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The global food supply chain’s path forward is anything but strait
When the Strait of Hormuz closed six months ago, the global food and energy supply chain as we knew it came to an end. Like most other commodity intelligence firms, Helios AI expected global food prices to rise by more than 10%.
Predicting the next food crisis: Helios A unpacks 4 factors shaping global hunger
As conflict in the Middle East and supply chain disruptions persist, concerns are growing about the long-term resilience of agrifood supply chains and food security risks for developing economies across the globe, including in large parts of Africa and Southeast Asia, according to a report from commodity intelligence platform provider Helios AI
The Iran War’s Other Energy Shortage—Food
The Iran war will constrain the supply not only of oil and gas but of food. Two shocks hit the global food system following American and Israeli attacks on Iran, but only one was widely reported. First, the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed beginning Feb. 28, day one of the war. Second, on March 18, Iranian missiles struck Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. In both cases, media coverage has focused on petroleum prices. That framing is dangerously incomplete.
Gates Foundation-funded pilot empowers East African coffee growers to manage climate change with Helios AI
Helios AI is helping East African coffee growers determine how to grow and when to sell their crops through a Gates Foundation-funded pilot project. COSA and Helios AI are working to ensure that coffee cooperatives have access to weather forecast information to inform their farming operations, the companies shared in a press release.
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Helios AI raises $3M from retail-backed W23 Global to map food-shock risk
Helios AI has raised $3 million in an early-stage round from W23 Global, the venture fund backed by grocery giants Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Shoprite Group, and Empire Company Limited. The Virginia-based company, which runs an AI agricultural commodity intelligence platform, announced the investment alongside a new global ranking of national vulnerability to food crises.
Helios AI Launches Global Hunger Exposure Index With $3M Investment
Helios AI launched a Hunger Exposure Index ranking countries by vulnerability to climate, trade and geopolitical shocks. The index scores nations 0-100 across four weighted pillars, with 70+ marked as critical exposure and 50-69 as elevated.
Helios AI Raises $3 Million From W23 Global And Launches Hunger Exposure Index For Food Security Risk
Helios AI has raised a $3 million strategic financing round from W23 Global as the company expands its technology for analyzing food security, climate and geopolitical risks across global agricultural markets.
AgriFood Signals: Syngenta HK IPO, Terradot and Google do enhanced rock weathering, Corteva split lawsuits
Helios AI launches global hunger exposure index with $3m strategic investment From W23 Global, EIN News
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Helios AI, an agricultural commodities prediction platform, raised $3m from W23 Global.
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Helios AI, an Arlington, Va.-based AI agricultural intelligence platform, raised $3 million from W23 Global.
How Technology Shifts Fresh Produce Supply From Reactive to Proactive
The co-founder and CEO of Helios AI shares how hyperlocal, commodity-specific AI modeling predicts regional crop disruptions months before they hit, giving buyers and growers critical lead time.
Helios AI Launches Global Hunger Exposure Index With $3M Strategic Investment From W23 Global
New index reveals where climate, trade and geopolitical shocks could trigger the next food crisis
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