Aug 11, 2015
BRINGING LIGHT… THINKING SMARTER…
Rogério [email protected] +351 964394586
Water Distribution Challenges Wine Production Challenges
US$ 14 B Revenue
Loss(1)
50% fresh water wasted
(1) World Bank, Water, electricity, and the poor: who benefits from utility subsidies?
US$ 7 B Revenue
Loss
Production inneficiencies
REAL-TIMELEAK LOCATIONLEAK PREDICTIONQUALITY
MONITORING
Smart meter
Sensor
Analytics
SMART WATER GRID
Current Solutions
1/3 price
Reduced CAPEX and OPEX
Real time quality monitoring
2X efficiency leakage detection and prediction
Basic leak detection
DETECTION OF LEAKS NOT PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED
DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOURS NOT ASSOCIATED TO LEAKAGE
ABOUT 85% OF LEAKAGES DETECTED
2M/year
0.5M/year
70k/year
1.4M savings/year !
Current Pilot
Market Expanding
NOW IS THE TIME!
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29% Penetration Ratio
Conventional grid
SMART grid
US$ 22.2B
The base year is 2010. Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR VINIFICATION MONITORING
Winner of the startup contest from 33entrepreneurs (2014)
Turbidity ColorRefractive index TemperatureWine level
MORE QUALITY=
MORE REVENUE8.5M/year
2.5M/year
6M extra revenue/year !
Current Pilot
On site
Reduced OPEX
Real time quality monitoring
Multiparameter
Online methods• Single parameter• No data analysis
Offline methods• Time consuming• No real time assessment
• High cost
Key financials
BREAK EVEN
2020
Different revenue streams (US$ 19M): - SaS- Hardware- Licensing
2015
Rogério Nogueira, PhDTeam Leadership, Project Management, International scientific leadership, Optical sensors, Innovation Management, Industry and academia experience
CEO
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD:
Jan Jacob Keizer, Researcher Assistant of Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM).
VP Tech.
Lúcia Bilro, PhDConceptual design and development of low-cost optical fibre, Project Management
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Vasco Lagarto, CEO of TICE.pt, a collaborative platform between companies and research institutions for ICT technologies.
Fredrick Royan, Global Research Director for the Environment and Water Markets of Frost&Sullivan, London office.
Brook Spaulding, Serial entrepreneur, MIT Sloan School of Management, Advisory on Sales.
This is the tip of the iceberg !