# P&P Optica: Food & beverages, Waterloo, Canada

> P&P Optica: P&P Optica, founded in 1995 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, is a Canadian technology company that specializes in smart imaging systems and...

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# P&P Optica

P&P Optica, founded in 1995 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, is a Canadian technology company that specializes in smart imaging systems and chemical imaging technology for the food

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Funding reported Last round: Grant

Food & beverages Waterloo, Canada

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 1995 31 years old
- **Team:** 70 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 5.8M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Grant Nov 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for P&P Optica has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About P&P Optica

P&P Optica, founded in 1995 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, is a Canadian technology company that specializes in smart imaging systems and chemical imaging technology for the food

processing industry, particularly in meat processing. The company focuses on enhancing food safety, quality, and efficiency through innovative solutions that incorporate hyperspectral imaging, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics. P&P Optica offers a range of services, including real-time foreign material detection, quality analysis and grading, food waste reduction, and custom industrial process solutions. Their flagship product, the Smart Imaging System, utilizes advanced imaging technology to analyze food composition, detect contaminants, and assess quality parameters at production line speed. The company serves a diverse clientele, including meat processors, general food manufacturers, industrial sorting facilities, environmental testing agencies, and biochemical research institutions, with a growing presence in North America and Europe.

## What company datasets say P&P Optica raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **5.8M** in the source's currency

Rounds **6**

Last round **Grant**

Last round size **1.8M**

Last round date **Nov 2022**

Investors listed **7**

## Founders and team

From P&P Optica's own website: 7 on the team.

- **Olga Pawluczyk** CEO
- **Craig Walford** COO
- **Dr. Romuald Pawluczyk** Chief Scientist
- **Heather Galt** Chief Customer Officer
- **Mark Stevenson** CFO
- **Kevin Turnbull** VP Sales
- **Nancy Buck** VP People and Culture

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-global-capital)
- [Ag Capital Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-capital-canada)
- [iiM (Innovation in...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iim-innovation-in)

Each firm lists P&P Optica on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

woody breast detection reduce food waste consumers spectrometer technology contaminant identification low-density foreign materials food waste reduction manufacturing food safety analytics food processing solutions information technology & services food processing equipment & supplies inline inspection foreign material detection real-time analysis food industry innovation

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- **Sector:** Food & beverages
- **Industry code:** NAICS 33324, 334513, SIC 3825
- **Region:** Ontario
- **Revenue:** 33.2M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/p-p-optica)

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