Moonsyst and PitSeal have been announced as the winners of University College Dublin’s (UCD) third annual accelerator programme for early-stage start-ups with global potential in the agtech, agrifood, equine and veterinary sectors.
The 12-week AgTechUCD Agccelerator Programme fast trackings the commercial and leadership skills of participants and to provide them with the support and guidance needed to accelerate their start-ups in Ireland and on the global stage.
Following a final pitching event at the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre at UCD Lyons Farm in Co. Kildare, Moonsyst was named the AIB and Yield Lab AgTech Start-up 2024 and PitSeal was named the FBD AgTech One to Watch 2024, each received a €10,000 prize.
Moonsyst’s smart rumen monitoring solution that collects real-time information from inside cattle, an ingestible ‘Fitbit for cows’. This information enables farmers to accurately detect heats, monitor health conditions and ultimately improve productivity. The solution is supported by cloud-based Internet of Things software that can be accessed on a phone and/or PC, anywhere, anytime.
The software uses artificial intelligence to predict health and reproduction events related to the animal. The more information collected the more accurate alerts become, helping the farmer with livestock management.
The co-founders of Moonsyst, Desmond Savage and Peter Gesler are based in based in Co. Cork and Hungary.
Moonsyst has been supported to date with funding from the Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West and was recently successful in securing match funding investment through Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential Start-Up programme.
Founded by Marion Cantillon who is currently a PhD Walsh Scholar at Teagasc and University College Cork, PitSeal is an eco-friendly biofilm spray comprised of unique strains of seaweed and nutrients that forms an airtight, water-repellent seal over silage pits, eliminating the need for plastic sheeting and weights. PitSeal also reduces plastic waste and reduces greenhouse gas emissions upon consumption by livestock.
The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre, which officially opened late last year, is part of NovaUCD, and is the first and only on-farm workspace hub in Ireland. Its focus is to promote and accelerate early-stage start-ups and SMEs with innovative solutions in the agri, agtech, agrifood, equine and veterinary sectors, as they build their businesses into leading job creating companies on the national and global stage.
A total of 27 start-ups have now completed the three AgTechUCD Agccelerator Programme held to date.
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