The startup offers a technology scouting platform that employs artificial intelligence to identify and monitor relevant digital technology trends for research and development challenges. This platform significantly reduces the time researchers spend searching for applicable technologies, facilitating the integration of scientific advancements into business applications.
Funding
$2.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Research and development (R&D) teams often struggle to efficiently identify and evaluate relevant technologies for their projects, leading to wasted time and missed opportunities for innovation. Sifting through vast amounts of scientific literature, patents, and company websites to find applicable solutions is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.
Solution
Findest offers an AI-powered technology scouting platform that streamlines the process of identifying and monitoring relevant digital technology trends for R&D challenges. The platform uses IGOR AI, a semantic search engine, to scan millions of documents across various industries, including science, patents, and company websites. Findest's solution enables R&D leaders and engineers to quickly discover and assess potential technologies, facilitating faster innovation and integration of scientific advancements into business applications. The platform also offers tools for knowledge sharing, allowing teams to capture, structure, and reuse technical information, fostering collaboration and accelerating research objectives.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes R&D leaders, engineers, innovation managers, technology scouts, information specialists, and application engineers across various industries such as consumer electronics, food, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, and semiconductors.
Features
- AI-powered semantic search engine (IGOR AI) scans science, patents, and company websites
- Chrome & Edge plugin to capture information from any webpage
- Digital twin creation for R&D knowledge to link innovation project outcomes
- AI-powered system generates concise and fact-based descriptions for research work
- Integration with Google to scan Universe content simultaneously while browsing
- Alerts for webpages connected to the Universe, allowing users to pick up where colleagues left off
- Secure data storage on GDPR ISO 27001 compliant servers within Europe
- 256-bit AES encryption for secure data transmission