Mind The Tech London 2024Platypus: Revolutionizing pest control practices in agriculture
Mind The Tech London 2024
Platypus: Revolutionizing pest control practices in agriculture
Gilad Yarkoni
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Company name: Platypus
Presenter full name: Gilad Yarkoni
Position: CEO and Co-Founder
Field of business: Bio-materials & Agtech
Founders: Gilad Yarkoni and Marina Arshavsky Rosental
Company description: Platypus is revolutionizing pest control practices in agriculture, the food supply chain, and home & garden markets. While synthetic pesticides cause tremendous damage to the environment and human health, safer bio-compounds are not cost-effective as their use time is short. With a first-of-its-kind raw material that serves as a platform, Platypus enables the use of safer and ecological bio-compounds against pests. This technology allows solution manufacturers to develop solutions that last up to six times longer than other practices. All this while reducing costs, accelerating time to market, and enhancing product value.
Number of Employees: 4
Year founded: 2021
Funding round: Seed
Amount raised to date: 0
Investors: Bootstrapped, Israel Innovation Authority
Platypus was part of the Israeli startup squad that participated in Calcalist's Mind The Tech London 2024 conference. Calcalist's "Dream Team" included early-stage startup companies in the fields of AI & Data, Fintech & Retail, Cyber, Media & Entertainment, Healthtech, Greentech. The startups joined the official delegation in its journey to London and took part in discussions at the event, presenting their companies to senior executives from the UK and international tech industries.
