Force-A
Company

Last deal

$2.3M
Local Amount - EUR 2.05M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

30.04.2015

Date

3

all rounds

$7.49M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

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About Company
The company Force-A designs, produces and sells optical sensors for the assessment of physiological and health status of crops.

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founded date

01.01.2004

founders

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company offers crop sensors for nondestructive assessment of leaf polyphenolics, multiparameter noncontact sensors-based on leaves or fruits, and berries autofluorescence measurements. Its sensors provide inputs for decision support systems for a range of crops, including fertilisation needs, weed infestation, crop diseases, and crop yield and quality forecast. FORCE-A's innovative plant diagnostic tools and solutions enable real-time crop monitoring and management, for precision agriculture.
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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 30.04.2015. Their latest investor Wilco. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

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Local Amount - EUR 2.05M
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Number of lead investors

7

Number of investors

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People

Founders
1
Jean Ayral
Jean Ayral

Jean Ayral

Jean-Luc Ayral is Founder & COO at Force-A

current job

Force-A
Force-A

organization founded

1

Jean Ayral

Employee Profiles
2
Jean Ayral

Jean Ayral

Founder and COO

Lionel Breton

Lionel Breton

President&CEO

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