more-inAgShift, a tech start-up said it had raised $2 million in a funding round led by Exfinity Ventures. The California-based firm said it is building the world’s first autonomous food inspection system leveraging deep learning and computer vision, to reduce global food waste. “AgShift can make a huge impact on reducing 1.3 billion tons of annual food loss and waste - a complex, real-world challenge for everyone,” Ms. Jha said in a statement. The firm said its software blends patented deep learning models with computer vision to make food inspections autonomous, consistent and standardised at scale. “AgShift’s unique application of deep learning with a challenging proposition truly excites us,” said Shailesh Ghorpade, managing partner and CIO of Exfinity Ventures.

Source: The Hindu March 22, 2018 16:29 UTC