EFOS

What EFOS does

EFOS d.o.o. Informacijske rešitve is a Slovenian private IT company headquartered in Hruševje, Slovenia, founded in 2007. EFOS develops integrated decision-support solutions for environment and food safety, with a primary focus on agricultural pest monitoring. The company's core product is Trapview, an automated pest-insect monitoring and forecasting system that combines electronic field traps with AI-based image recognition and data-science algorithms to deliver real-time pest population data and weather-forecast-style pest development predictions. Trapview is operational in 60+ countries and monitors nearly 40 insect species, supported by roughly 11-50 employees. The platform is sold primarily through direct enterprise field sales to government agencies and large agricultural organizations, with supplementary channel relationships in Slovenia (Kolektor) and Croatia (King ICT).

The broader portfolio extends Trapview's data and decision-support capabilities into animal identification and movement systems, veterinary information systems, and water quality monitoring, serving government veterinary directorates, agricultural ministries, and environmental agencies. Notable reference customers include the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection, the Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, the Slovenian Environment Agency, and Montenegro's Veterinary Directorate. EFOS monetizes through a mix of recurring Trapview platform subscriptions, electronic-trap hardware sales, and professional services tied to government implementations. The company is venture-backed (€1.5M seed from Pymwymic Healthy Ecosystems Impact Fund in 2019) and has supplemented equity with non-dilutive funding, including a €1M+ EU Horizon 2020 SME Instrument grant (2016) and additional Republic of Slovenia/ERDF grants supporting the Trapview MICRO (2020) and MAP aggregate-data module (2022) product lines. EFOS holds strategic relationships with agricultural-equipment OEM KUBOTA and impact investors ECBF, DEMETER, RSG Capital, and Oltre Impact.

Name

EFOS

Legal name

EFOS d.o.o. Informacijske rešitve

Website

https://efos.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EFOS is a Slovenian IT company that builds Trapview, an AI-powered automated pest monitoring and forecasting platform using electronic traps, image recognition, and predictive analytics, serving agriculture, forestry, veterinary, and environmental agencies across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Agriculture Software

NAICS

Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAMAJAL

Pest Risk Assessments & Preventive Consulting (Design/Operational Recommendations)

Home & Personal Services/Pest Control & Extermination/Integrated Pest Management (IPM) & Preventive Services

SECONDARYAFACAGAF

Insect Control (Crawling/Flying Insects) for Farms & Ag Facilities

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Pest Management Services (IPM, Fumigation, Rodent/Bird Control)

SECONDARYAFAOAIAN

Pest Control Product Supply (Fumigants, Traps, Lures, Applicator Equipment)

Agriculture & Food Production/Post-Harvest Handling & Storage (Grain Elevators, Silos, Cold Storage)/Fumigation, Pest Control & Stored-Product Protection

Keywords

• Automated pest monitoring
• Precision agriculture software
• Veterinary information systems
• Animal identification systems
• Environmental monitoring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Hrusevje

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trapview Pest Monitoring System: Subscription-based automated pest monitoring and forecasting service using electronic traps deployed in agricultural fields. The system provides ongoing decision support for crop protection.
2. Electronic Trap Hardware: Sale of automated electronic traps for pest monitoring that are placed in fields for data collection.
3. Professional Services: Implementation and support services for government agencies including Slovenian Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EFOS (EFOS d.o.o. Informacijske rešitve) develops integrated IT solutions for environment and food safety. Its flagship product is Trapview, an automated pest monitoring and forecasting system that combines electronic field traps with AI-based image recognition and data science algorithms to deliver real-time pest population data and weather-style forecasts. The company also offers animal identification and movement systems, veterinary information systems, and water quality monitoring solutions for government agencies and agricultural enterprises.

Product overview

EFOS provides integrated sustainable decision support solutions for environment and food safety. The core product is TRAPVIEW, an automated pest monitoring system - the world's most widespread automated insect monitoring system operating in over 60 countries. TRAPVIEW combines electronic traps for automated data collection with AI-based image recognition and pest population forecasting. Supporting products include animal identification and movements systems, veterinary information systems, water quality monitoring solutions, and the MAP aggregate data module for food safety applications. The portfolio serves agriculture, forestry, veterinary services, and animal identification/registration sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trapview: Automated pest monitoring and forecasting platform that includes electronic traps placed in fields and state-of-the-art data processing with image recognition and data science algorithms. Users receive information about pest population based on actual field situation with minimal manual work.

