a Frankfurt-based digital platform that streamlines raw timber trading end to end, from forest-level capture and submission through bidding, invoicing, freight handling, and release for delivery.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2020.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 2-10.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because it digitizes timber measurement/traceability and the commercial handoff between forest owners, sellers, buyers, and processors, including submissions, bid handling, freight control, and EUDR-related traceability.
Company timeline
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2026-03-03:
Rheinland-Pfalz submission processed on timber worXs
(gtm)
. An official March 2026 sales report said the Stamm- und Wertholzsubmission Mittelrhein-Mosel was organized on timber worXs and included 21 forest offices, about 1,734 cubic meters of wood, and 26 participating companies.
Source: Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz.
https://www.wald.rlp.de/fileadmin/website/downloads/wertholz/WHS_3_MRM/25_26__mrm_dig_3__verkaufsbericht.pdf
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2026-01-01:
Submission calendar and live event listing service
(product)
. The public calendar page presents timber worXs as a transparency service for upcoming raw-timber submissions, with current and future entries and downloadable PDFs.
Source: timber worXs official homepage.
https://www.timberworxs.de/kalender
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2025-01-01:
Platform-hosted submission documentation for Heiligenkreuz
(product)
. A timber worXs-hosted 2025 Heiligenkreuz valuable-timber submission PDF shows the company distributing official lot documentation for a real market event.
Source: timber worXs hosted PDF.
https://www.timberworxs.de/media/filer_public/b4/e2/b4e28959-edd9-419c-a12b-6f7e6813c82d/wertholzsubmission_heiligenkreuz_2025_gesamt.pdf
Syltra AI
Website: syltra.ai
Syltra AI builds AI-powered timber measurement software that estimates log pile volume from photos and generates GPS-tagged, EUDR-ready compliance documentation for forestry operations.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2026.
Country: Romania.
Landscape fit: It fits the timber measurement, traceability, and trade category because it digitizes log-pile measurement, geotags inventory, and produces chain-of-custody/compliance records for timber moving through the supply chain.
Deeplai P.S.A.
Website: deeplai.com
Deeplai builds AI-, IoT-, and SaaS-based compliance and traceability software for natural resource supply chains, with a strong focus on timber origin verification, chain-of-custody tracking, and EUDR-related workflows.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2019.
Country: Poland.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits this forestry-tech category because its TimberID/Dcode products digitize log identification, measurement, provenance, and chain-of-custody data as timber moves from forest to buyer, improving verification and traceability.
Funding rounds
-
EU grant / project funding
announced 2022-11-01
: 280060 PLN
; investors: European Funds / Program Operacyjny Inteligentny Rozwój 2014-2020
; source: Deeplai official EU funds page
; https://www.deeplai.com/eu-funds
Company timeline
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2025-04-03:
TimberID iOS app release/update
(product)
. Apple’s App Store listing identifies TimberID as a Deeplai app for log measurement, data sourcing, map view of harvested logs, and verification, and shows a release history including version 1.25 on 2025-04-03.
Source: App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/timberid/id1627463448
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2025-01-01:
Forest Growers Research partnership and deployment
(gtm)
. Forest Growers Research publicly announced a partnership with Deeplai to implement next-generation log identification across New Zealand’s forest industry, with tamper-proof tracking, real-time geolocation, and supply-chain traceability.
Source: Forest Growers Research LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forest-growers-research-ltd_deeplai-timberid-activity-7322411080041775106-M6jl
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2025-01-01:
Official TimberID distributor in Italy via IdeaLignum
(gtm)
. Deeplai announced IdeaLignum as the official distributor of TimberID in Italy, signaling partner-led market entry and channel sales in the Italian timber sector.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deeplai_deeplai-and-idealignum-announce-business-activity-7381948928474103808-0kYH
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2022-11-01:
Consortium eu grant / project funding
(funding)
. Project/consortium total: PLN 280.06K. Investors: European Funds / Program Operacyjny Inteligentny Rozwój 2014-2020
Source: Deeplai official EU funds page.
https://www.deeplai.com/eu-funds
Prisma Timber
Website: prismatimber.com
Prisma Timber is an EUDR compliance and timber-traceability platform that helps forestry, producers, and timber traders manage origin data, documentation, inventory transformations, and DDS/TRACES NT workflows from forest to final buyer. ([prismatimber.com](https://www.prismatimber.com/?utm_source=openai))
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2026.
Country: Netherlands.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits Timber Measurement, Traceability and Trade because its core product digitizes timber origin tracking, chain-of-custody documentation, and supply-chain compliance as wood moves through the commercial chain. ([prismatimber.com](https://www.prismatimber.com/?utm_source=openai))
Company timeline
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2026-06-01:
EUDR compliance education and MSPO guidance content
(gtm)
. Prisma Timber published educational content explaining MSPO status and upstream-operator classification, using it as awareness and lead-generation content for compliance buyers.
