{
  "id": 84306,
  "title": "Italy’s Aflabox raises €1.35 million to scale AI-powered portable aflatoxin detection across Africa and Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/italys-aflabox-raises-1-35-million-to-scale-ai-powered-portable",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-03T11:44:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/italys-aflabox-raises-e1-35-million-to-scale-ai-powered-portable-aflatoxin-detection-across-africa-and-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Italian AgTech startup Aflabox has successfully raised €1.35 million in Seed funding, thanks to support from FoodSeed and Farming Future. Founded in July 2024 by Fabrizio Cardillo and Luca Alinovi, the company aims to revolutionize food safety by providing affordable, efficient, and accessible aflatoxin detection solutions across Africa and Europe. Aflabox's portable platform integrates UV imaging, AI, and geolocated data to identify mycotoxins, assess grain quality, and map risks within agricultural supply chains. This innovative system allows farmers, aggregators, traders, and food companies to make informed decisions about crop quality, storage, and market access, while also providing valuable data to governments and international organizations for food safety planning and monitoring.",
  "summary": "Aflabox, an Italian AgTech startup that aims to revolutionise food safety by making aflatoxin detection accessible, affordable, and efficient, has closed a €1.35 million Seed funding round. The round was completed through FoodSeed, the programme within CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network dedicated to agrifood startups and managed by Eatable Adventures. The round also saw […] The…",
  "key_points": [
    "Italian AgTech startup Aflabox raises €1.35 million in Seed funding.",
    "Founded in July 2024 by Fabrizio Cardillo and Luca Alinovi.",
    "Portable platform uses UV imaging, AI, and geolocated data for aflatoxin detection."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/84306.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}