We deliver precise, practical solutions.
The future of farming lies at the intersection of tradition and innovation. Consider us your trusted advisor to help you make better decisions in your fields.
MISSION
We build technology tools to support profitable, efficient, sustainable farming.
VISION
We envision a pathway to the future, where practical, precise technology informs grower decisions, and where profitability and sustainability go hand in hand.
OUR TEAM
Leadership:
Tushar Davé
Chief Executive Officer
Founding Chairman & CEO of Enlighted (acquired by Seimens). Grew business to over $70M in 3 years. VP of Business Development at M&A with over $20B transacted.
Premal Ashar
Chief Operating Officer
Founder & CEO of Nuro Technologies, co-founder of Enlighted (acquired by Siemens). Experienced in development & expansion of intelligent IoT products and businesses leveraging ML and AI technologies. Holds over 25 patents.
Leif Chastaine
EVP, Commercialization
18+ years experience in agtech and innovation. Co-founder & CEO of WaterBit (acquired by FarmX). Strategic advisor & expert in precision ag, sustainable practices, and product commercialization.
Dan Hennage
VP, Robotics
Pioneer Roboticist. Founded and led product development at SAT, Coactive Networks, & Akuacom (acquired by Honeywell). Background in embedded systems, real-time enterprise applications, and distributed control.
Edward Koch, PhD
Chief Roboticist
30+ years leading control systems engineering teams, specializing in distributed control & autonomous systems. MS in Electrical Engineering. Co-founder/CTO of Akuacom (acquired by Honeywell) where he served as Senior Fellow for 4 years. Holds over 20 patents.
Robotics:
With decades of robotics experience, PhD engineers, and expertise from MIT, Harvard, and CMU, our team is revolutionizing the way mobile robotic systems sense and navigate.
We've solved difficult navigation, mission planning, and data collection problems using advanced perception and on-board AI to put robotic vehicles in the most dynamic, complicated environments.
Yungpeng Li, PhD
Director of Cloud Development
PhD in Mechanical Engineering. 15+ years experience in CAD/CAM/PLM product management, software development, cloud computing and data analytics.
Alireza Janani, PhD
Sr. Perception Engineer
PhD in Multi Robotics Systems and Swarm Robotics. 12 years experience in perception engineering, computer vision, and software development.
Amir Rubin
Perception Engineer
20+ years in robotics engineering. Developed & commercialized unique computer vision products, including vision-guided drones & the first handheld, colorized lidar mapping system.
J. Kent Levin
Director of Product, Autonomy
Hardik Singh
Robotics Engineer
Ian McMurray
Robotics Engineer
Marisa Hoosen
Robotics Engineer
Emily Viveros
Robotics Operator
Robert Frick
Mechanical Designer
Peter Chow
Network/Build Engineer
Marcelo Pereira
Electrical Engineering Technician
Aaryan Redkar
Assoc. Robotics Engineer
Technical:
Our team of engineers, agronomists, and technologists bring over 75 years combined experience in ag-related technology development and business.
Sebastian Braum, PhD
Director of Agronomy
PhD in Soil Science. Certified Crop Advisor. Detailed expertise in specialty crops, irrigation, and nutrient & soil management.
Ken Kuwata, PhD
Director of Engineering, Image Scientist
PhD in satellite data analysis and application development. Expert in satellite remote sensing for agricultural monitoring. Developing crop yield prediction and irrigation optimization by integrating ML algorithms with IoT sensor data analysis.
George Scolaro
Director of Hardware Engineering
40+ years of hardware, firmware, and system design experience. VP of Hardware Design Engineering at Nuro Technologies for 8 years.
Josh Villyard
Embedded Software Engineer
Alex Kolstad
Software Engineer
Ross Slaney
Software Engineer
Sales & Field Ops:
Dan Bradford
Field Operations Manager
Evan Pope
Regional Sales Manager
Dwight Foster
Head of Strategic Accounts
