Sadako Technologies

sadako.es ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Sadako Technologies is a Spanish AI and robotics startup that builds computer-vision systems for the waste and recycling industry, enabling machines to identify and sort waste materials in real time inside treatment plants. Its technology underpins the Max-AI® autonomous quality-control waste sorter, and it participates in EU-funded projects such as RUBSEE, HR-Recycler and SOPHIA. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) with roughly 15-30 employees, it has raised only modest early-stage funding (~$1.4M reported, last disclosed round 2017) and holds the European Commission's Seal of Excellence plus 'Innovative SME' status from the Spanish Ministry of Economy.

Founded

2012

Founders

Total funds raised

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SectorsArtificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Robotics, Waste Management & Recycling, Circular Economy, Industrial Automation Start-up MapEnergy & Climate › Water & waste treatment

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Founders

Belén Garnica

Co-Founder & Chief Corporate Officer

Eugenio Garnica Gonzalez-Barcena

Co-Founder & CEO

Javier de la Ossa

Co-Founder (Founding Partner, Business Development & Fundraising)

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AMP Robotics

United States · www.ampsortation.com ↗

Sells AI computer-vision and robotic sorting systems to recycling and waste-treatment facilities that identify and pick materials in real time, the same model as Sadako's vision-based waste sorting.

$270MComparable

Greyparrot

United Kingdom · www.greyparrot.ai ↗

Sells AI waste-recognition camera systems to material recovery facilities and sorting-equipment makers to identify and analyse waste streams, just as Sadako does.

$35MComparable

EverestLabs

United States · www.everestlabs.ai ↗

Supplies AI vision plus robotic arms to recycling plants to identify and recover recyclables on conveyor lines, the same approach as Sadako's AI sorting.

$30MComparable

Recycleye

United Kingdom · recycleye.com ↗

Sells computer-vision waste-identification systems and AI-guided robotic pickers to waste-management plants, closely matching Sadako's technology and customers.

$25MComparable

Glacier

United States · www.endlessglacier.com ↗

Deploys AI-vision sorting robots and material-analytics software in recycling facilities, the same business as Sadako's real-time AI waste sorting.

$24MComparable