Source: Prisma Timber | LinkedIn.
https://nl.linkedin.com/company/prismatimber
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2026-06-01:
Core timber-traceability capabilities described by founder
(product)
. Founder Pieter Zeeman described Prisma Timber as supporting mass balance, roundwood-to-sawn-timber yield calculations, and reconciliation of legality documents across countries, with a demo call to action.
Source: Pieter Zeeman - Prisma Timber | LinkedIn.
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/pieterzeeman
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2026-06-01:
Founder Pieter Zeeman publicly tied to Prisma Timber
(hr)
. LinkedIn evidence identifies Pieter Zeeman as the founder/operator associated with Prisma Timber and its product and demo messaging.
Source: Pieter Zeeman - Prisma Timber | LinkedIn.
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/pieterzeeman
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2026-06-01:
Launch motion and live demo at Carrefour International du Bois in Nantes
(gtm)
. Prisma Timber used the Carrefour International du Bois timber fair in Nantes as a public launch and demo venue, answering buyer questions about the Prisma Timber EUDR portal and positioning against other solutions.
Source: Pieter Zeeman - Prisma Timber | LinkedIn.
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/pieterzeeman
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2026-06-01:
Public launch of Prisma Timber EUDR compliance guidance
(product)
. Prisma Timber publicly launched a practical EUDR guidance flow on its LinkedIn presence, including an MSPO / upstream-operator self-check guide and an invitation to follow for deeper compliance content.
Source: Prisma Timber | LinkedIn.
https://nl.linkedin.com/company/prismatimber
Nemus
Website: nemus.app
Nemus is a forestry digitization platform that helps timber buyers, carriers, and industry players manage supply processes, track wood origin, and generate EUDR-compliant digital delivery documentation.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2001.
Country: Spain.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because it digitizes timber measurement/traceability workflows, georeferences wood supply points, and creates digital transport documentation to support traceability from forest to buyer.
Company timeline
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2026-07-17:
Cesefor/Nemus team structure described in official blog
(hr)
. The July 2026 blog describes developers, integration engineers, implementation staff, and marketing/comms support working on Nemus.
Source: Nemus Blog.
https://nemus.app/en/blog/quien-hay-detras-de-nemus-el-equipo-que-pisa-el-monte
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2026-06-01:
Nemus launched a guided onboarding and implementation motion
(gtm)
. Nemus blog content describes the first month with a customer as a field visit, configuration with real data, contextual training, and one month of accompanying support, indicating an established implementation-led sales process.
Source: Nemus Blog.
https://nemus.app/en/blog/despues-del-si-como-es-el-primer-mes-con-nemus
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2026-06-01:
Nemus Trucker mobile app introduced for carrier-side traceability
(product)
. The official site and Google Play listing describe Trucker as a Cesefor-developed mobile app integrated into Nemus that georeferences harvesting and weighing points by image and creates a digital transport guide for EUDR compliance.
Source: Google Play / Nemus official site.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cesefor.nemus_trucker
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2026-05-01:
Cesefor pushed Nemus in LinkedIn commercial messaging
(gtm)
. Cesefor’s LinkedIn post described Nemus as a platform that unites timber-supply tools, simplifies administrative management, and supports traceability and regulatory compliance, with a direct link to the product site.
Source: Cesefor LinkedIn.
https://es.linkedin.com/posts/cesefor_la-digitalizaci%C3%B3n-avanza-en-la-explotaci%C3%B3n-activity-7435643692159426560-xh22
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2026-02-01:
Nemus-Nemus4control API integration work began
(product)
. Cesefor procurement documents and contracting portal show a live project to build an API connector and additional functionality integrating Nemus with Nemus4control, indicating ongoing interoperability development.
Source: Cesefor procurement PDF / contracting portal.
https://www.cesefor.com/sites/default/files/2026-02/pc_02_bccm_bases_de_contratacion_contrato_menor_nec_RETECH_WP3_E3.3.3_0.pdf
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2026-01-01:
Nemus expanded language rollout on official site
(product)
. The official Nemus web presence is available in multiple languages, and a Cesefor-affiliated LinkedIn profile references Nemus being available in Euskera, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and French, indicating active localization work and broader market accessibility.
Source: LinkedIn profile / official site.
https://es.linkedin.com/in/eva-andr%C3%A9s-plaza-423805209
Forstify
Website: forstify.com
Forstify builds digital tools for forestry, including AI/AR timber measurement, wood-list management, collaboration, and timber marketing for forest owners, foresters, traders, contractors, municipalities, and sawmills.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 1-20.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because its core product digitizes timber measurement and documentation, then shares and tracks wood data across sellers and buyers to support traceability and trade.
