SweetSense Inc. is now Virridy! Head to our new page:
www.linkedin.com/company/virridy/
Our mission is to improve transparency, accountability, and cost-effectiveness of remote water, energy, and infrastructure projects to improve health and quality of life.
We fix the Internet of Broken Things™.
SweetSense Inc. is a spin-out, and partner, of Portland State University.
www.linkedin.com/company/virridy/
Our mission is to improve transparency, accountability, and cost-effectiveness of remote water, energy, and infrastructure projects to improve health and quality of life.
We fix the Internet of Broken Things™.
SweetSense Inc. is a spin-out, and partner, of Portland State University.
Location: United States, Colorado, Boulder
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $5.5M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Accord Ass... | accordap.c... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.06.2022 | Series A | $5.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.06.2025 | CU Boulder team deploys sensors in Boulder Creek to enhance water quality monitoring | Boulder’s Urban Water Quality Program Coordinator Michael Lawlor said the city has been monitoring bacteria in Boulder Creek for about 30 years. He said the city was interested in the CU Boulder team’s sensors because they give Boulder a re... |
| 08.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: $40m for crop intelligence, using tobacco for cultivated meat, Netherlands’ meat ads ban | This week, crop intelligence platform Taranis secured more capital for its aerial imagery and AI tech and BioBetter landed funds to turn tobacco into growth factors for cultivated meat. Online grocer Motatos bagged new capital, Uber and Nur... |
| 01.09.2022 | Virridy partners to improve water security in Africa through climate finance-based model | Virridy (formerly Sweetsense) a developer of satellite-powered sensors that monitors environmental resources in Africa, has partnered with the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) and the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience at ... |
| 07.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Green Generation Fund raises $120m, Amazon takes Grubhub stake | This week, Germany’s Green Generation Fund landed more capital to invest in alt-protein startups, while Israeli foodtech firm Phytolon scored funding for its natural food coloring tech. In the food delivery realm, Amazon bought a stake in G... |
| 05.07.2022 | Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food | Virridy is out to mitigate water insecurity using tech. The US startup provides Africa’s rural communities and Western US states with satellite-connected sensors for managing water, energy, and other agricultural resources. It recently anno... |
| 16.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Little Leaf Farms bags $300m, Wonder lands $340m to cook meals curbside | Mega-rounds this week went to controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company Little Leaf Farms and food delivery concept Wonder. Magic Spoon, best known for its “high-protein, low carb” cereal, finally landed in retail (and raised more fu... |
| 11.06.2022 | Virridy raises $5.5m to roll out satellite-connected sensors | After closing a $5.5 million series A funding round, environmenttech start-up Virridy is set to expand its offering across Africa and North America. The start-up says it will accelerate the development of “satellite-connected sensors for ma... |
| 11.06.2022 | Virridy raises $5.5m to roll out satellite-connected sensors | After closing a $5.5 million series A funding round, environmenttech start-up Virridy is set to expand its offering across Africa and North America. The start-up says it will accelerate the development of “satellite-connected sensors for ma... |
| 10.06.2022 | Business Business | Boulder-based Virridy raises $5.5M in Series A to accelerate sensor development | Virridy, a Boulder company that’s a trade name for SweetSense Inc., has closed on a $5.5 million Series A fundraising round to accelerate the development of “satellite-connected sensors for managing water, energy, and agricultural resources... |
| 10.06.2022 | Virridy closes a $5.5 million Series A Funding led by Accord Capital | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
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