# Providence Data Technologies

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/providence-data-technologies

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Ames, US
- Website: www.getdistynct.com
- Total disclosed funding: $0.5M
- Latest round: Seed (Jul 1, 2020)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Iowa, US, and founded in 2019 by CEO B.J. Brugman, Providence Data Technologies, LLC, doing business as Distynct, operates as a developer of remote management software of livestock facilities designed to monitor and report critical barn metrics in real-time. The company's software offers custom reporting and assists users to get an enterprise, area, and barn-level view, enabling clients to avoid manual recording and reporting of data. In August 2020, Distynct raised USD 500,000 in seed funding from Next Level Venture and other members of the agriculture industry in Iowa. 

Distynct offers a cloud-based barn management platform that gives livestock producers insights into their operations without needing to enter the barn itself. The online, SaaS-based platform works in conjunction with a wide variety of IoT sensors, including the ability to monitor pit levels, water flow, temperature, humidity, and feed flow, in addition, to live camera feeds. Distynct then connects production sites via a cellular network gateway. 

The company plans to use the August 2020 funding to expand its team, continue to develop its artificial intelligence platform and launch more into the U.S. swine market. By the end of 2020, Distynct seeks to have its solution installed in 100 barns.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jul 1, 2020, $0.5M — Summit Ag Investors, Next Level Ventures, Ag Startup Engine, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

## Investors

- Summit Ag Investors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/summit-ag-investors) — Seed
- Next Level Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/next-level-ventures) — Seed
- Ag Startup Engine (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ag-startup-engine) — Seed
- Iowa Farm Bureau Federation — Seed