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Cellar Insights

Category: AI in Agriculture

AI-powered remote monitoring platform for potato storage designed to prevent crop loss and optimize potato quality. Cellar Insights was founded in 2023. The company is led by Terry Sydoryk. Based in Calgary, Canada. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $1.35M (Pre-Seed + Seed + SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund). Latest round: Venture Round. Key investors include Tall Grass Ventures, Accelerate Fund IV, Carrot Ventures, University of Alberta Innovation Fund, UCeed, Manitoba First Fund, SVG Ventures | THRIVE (Pioneer Fund).

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Calgary, Canada
Team size
2-10
Total funding
$1.35M (Pre-Seed + Seed + SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund)

Value proposition

Provides early detection of potato decomposition through gas sensors and AI, allowing timely intervention to minimize spoilage and crop loss.

Products and solutions

Remote monitoring and intelligence platform integrating specialized sensors and cloud-based AI algorithms to track potato health during storage.

Unique value

Detects trace gases emitted by decomposing potatoes to identify spoilage issues before visible symptoms develop.

Target customer

Potato growers, processors, and storage facility operators.

Industries served

Agriculture, AgTech, Farming

Technology advantage

Combines specialized gas sensors with AI predictive models to enable early intervention, reducing loss and extending storage life.

How they differentiate

AI-powered platform uniquely detecting rot gases to provide early warnings of potato spoilage, surpassing traditional temperature and humidity monitoring.

Main competitors

Croptimise, Tolsma-Grisnich, Agro-Analytics

Key partnerships

Tall Grass Ventures, Accelerate Fund IV, Carrot Ventures, UCeed, University of Alberta Innovation Fund, SVG Ventures | THRIVE, FCC Innovation Farm Network (EMILI)

Notable customers

Potato growers and processors across North America (names undisclosed)., FCC Innovation Farm Network (EMILI) — MacGregor, Manitoba site

Major milestones

Closed an oversubscribed seed funding round (Sep 2025)., Expanding operations to Manitoba and Red River Valley for enhanced regional coverage., Scaling AI-powered potato storage monitoring technology across North America., Secured $500K investment from SVG Ventures | THRIVE Pioneer Fund (Jan 2026)., Deployed at FCC Innovation Farm Network in MacGregor, Manitoba., Named an Agtech Rising Star on the THRIVE Top 50 list (2026)., Surpassed 500 million pounds of potatoes monitored.

Growth metrics

Currently monitoring over 500 million pounds of potatoes across North America, with 95% customer retention.

Market positioning

Positioned as an AgTech specialist focused on reducing post-harvest potato losses and enhancing supply chain reliability.

Geographic focus

Focused on North American potato-growing regions, particularly Canada and the United States.

Patents and IP

Specific patent details are not publicly disclosed.

About Terry Sydoryk

Over 30 years of leadership in the technology sector, focusing on company creation and early-stage growth, including CEO roles at Chaordix and ATTAbotics.

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