Ganiga secures €2.5M to expand its AI-powered food waste technology
Ganiga, an Italian deeptech startup founded in the province of Pisa, secured €1.5 million in equity funding led by catering company Vivenda with participation from NextSTEP and three angel investors. Combined with €1 million from Smart&Start Italia, the incentive programme, total funding reached €2.5 million. The company develops AI, computer vision and robotics solutions for waste management. Initially focused on robotic waste sorting with over 300 devices deployed globally, Ganiga expanded into food waste management with HooolyFood, an AI system using cameras above waste containers to identify discarded food and help catering operators reduce waste and optimize purchasing. HooolyFood, deve
Key points
- €2.5M total funding (€1.5M equity + €1M government incentive)
- AI-powered food waste monitoring using computer vision and robotics
- Deployed in 30,000+ daily meals across catering operations
- Expanded from robotic sorting (300+ devices) to food waste management
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