Optimal
Entrepreneur First '16London, GB · Founded 2016 · 8 known investors
Optimal provides AI-based greenhouse climate control that connects to growers' climate computers (such as Priva and Ridder) via cloud APIs and automatically adjusts settings 24/7 to hit target climate conditions as weather forecasts change. It serves commercial greenhouse growers, with deployments in Ontario and the Netherlands.
Founders & leadership
Optimal was founded in 2016 by Dave Hunter and João Abrantes.
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Dave HunterinCEODave Hunter came out of Oxford University's Machine Learning Research Group to apply advanced AI control systems to commercial greenhouses. He holds a master's in computer science from Oxford and a degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London.
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João AbrantesinFounding CTOJoão Abrantes trained in bioengineering before completing a PhD in robotics at EPFL in Lausanne. He is the founding CTO of optimal.
Investors · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Optimal do?
- Optimal provides AI-based greenhouse climate control that connects to growers' climate computers (such as Priva and Ridder) via cloud APIs and automatically adjusts settings 24/7 to hit target climate conditions as weather forecasts change. It serves commercial greenhouse growers, with deployments in Ontario and the Netherlands.
- Who founded Optimal?
- Optimal was founded by Dave Hunter, João Abrantes in 2016.
- Who are Optimal's investors?
- Optimal's investors include 2050, Air Street Capital, Backed, Crane Venture Partners, Entrepreneur First, Carmel Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Pitango.
- Where is Optimal headquartered?
- Optimal is headquartered in London, GB.