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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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3 Ways A.I. Will Help You Make Better Business Decisions
Inc.com | By: Ben Sherry
Why wait weeks for a report when artificial intelligence can generate one in seconds? Artificial intelligence is about to make your data analysis a whole lot faster. The process of turning data into an actionable report is crucial for business leaders, with Gartner predicting that the market for business intelligence and data analytics software will grow to $13 billion by 2025.
Helios: $1.85 Million Funding Raised And Cersi Launches
Pulse 2.0 | By Amit Chowdhry
Helios – an analytics platform that predicts and mitigates risk in the agricultural supply chain – recently launched Cersi, the world’s first supply chain AI analyst. Helios has also secured $1.85 million in pre-seed funding led by Supply Change Capital with participation from January Ventures.
Helios Raises $1.9 Million from Supply Change Capital, January Ventures
CityBiz+
Helios has closed a $1.85 million pre-seed funding round led by Los Angeles-based Supply Change Capital, with participation from Boston’s January Ventures. The Tysons, Va.-based company, which is building tools to monitor agricultural supply chains, also announced the launch of Cersi, an AI tool with a ChatGPT-style conversational feature.
Helios Launches Cersi, the World’s First AI Analyst for the Agricultural Supply Chain Raises $1.85 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
AiThority
Helios, the analytics platform that predicts and mitigates risk in the agricultural supply chain launched Cersi, the world’s first supply chain AI analyst. This revolutionary product allows supply chain executives to ask questions and gain crucial insights about their proprietary supply chains in seconds.
This AI chatbot can help predict supply chain disruptions at farms
Agriculture Dive | By Sarah Zimmerman
Cersi, a virtual analyst introduced by agtech startup Helios, can be used by large food companies to manage commodity risks in the face of climate change and market volatility.
Cersi, what are the biggest risks to my supply chain today? Helios launches AI supply chain analyst, raises $1.85m pre-seed round
AgFunderNews | By Elaine Watson
Virginia-based startup Helios has launched an AI-powered supply chain analyst called Cersi and raised $1.85 million in a pre-seed round led by Supply Change Capital with participation from January Ventures.
Helios unveils AI analyst Cersi for tracking food supply chain disruptions
VentureBeat | Carl Franzen
Whether or not you subscribe to the “butterfly effect” — coined by meteorologist Edward Lorenz in 1961, the theorem states that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil could, through a chain of various interlinked meteorological events, ultimately cause a tornado in Texas — there’s no denying that events far from us on the other side of the world have an impact on our lives.
Helios AI Launches Global Catastrophe Tracking for Unparalleled Supply Chain Resilience
PR Newswire
Helios Artificial Intelligence, Inc., a cutting-edge supply chain platform provider, proudly unveils its breakthrough update that revolutionizes global catastrophe tracking…
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