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Follow on Google News | TeleSense Acquires Webstech to Extend into European MarketNow With the Largest Remote-Sensed Dataset in the World, AI Platform Will Help Avoid Grain Spoilage Throughout the Global Supply Chain
By: TeleSense, Inc. "Spoilage and energy optimization in drying grain continue to be multi-billion dollar issues; TeleSense provides the data insights needed for players throughout the global grain ecosystem to improve safety and profitability," Already deployed across the United States and Australia, grain storage operators and transporters around the globe can now increase profits by alleviating spoilage and reducing quality degradation with TeleSense GrainSafeā¢ (https://www.telesense.com/ "How grain is stored, handled and traded in the years to come will change as new IoT-enabled technologies take hold throughout the supply chain," added Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen of Maersk Growth Ventures, who will join the Board of Directors of the newly created TeleSense Europe ApS subsidiary. "We think that this acquisition by TeleSense will accelerate the mission of higher sustainability and efficiency in the grain supply chain." TeleSense will add a European office in Denmark and integrate Webstech technology advances, including industrial automation capabilities, solar/battery power functionality and alternate form factors such as sensor spears, into its own offering. In addition, TeleSense can use more than 20 million temperature and humidity observations generated by hundreds of existing Webstech customers to improve its proprietary machine-learning algorithms, while meeting EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. "Standards in Europe are incredibly unique, and many agtech startups stumble trying to get a foothold in this complicated market," added Finistere Venture's Spencer Maughan (http://finistere.com/ Webstech CEO Thomas Kylling, an agriculture industry veteran, will join the TeleSense team as managing director for Europe. In this role, he will focus on supporting current European customers and building out regional sales teams to drive TeleSense's European expansion. "After operating in the European remote sensing space for almost a decade, I was absolutely blown away by TeleSense's integration of data science with an IoT solution for grain," noted Kylling. "I think that TeleSense will help drive the automation of the grain supply chain, and I'm excited to help lead the effort in Europe." About TeleSense TeleSense helps manage environmental risks in the world's food supply chain. TeleSenseĀ® provides Industrial IoT, real-time environmental monitoring solutions for grain production, storage and transport. Using cloud-based technology, TeleSense automates wireless data collection, so companies and growers can monitor conditions in real time to eliminate human error, improve operational efficiency and increase profitability. Backed by a collection of high-profile investors including Finistere Ventures, Maersk Growth, Rabobank's Food & Agri Innovation Fund, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit www.telesense.com. End
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