Company timeline
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2026-03-16:
Forstify expands localization and exports
(product)
. Forstify released version 4.4.0 with support for 18 languages, improved exports, quality-class distribution and offline editing.
Source: Forstify.
https://forstify.com/en/updates
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2026-02-18:
Forstify adds PC editing, list search, and device sync
(product)
. Forstify released version 4.3.0 and 4.2.0 updates adding PC editing, wood-list search, and measurement sync across devices, plus English support and list/map views.
Source: Forstify.
https://forstify.com/en/updates
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2025-07-25:
Forstify launches municipal licence with WBH
(gtm)
. Forstify introduced a dedicated municipal forestry offer after proving the platform with Wirtschaftsbetriebe Hagen, including unlimited usage and per-user pricing.
Source: Forstify.
https://forstify.com/en/updates/pressemitteilung-kommunallizenz
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2025-07-01:
Forstify launches WoodQAI research project
(product)
. Forstify joined the WoodQAI consortium to build an app that uses AI to assess wood quality from photos, including offline on-device inference.
Source: Forstify.
https://forstify.com/en/updates/woodqai-ki-fuer-holzqualitaet
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2025-01-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 1-20 employees.
Source: Dortmund at work.
https://dortmundatwork.de/steckbrief/forstify-gmbh
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2024-10-01:
Wirtschaftsbetriebe Hagen adopts Forstify
(gtm)
. Forstify states that Wirtschaftsbetriebe Hagen has used the platform since October 2024 across more than 2,000 hectares of municipal forest.
Source: Forstify.
https://forstify.de/kommunallizenz
Timberhub
Website: timberhub.com
Timberhub is a European timber trading company that also provides a platform for sourcing, compliance, and operational workflows across a vetted timber supply network.
Category: Timber Trade.
Founded: 2022.
Country: Netherlands.
Employees: 11-51.
Landscape fit: It fits the timber measurement, traceability, and trade category because it helps timber move through the commercial supply chain with verified sourcing, EUDR due diligence, geolocation, and order-level traceability.
Funding rounds
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seed
announced 2022-09-01
: 5800000 EUR
; investors: HV Capital, Creandum, Speedinvest, David Nothacker, Julius Köhler, Nicolaus Schefenacker
; source: Nordic9
; https://nordic9.com/news/timberhub-raised-58-million-in-seed-funding-led-by-hv-capital-and-creandum-and-joined-by-existing-investor-speedinvest
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pre-seed
announced 2022-01-01
: 1500000 EUR
; investors: Speedinvest, business angels, founders including Sennder founders David Nothacker, Julius Köhler, Nicolaus Schefenacker, Moonfare co-founder Alexander Argyros, Qogita COO Manolis Manassakis
; source: Silicon Canals
; https://siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/timberhub-raises-1-5m
Company timeline
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2026-08-01:
Expanded marketplace with live pricing, truck tracking, and document automation
(product)
. Timberhub's marketplace and how-it-works pages describe a mature platform with live pricing, 24-hour custom quotes, shipment tracking, automatic document generation, and claims resolution.
Source: Timberhub Marketplace / How it works.
https://www.timberhub.com/marketplace
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2026-08-01:
Founding and co-founder identity
(hr)
. The official about page says Timberhub was founded in Amsterdam in 2022 and names its co-founders.
Source: Timberhub About.
https://www.timberhub.com/about
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2026-08-01:
EUDR compliance tool became live and operational
(product)
. Timberhub describes its EUDR solution as live now, onboarding customers, and operational today, with geolocation verification, due diligence, DDS filing via TRACES, and audit trail export.
Source: Timberhub EUDR.
https://www.timberhub.com/eudr
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2026-08-01:
Marketplace shows 150+ buyers, 300+ trucks/month, and live cross-border trade activity
(gtm)
. Current official marketplace pages show Timberhub with 150+ buyers across Europe and MENA, 70+ sawmill partners, 300+ trucks per month delivered, live orders, and shipment examples across Europe.
Source: Timberhub website.
https://www.timberhub.com
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2026-08-01:
Network scale-up to 70+ sawmills across 22 countries
(product)
. Timberhub's about page marks 2024 as the year its network scaled to 70+ sawmills, with service across 22 countries.
Source: Timberhub About.
https://www.timberhub.com/about
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2026-06-01:
Trading Brain AI layer launched for internal trading operations
(product)
. Timberhub says its AI layer, the 'Trading Brain,' is live in operations and connects pricing, stock, orders, and compliance. The company says it built it for itself and now deploys it for fellow timber traders.
Source: Timberhub Automation & AI.
https://www.timberhub.com/automation