Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner are the co-founders of Verdant Robotics. Verdant has raised $21.5 million to develop the industry’s first multi-action, autonomous farm-robot capable of millimeter-accurate spraying, laser weeding, and AI-based digital crop modeling. Together with farming partners, Verdant uses these tools to deliver better outcomes: larger produce, greater yields and significant savings.

Tom Shapland, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of Tule Technologies, an agtech company that combines agronomic expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to provide growers with irrigation decision support. Tule’s UC Davis research-based sensor technology measures the Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of a field. Tule’s latest offering, Tule Vision, enables grape growers to take midday Leaf Water Potential readings using a smartphone camera.

Ashwin Madgavkar is the CEO and founder of Ceres Imaging, an agtech startup that is creating irrigation management solutions that help farmers improve profitability. Their high-resolution aerial imagery and expert support help their customers detect issues quickly, measure potential ROI, and take action with confidence.

Charlie Anderson is the CEO and Founder of Burro, a robotics startup looking to solve the labor problem facing farmers by making robots like Wall-E a reality. To do this, they are starting first with a collaborative robotic platform called Burro, that helps people work more productively today, while building the base for more expansive autonomy where it is needed most.