LV digital GmbH acquires stake in VetVise GmbH

The stable monitoring start-up VetVise GmbH and LV digital GmbH will be joining forces in the future. To this end, Landwirtschaftsverlag in Münster has invested a seven-figure sum in VetVise via its digital subsidiary LV digital. Alongside other business angels, LV digital is now one of VetVise's main investors.

VetVise from Hanover is a start-up company specialising in the development of AI-based solutions for barn monitoring in poultry and pigs. Animal behaviour in the barns is recorded around the clock using cameras and evaluated using machine learning and extensive veterinary expertise. In this way, VetVise supports the affiliated farmers in keeping their livestock healthy, reducing animal losses and improving the profitability of production. The VetVise system, which is unique in this form, is currently used primarily in chicken and pig houses. „We will use the fresh money to further expand the system and drive international market penetration,“ says Norman Caspari, co-founder of VetVise, explaining the strategy.

LV digital GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH in Münster, is a leading provider of digital services and platforms for agriculture and rural areas. „By acquiring a stake in VetVise GmbH, we are further expanding our range of useful services for farmers,“ explains Dr Matthias Weddeling, Managing Director of LV digital. „We are making a long-term investment in VetVise's pioneering technology and are firmly convinced that in the future, barn monitoring systems based on artificial intelligence will be able to support the work of farmers enormously. This is becoming increasingly important, especially in view of the shortage of skilled labour.“

In addition to financial resources, LV digital and the Landwirtschaftsverlag publishing house behind it also contribute a broad network in the agricultural and food industry as well as comprehensive expertise in the field of digitalising agricultural processes. „With our participation in VetVise, we are making a contribution to improving animal welfare on farms and consistently utilising the new digital potential,“ says Marco Laukötter, Managing Director of LV digital. „VetVise creates the triad: more animal welfare, more animal health and more profitability. Or to put it another way: With VetVise, farms work more sustainably. That is our message to livestock farmers,“ adds Johannes Schmidt-Mosig, veterinarian and co-founder of VetVise.

About LV digital GmbH

LV digital GmbH from Münster is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, one of the ten specialist publishers with the highest turnover and growth in Germany and the leading media house for agriculture and rural areas. LV digital currently employs 75 people, develops and operates digital products and platforms with passion, drive and an agile mindset, and strategically invests in companies with a similar focus.

About VetVise GmbH

VetVise GmbH from Hanover is a start-up company specialising in the development of AI-based solutions for barn monitoring in poultry and pigs. VetVise currently employs 16 people and offers a unique platform for optimising animal health and increasing efficiency in animal husbandry through the use of advanced deep learning technology and extensive veterinary expertise.

Contact details VetVise:

Norman Caspari – Managing Director VetVise GmbH
Tel.: +49 511 93678791
E-Mail: norman.caspari@vetvise.com

Contact details LV digital:

Dr. Matthias Weddeling – Managing Director LV digital GmbH
Tel.: +49 2501 8016200
E-Mail: matthias.weddeling@lvdigital.de