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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.
How Leaders Can Spark Broader Conversations On Climate Change And AI
In many cases, we are all already living in or soon will be living in a world shaped by AI and climate change. In the words of Francisco Martin-Rayo, Founder and CEO, Helios AI “Every decision we make as humans is already being shaped by climate change - or soon will be. AI is similar in that sense: it’s not something we opt into or out of. The real question is whether we use it to adapt intelligently or let it amplify existing failures.”
Cheap coffee is winning in grocery aisles — except when shoppers want Starbucks
"Coffee is once again a leading indicator of sticky inflation," Francisco Martin-Rayo, CEO and cofounder at Helios AI, an agritech startup that models food supply chain risks and agricultural prices, told Business Insider. Helios models indicate that rainfall in Brazil's Minas Gerais region is running roughly 25% below seasonal norms, compounding the effects of a prolonged drought on the industry.
Crystal Ball: Will the AI bubble burst or balloon in 2026?
Vertical AI becomes the survivor class of the AI cycle. If the AI bubble deflates in 2026, the companies that survive will be vertical AI platforms with real margins, real customers, and real proprietary data. —Francisco Martin-Rayo, Helios AI cofounder and CEO
New AI platform will predict ag supply chain disruptions
Helios Artificial Intelligence, Inc. launched the open beta of its platform that will identify agricultural supply chain disruptions ahead of time. The company’s founder and CEO says they’ve created a one-stop platform for agricultural importers to understand the risks to their supply chain and get ahead of their competitors.
Embracing the Power of Diversity in AI: My Journey as a Women in Tech
Our very own co-founder / CTO was recently featured in Startups Magazine! "When I first embarked on my career in AI, I wasn’t fully aware of the challenges or the triumphs that would come my way. What I did know was that I had a passion for data and a drive to solve problems that could make a real impact..."
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Supply Chain Climate Audits to De-Risk Global Agri-Food Supply Chains
Food Logistics | Marina Mayer
Helios Artificial Intelligence (Helios AI) launched new Supply Chain Climate Audits (SC²A), designed to help companies address the growing climate risks impacting global agri-food supply chains. “At Helios, we've seen the accelerating pace of agricultural disruptions firsthand, from cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire to corn in the U.S. Midwest,” says Francisco Martin-Rayo, co-founder and CEO of Helios AI.
Helios AI Launches CommodiTrack, an AI Platform That Generates Ag Commodity Trading Signals
Integrity Research Associates | Michael Mayhew
A few weeks ago, Virginia-based Fintech firm Helios Artificial Intelligence launched a new AI platform dubbed CommodiTrack, which enables commodity buyers and traders to predict agricultural commodity prices based on the firm’s proprietary climate risk measure.
AI company predicts poor harvests: 'Fruit and vegetable buyers, make plan B'
DistriFood (Dutch) | Daan Heijink
Fresh produce buyers at supermarkets need to find short-term back-ups for their suppliers, as deliveries are rapidly becoming more uncertain due to poor harvests. Anyone who still relies on one supplier for a particular fruit will sooner or later run into problems.
Helios AI launches CommodiTrack™, First AI Platform to predict the price of agricultural commodities using climate risk
AgroSpectrum Asia | Hithaishi CB
AI tool revolutionizes agrifood supply chain resiliency, empowering decision makers with technology that predicts the price and availability of commodities
Helios AI introduces CommodiTrack
Fresh Plaza
CommodiTrack is a dynamic, interactive platform that allows users to track, forecast and strategize to improve supply chain resiliency. The platform uses Helios' proprietary climate risk data set which includes over 500 billion unique risk signals generated by custom machine learning models specific to each of the 50+ crops being tracked, rather than generic weather information, giving users a unique advantage to predict where and why disruptions are likely to occur.
Strengthening supply chains: Helios AI’s new tool predicts agri-food prices to mitigate climate risks
Food Ingredients First | Insha Naureen
Agricultural supply disruptions and price volatility are at an all-time high and keep getting worse with climate change, according to Francisco Martin-Rayo, CEO of Helios AI. The Virginia, US-based company has unveiled an AI tool that enhances supply chain resilience by predicting the price and availability of agricultural commodities.
Helios AI Launches CommodiTrack™, First AI Platform to Predict the Price of Agricultural Commodities Using Climate Risk
Press Release | Helios AI
Helios Artificial Intelligence, Inc., the leading AI company that predicts the price and availability of agricultural commodities, today launches CommodiTrack™, a first-of-its-kind AI platform that gives agrifood buyers and traders unprecedented access to the climate risks impacting the commodities they care about.
AI tool assesses disruption risk for commodities
The Packer | Jill Dutton
CommodiTrack is a dynamic, interactive platform that allows users to track, forecast and strategize to improve supply chain resiliency, the company said. The platform uses Helios’ proprietary climate risk data set, which includes over 500 billion unique risk signals generated by custom machine learning models specific to each of the 50-plus crops being tracked, rather than generic weather information, giving users an advantage to predict where and why disruptions are likely to occur, according to a news release.
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