Fruition Sciences provides a wireless sensor network and web-based decision tool to help vineyards optimize irrigation for fruit quality. Sensors measure soil moisture and plant water status in real-time to detect water stress. Data is stored, processed and accessible via a web application to develop site-specific irrigation strategies at different vine growth stages. Wineries report being able to better regulate irrigation and improve fruit quality with Fruition Sciences' solution. The company is led by two founders with experience in viticulture, engineering and business, and has received several awards and funding for its technology.

1. Quality Vineyard Decisions
Wine and IT, June 18, 2009

2. The Problem
P oble
Irrigation
Water S
W t Scarcity
it
Vintage
Characterization

3. A Complete Solution
Real-time,
Real-time wireless
and non destructive
measurements
Data Storage
D t St
Data Processing
Decision tool
Quality control

4. The Web-Application
Web A licatio

5. Time and V l
Ti d Volume of I i ti
f Irrigation
50%
Harvest
Veraison

6. Growing C to e Basis
G o i g Customer Ba i

7. Positive
Po iti e feedback
• "With Fruition Sciences I can monitor continuously the vine water
status to optimize fruit composition. Combining direct visual vineyard
monitoring,
monitoring pressure bomb readings and the real time information I
readings, information,
develop site-specific irrigation strategies to bring the best of my
terroir."
Benoit Touquette, Winemaker, Hartwell Vineyards
• "Fruition Sciences allows me to have a more precise monitoring of
vine water status, a better regulation of irrigation, and an increased
i t t t b tt l ti f i i ti d i d
ability to improve fruit quality."
Austin Peterson, Assistant W e a e , Ovid Vineyards
ust ete so , ss sta t Winemaker, Ov d V eya ds

8. News and A a d
Ne a d Awards
• 2008 Laureate OSEO-Creation and Development in
France: 250,000€
• 2007 Laureate OSEO-Emergence in France: 39,000€
• Laureate of YEi competition
• Winner of the New York Club 600 competition:
$10,000
• Winner of the Jacques and Francoise Douce prize
q p
(French Senate-Tremplin) : 7,500€
• Winner business booster challenge
(San Francisco) : $ 1000

9. The Team
Tea
Two founders surrounded b experienced advisors and collaborators
T f d d d by i d d i d ll b t
Advisors
David Aslin Consultants
(Finance, strategy)
Prof. Whitehouse Yoni Rosenbaum
(Wireless Systems) (Web developers)
Dave Walther Eva Potter
(
(Clean Technology)
gy) Management
g (Web Designer)
Guillaume Obozinski Sébastien Payen
(Statistics)
Ph.D. Mech. Eng. at UCB Employees
Partners
P t CEO
S. Grillo
Dynamax, Inc. Viticulture (Sap flow Intern)
( p
(Sap Flow Sensors)
) B. Soufflet
Thibaut S h l h
Thib t Scholasch (IT engineer)
INRA Pech rouge
Ph.D., SupAgro (France)
(H. Ojeda, B. Tisseyre)
VP R&D
Montpellier SupAgro
p p g
(E. Lebon, J. Prieto)

10. sebastien@fruitionsciences.com
thibaut@fruitionsciences.com
thib t@f iti i