Quanturi, a Finnish company, sells wireless temperature probes that farmers insert into hay bales, marketed as fire prevention and quality monitoring. Its EIC project, HAYTECH AI, set out to go further: use the data to predict hay quality and help dairy farms feed cows better and raise milk yield, according to CORDIS.
The European Innovation Council granted €2,499,875 towards a €3.6 million project from February 2023 to October 2025. The final report says the system reached technology readiness level 8, with AI models at "≈ 85 % accuracy" for protein and fibre values, a 53% cut in manufacturing cost, ten pilot farms in France, Germany, Italy and the UK plus sites in Australia, and distribution partnerships with John Deere and Farmscan. It claims milk yield rises of 1.5% to 2%. Quanturi's revenue reached €1.64 million in the year to March 2026, with an operating loss of €434,000 and an equity ratio of 5%, according to Asiakastieto.
Company file
- Legal entity
- Quanturi Oy, 2752725-9, Espoo, Finland
- Staff
- 14 in the year to March 2026
- Products
- Wireless temperature probes for hay, grain, woodchips and laundry; HAYTECH AI analytics
- Partners
- John Deere, Farmscan
- EIC project
- HAYTECH AI, 1 Feb 2023 to 31 Oct 2025
- EIC funding
- Blended finance; no EIC Fund investment announced
Where Quanturi Stands Now
Quanturi's recent case studies are about laundries preventing fires from spontaneous combustion, a seed company's storage and grain bin monitoring, alongside hay. Revenue grew 64% in the year to March 2026, after falling from €1.51 million to €772,000 two years earlier. The company has not announced an equity round, and its equity ratio of 5% leaves little buffer.
The Technology: Reading Hay From the Inside
The probes measure temperature inside bales and send the data wirelessly, with a range of about one kilometre and battery life of more than 18 months, according to the report. HAYTECH AI adds models that estimate crude protein and fibre values. The report claims hay losses fall by about 10% and milk yield rises by 1.5% to 2%, figures from its own pilots that no independent study has confirmed.
What the EIC Project Promised, and What CORDIS Shows
The project promised hay data analytics and fermentation control to raise milk yields. The report says all work packages were completed, five demo days drew more than 250 participants and major agricultural distributors signed on. It does not say how many farms pay for the AI service. CORDIS still lists the project as signed.
- AI quality modelsDelivered~85% accuracy.
- Pilot validationDeliveredTen farms, four countries.
- DistributionSignedJohn Deere, Farmscan.
- Profitable growthNot yetOperating loss €434k.
The Money
Quanturi's revenue was €1.51 million in the year to March 2022, fell to €772,000 a year later, and recovered to €1.64 million by March 2026. It has made an operating loss in every year shown, between €219,000 and €668,000. The EIC grant alone was larger than any single year's revenue.
What Cannot Be Checked
Questions for the EIC
How many farms use HAYTECH AI, how much revenue the John Deere partnership brings, whether the equity part of the blended award was invested, and how the company funds itself with a 5% equity ratio are not public.
Why Europe Should Care
The EIC funded a small Finnish company to add AI to a simple farm sensor. The technology was finished and piloted across Europe. The business remains small, and its recent growth comes partly from markets far from the dairy farm.
What the project promised
Hay analytics and fermentation control to raise dairy farm milk yield.
What the record shows
A completed system, pilots and distributors, revenue of €1.64 million and continuing operating losses.
The Verdict
Delivered, still small
Quanturi did the work the EIC paid for and its sales are growing again. It is not yet profitable, and its balance sheet is thin.
Quanturi and the EIC have not been asked for comment for this article. It is based entirely on public records and published statements, linked throughout.
