Pre Seed · Agritech & Foodtech · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Founded 2023 · 5–10 employees
Merqato is an Amsterdam-based AI-powered platform that helps European fruit and vegetable companies optimize operational and commercial planning by matching supply and demand through predictive algorithms. Founded in 2023 by Claire Bénard, Jan-Willem Snoeker, and Thomas Beelaerts, the company fuses corporate data with external sources such as weather, energy prices, and trade data to generate volume and price forecasts for up to six weeks ahead. The platform has demonstrated a predictive price model for 30 fresh products in the Spanish market that outperforms the market benchmark by 80%, and has active customers in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy, and Peru. Merqato has raised funding from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland (€350K convertible loan) and Smarter Ventures, and participated in accelerator programs at YES!Delft and Antler.
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