Vinnare av Innovationskraft 2024: Agrodit

På prisutdelningen i Innovationskraft 2024 den 23 maj hos Almi i Malmö prisades Agrodit för sin innovativa idé och blev den lyckliga vinnaren av Innovationskraft 2024 i Region Syd. Agrodit vann 50 000 kronor. Agrodit är ett företag som tillhandahåller data till greenkeepers på ett enkelt sätt med realtidsjorddata och hjälper dem att planera för att spara resurser.

Juryns motivering:
"The winner of Innovationskraft 2024 has presented an inovation with great innovation height, big potential in the international market and a very clear connection to the sustainable development goals. The founders have demonstrated great perseverance and have, in addition to their obvious customer segment, both identified and verified a golden customer segment. The company has good traction and have proven the concept. With ground breaking technologies and methods that offers more reliable and more precise measurements this inovation will revolutionize how scarce water resources are used both in agriculture and by competing golf courses which in turn also affects CO2 emissions and the efficiansy of fertilizers and pestecides."

Hur kom ni på idén?
– Fernando had already been working on developing several sensors for different purposes in research facilities and other startups, while Maria's grandfather was an advisor to farmers. Together, after hearing about the challenges faced by greenkeepers and governments, they decided to help, as they shared a love for reliable and easy to use data just like them.

Vad betyder vinsten för er på Agrodit?
– Win this prize will help us to finance our initiative and continue our commercial focus, expand our network and gain reputation in the Swedish market. We are also looking for impact or climate investors and would love to get connected.

Vad är företagets framtidsplaner?
- We are working with golf courses in Sweden and Spain, where we expect to expand our network and find commercial partners.

Här hittar du Agrodits hemsida.
Team: Maria Martinez och Fernando Carrasco.

– "At Venture Cup, we believe that the future belongs to those who dare to innovate. Partnering with Almi for Innovationskraft, we have witnessed an incredible diversity of ideas this year and are committed to empowering innovation to shape a sustainable and prosperous tomorrow." - säger, Mehkar Sheikh, VD på Venture Cup Sverige.

Stort grattis säger vi till Agrodit!

Fotograf: Isa Svemark

INNOVATIONSKRAFT är ett gemensamt initiativ och ger möjligheten för entreprenörer och intraprenörer att få feedback, hjälp att utveckla och omsätta sin affärsidé i verklighet. Innovationskraft är en satsning där Venture Cup tillsammans med samarbetspartners letar efter INNOVATIONSKRAFT i dess rätta bemärkelse. Tävlingen har pågått i region Syd tillsammans med Almi Företagspartner.