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MEQ Solutions

Category: AI in Agriculture

An Australian agtech company providing AI-powered imaging and spectral analysis tools for objective, real-time measurement of red meat quality and yield. MEQ Solutions was founded in 2016. The company is led by Remo Carbone. Based in Reservoir, Australia. Team size: 40. Total funding raised: $23.0M. Latest round: Series A ($23.0M, Dec 2025). Key investors include ["Insight Partners"].

Founded
2016
Headquarters
Reservoir, Australia
Team size
40
Total funding
$23.0M

Value proposition

Provides objective, real-time measurement of meat quality attributes using AI and video/spectral technology, reducing subjectivity, enabling supply chain optimization, energy savings, and improved brand consistency across the $1 trillion global red meat industry.

Products and solutions

["MEQ Probe: Patented hot carcass measurement for intramuscular fat (IMF) and marbling at chain speed without chilling","MEQ Camera: AI-enabled video-based grading system for cold carcass yield, marbling, fat color, meat color, and rib eye area","MEQ Live: Live animal estimation of fat and marbling","MEQ Insights: Data analytics platform for supply chain insights on quality and eating attributes"]

Unique value

World's first USDA-certified video-based AI grading system (first in 15 years) and AUS-MEAT accredited technology using real-time video combined with spectral analysis for hot carcass measurements without chilling.

Target customer

Meat processors (primary), supply chain partners including distributors, butchers, consumers, and on-farm growers

Industries served

["Red Meat Processing","Agtech/Agriculture Technology","Food Production","Supply Chain Optimization","Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture"]

Technology advantage

Combines AI, machine learning, spectral analysis, and 3D imaging to deliver precise, repeatable, non-destructive measurements at processing speed (450 carcasses/hour), enabling early grading, chiller optimization, energy savings, and premium product allocation.

How they differentiate

World's first USDA-certified video-based beef grading system (first in 15 years) with AUS-MEAT accreditation, combining AI, 3D video, and spectral analysis for objective, real-time measurement at processing speed (450 carcasses/hour). Unlike competitors focusing on single tasks, MEQ offers comprehensive supply-chain solutions from hot carcass measurement to cold grading and data analytics.

Main competitors

["Marble Technologies","Silver Fern Farms","Advanced Animal Diagnostics"]

Key partnerships

["Siemens (supply chain automation integration)","Kilcoy Global Foods (multi-plant deployment)","JBS (three sites approved for MEQ cold carcass grading)","Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)","Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)","Alliance (New Zealand meat processor)"]

Notable customers

["JBS Australia","Kilcoy Global Foods","Greenhams","Alliance Group (New Zealand)","Sustainable Beef (Nebraska, US)"]

Major milestones

["World's first USDA-certified video-based beef grading system (first in 15 years)","AUS-MEAT accreditation for cold carcass grading","JBS Australia receives first 'Facility OCM Device Approval' for MEQ cold carcass grading","Multi-plant deployments across Australia, New Zealand, and United States","$23M Series A funding from Insight Partners (December 2025)"]

Growth metrics

Post-Series A stage with ~40 employees; commercially deployed with USDA certification and AUS-MEAT approvals; processing 450 carcasses/hour; customers achieving 4x ROI within 6 months

Market positioning

Global leader in AI-powered objective meat measurement technology, positioned as the category-defining company transforming value measurement in the $1 trillion red meat industry through hardware, software, and AI-driven analytics.

Geographic focus

Australia (headquarters in Reservoir, Victoria), New Zealand, United States, Brazil, with global expansion plans

Patents and IP

Patented technology for hot carcass measurement in beef; proprietary AI models and imaging systems

About Remo Carbone

Entrepreneur and commercialization expert with over two decades scaling deep technology. Co-founded multiple companies through the Availer agtech foundry. Previously focused on agtech innovation for six years before recent highlights.

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