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Hortiya
Duisburg, DEImpact-drivenStartupDigital & ITClimate & Environmental Protection
Impact3Sustainability Goals
Employees1
Founded2020
LocationDuisburg
About Hortiya
Founded in 2020, Hortiya is revolutionizing food production through artificial intelligence. The organization develops Greenbrain AI, a plant foundation model that predicts plant behavior to enable more efficient growing methods. With solutions like Sunmax and Plant Intelligence, Hortiya increases crop yields eightfold while significantly reducing water and fertilizer consumption. Headquartered in Duisburg, the company addresses global challenges such as food insecurity and climate change through sustainable deep tech solutions.
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Sustainability Goals
Zero Hunger
Boosting Plant Production for Food Security
Hortiya's AI solutions, including Greenbrain AI, enable up to 8x crop yield increases in greenhouses, significantly enhancing global food supply.
Clean Water & Sanitation
Water Conservation in Food Production
Utilizing Hortiya's plant intelligence and smart light control, greenhouse cultivation reduces water consumption to just one-tenth of traditional farming methods.
Responsible Consumption & Production
Resource Efficiency in Plant Cultivation
Through AI-driven cultivation methods, Hortiya enables significantly more efficient production, using a fraction of fertilizers and other resources compared to traditional farming.
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Q1What is Hortiya's core mission?
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Founded in 2020, Hortiya is dedicated to revolutionizing food production through artificial intelligence. The organization is building the Greenbrain AI plant foundation model, which "listens" to plants to accurately predict their behavior and performance, enabling more efficient growing methods.
Q2What AI solutions does Hortiya offer?
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Hortiya offers Sunmax, an intelligent light control system for greenhouse growers, and Plant Intelligence, which provides plant researchers with deep insights into plant needs and development. These solutions lead to an 8x increase in crop yield while using one-tenth of the water and a fraction of the fertilizer.
Q3What global challenges does Hortiya address?
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Hortiya is committed to addressing global challenges such as the energy crisis, climate change, food insecurity, skilled labor shortages, and water scarcity through sustainable and resource-efficient practices in food production.
Q4Where is Hortiya headquartered?
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Hortiya's headquarters are located in Duisburg, Germany. The organization operates a total of two locations.
Q5With whom does Hortiya collaborate?
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Hortiya collaborates with notable partners including IGZ, Google, Vitarom, universities, various research facilities, and commercial greenhouse growers to advance its technology and mission.
Q6Which UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) does Hortiya support?
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Hortiya primarily contributes to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Secondarily, the organization supports SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) through its resource-efficient methods.
Q7How large is the Hortiya team?
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Hortiya is a startup with an experienced team, typically comprising between 2 and 10 staff members.
