Co-Founder & Ceo
CurrentTURBOCOW is an AI-driven IoT system, the precision real-time remote mastitis diagnostics for cows to improve milk quality and increase production in the dairy industry.● Developed from scratch a complex project and later turned it into a successful start-up TURBOCOW with an innovative technology COWOW at its heart. The technology detects mastitis in livestock quickly and on the spot before clinical symptoms appear which allows farmers to treat the disease in a timely manner without the use of antibiotics while saving time and money on lengthy and expensive laboratory testing.● Attracted investments of over €1mln for the R&D stage from The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), as well as EIT Food, and EIT Manufacturing. ● Developed a clear vision and strategy of the company based on a thorough understanding of the market and needs of target customers which resulted in securing funding and recognition from funds and agencies including:o EVO-R Competition, EIT Manufacturing, 2021, grant winnero EAFRD, 2020-2022 and 2022-2024, Industrial Research grant winner o 40th in Top 500 start-ups in agri-tech and food-tech, ForwardFooding, 2019o EIT Food Seedbed Program, 2019, alumnio Riga EIT Food, 2019, finalisto Deep Tech Atelier, 2019, Gold winner from Merck.● Established effective partnerships with multiple stakeholders including:o 5 cow farms, both major (over 1,000 cows) and medium (approx. 200 cows), one goat and one sheep farmso 2 agricultural associations o TURBOCOW (leading partner)o 3 universities and one research laboratory● Being a driving force and leading a cross-functional team of up to 15 professionals