Products and services

• Trapview Automated Pest Monitoring System Automated pest insect monitoring and forecasting platform that combines electronic traps deployed in fields with AI-based image recognition and data science algorithms to provide real-time pest population data and weather-style forecasts. Designed for farmers, agricultural enterprises, and government plant protection and food safety agencies to optimize crop protection timing.
• Animal Identification and Movements Systems Electronic identification and movement tracking system for livestock and other animals, supporting livestock management, animal registration, and traceability requirements for food safety compliance. Used by government veterinary and food safety authorities.
• Veterinary Information Systems Information systems supporting the operations and management of veterinary services, including national veterinary directorates and animal health administration. Used by government veterinary authorities for animal health programs.
• Water Quality Monitoring System Environmental monitoring solution for tracking and managing water quality parameters. Used by government environmental agencies and monitoring authorities such as the Slovenian Environment Agency.
• MAP - Aggregate Data Module for More Safe Food Production Aggregate data module for more safe food production, designed to consolidate data across the food production value chain and enable new business models and customer segments in food safety applications. Built on EFOS's existing data platform infrastructure.
• Trapview MICRO New MICRO product group within the Trapview family, developed as a separate R&D product line targeted at smaller-scale or micro deployment scenarios for automated pest monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40 different insect species monitored globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DEMETERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact investment fund focused on agricultural technology and sustainable food systems.
• KUBOTAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese agricultural equipment manufacturer with global presence in farm machinery and engines.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DTN: DTN provides agricultural weather forecasting, crop analytics, and decision-support tools to growers and agribusinesses. Comparable to EFOS in the forecasting-as-a-service model and its role in translating data into operational recommendations for crop protection and farm management.
• Arable Labs: Arable builds field-deployed sensors that combine weather, crop, and plant health data with analytics for precision agriculture decisions. Comparable to Trapview in fusing on-field hardware with cloud analytics and weather-forecast-style predictions for operational use.
• Semios: Semios is the closest direct competitor, offering an integrated precision agriculture platform that includes automated pheromone-based pest monitoring traps, camera-based insect counting, and predictive analytics for tree crops and vineyards. Both companies combine field-deployed hardware with AI-driven decision support for pest management.
• Tule Technologies: Tule provides field-sensing technologies (e.g., irrigation and crop water stress monitoring) that pair on-farm hardware with cloud analytics for growers. Comparable in the device-plus-AI-analytics pattern, though Tule focuses on water rather than pest data.
• Cropx: Cropx offers a precision agriculture platform combining soil sensors, satellite imagery, and AI-driven agronomic recommendations. Comparable to Trapview as an integrated hardware-plus-software decision-support platform targeting growers with field-level data and predictive insights.
• Pessl Instruments (METOS): Austrian-headquartered ag-tech company selling METOS-branded field weather stations, soil moisture sensors, and integrated pest management decision-support tools globally. Directly comparable to Trapview in serving farmers with on-field sensors and predictive agronomic recommendations.

Broad incumbents

• John Deere Operations Center: John Deere's precision agriculture platform (including See & Spray computer-vision technology) integrates field data, equipment telemetry, and decision support across a global installed base. Adjacent competitor that increasingly encroaches on pest and crop-monitoring use cases via tractor- and sprayer-mounted sensing.
• xarvio (BASF Digital Farming): BASF's xarvio platform provides digital agronomy, including disease and pest models, field-level decision support, and variable-rate spray recommendations. Closest broad incumbent to EFOS in pest-specific decision support, backed by one of the world's largest agrochemical companies.
• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Bayer's Climate FieldView is a broad digital agriculture platform aggregating field data, imagery, and agronomic recommendations for large-scale growers. Overlaps with EFOS in farm-level decision support, but operates as part of Bayer's crop-science portfolio with much broader scope and scale.
• Syngenta Cropwise: Syngenta Cropwise is a digital agriculture platform offering farm management, agronomic recommendations, and pest/disease models as part of Syngenta's broader crop protection portfolio. Comparable in predictive crop protection, with the backing of a global agrochemical leader.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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