Michael Dean

Ai Palette is creating a world where AI is used to discover, launch and grow consumer products in the CPG Industry. With its patented technology along with the worlds largest CPG data lake of 61 Billion data points, AI Palette Platform offers consumer insights in 18 languages across 27 countries in 6 continents to create products that truly resonate with consumer needs. Headquartered in Singapore, Ai Palette is a trusted innovation partner to some of the world’s largest CPG companies, including Nestlé, Mondelez, Diageo, OFI, and Himalayas, driving both innovation and product renovation on a global scale.

Ai Palette is creating a world where AI is used to discover, launch and grow consumer products in the CPG Industry. With its patented technology along with the worlds largest CPG data lake of 61 Billion data points, AI Palette Platform offers consumer insights in 18 languages across 27 countries in 6 continents to create products that truly resonate with consumer needs. Headquartered in Singapore, Ai Palette is a trusted innovation partner to some of the world’s largest CPG companies, including Nestlé, Mondelez, Diageo, OFI, and Himalayas, driving both innovation and product renovation on a global scale.

TRAY® is a the only INDEPENDENT Point of Sale solution for multi unit full service and fast casual restaurant chains. As a growing number of companies seek to introduce a cloud-native POS into their operations to improve their customer experience and reduce operating costs, TRAY is the only enterprise-class system that offers a full turnkey solution that can operate on legacy hardware. Unlike other POS companies, TRAY was built with the Cloud at its core, not an afterthought. TRAY uses a modern backend combined with an inexpensive Android front end solution. Thanks to our scalable, secure architecture, our solution is flexible, scalable, and low-cost, and is trusted by major restaurant operators such as Dine Brands Global, IHOP, etc.

Wefarm is the world’s largest knowledge network and marketplace for small-scale farmers. Using Wefarm they can share and access vital information, products and services. Wefarm is free for farmers to use. Small-scale agriculture is the biggest industry on earth, with more than a billion farmers globally supplying 80% of the world's food and commodities, yet remaining digitally unconnected. No one has built a platform for this… until Wefarm. Since our launch in 2015 we have grown to have over 2.5 million farmers using Wefarm. Wefarm has raised investment from some of the world’s leading VCs, including True Ventures in Silicon Valley, and looking to add to our world class global team. For more information, visit https://about.wefarm.com or view our platform on https://wefarm.com, follow Wefarm on Twitter @wefarm and connect with Wefarm on LinkedIn.

Fieldin’s smart farm control center gives specialty crop growers unrivaled visibility across all field operations. Our user-friendly dashboard seamlessly reports a full range of field data points (monitoring tractors, implements, operators and in-field sensors) to provide managers with actionable data that improves production, transparency and efficiency in the field. From our award-winning smart spraying module and scouting app, to our innovative harvest tracking dashboard, Fieldin’s smart tools have helped transform some of the world’s largest growers into hyper-efficient, data-driven operations. Contact us today to learn how Fieldin’s platform can be customized to fit your operation, or visit us at www.fieldin.com.

IGS is a multi-award-winning international agritech innovator delivering vertical farming solutions to customers across the world. Our approach and technological design are based upon a culture of continuous innovation, a refusal to accept conventional thinking and brilliant, simple design.   We blend our engineering, crop science and agronomy skills to build the best technology to allow our customers to succeed. Importantly, we are not commercial growers. Our success is driven by enabling our customers to grow tasty, nutritious, additive-free produce for the consumer using economically viable and environmentally sustainable methods. Our Growth Towers come in 6m, 9m and 12m variants and can grow a wide variety of crops including microgreens, herbs, salad leaves, brassicas, roots, fruits and botanicals (including edible flowers). Search for open vacancies: www.intelligentgrowthsolutions.com/careers/current-vacancies Take a peek at our glassdoor: www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-Intelligent-Growth-Solutions-EI_IE1971867.11,39.htm

Fieldin’s smart farm control center gives specialty crop growers unrivaled visibility across all field operations. Our user-friendly dashboard seamlessly reports a full range of field data points (monitoring tractors, implements, operators and in-field sensors) to provide managers with actionable data that improves production, transparency and efficiency in the field. From our award-winning smart spraying module and scouting app, to our innovative harvest tracking dashboard, Fieldin’s smart tools have helped transform some of the world’s largest growers into hyper-efficient, data-driven operations. Contact us today to learn how Fieldin’s platform can be customized to fit your operation, or visit us at www.fieldin.com.

DeHaat™ is one of the fastest-growing start-ups in the Agri-Tech sector & one of the very few companies providing end-to-end solutions & services to the farming community in India. We are building AI-enabled technologies to revolutionize supply chain & production efficiency in the farming sector. Currently, we are operating in 12 Indian agrarian states with an extensive network of 15,000+ DeHaat Centers & 503 FPOs, serving 12.8 million+ farmers. We also provide AI-enabled crop advisory to farmers for 30+ crops in regional languages. Founded by the alumni from IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIM Ahmedabad & other top institutes – DeHaat is a fully funded start-up with an exceptional growth rate. The impact we have created at grass root level over the last 13 years of our operations has been phenomenal & is recognized & felicitated by NASSCOM, Forbes, ET, Niti Aayog, Bill Gates Foundation & many more.

Purissima is revolutionizing the way companies source and use plant-based ingredients, through the development and production of commercially viable, microbial biotechnology. Purissima’s mission is to provide the world access to high-quality, pure, safe, and sustainable ingredients for products that improve the quality of life for millions. Purissima has sustainably and effectively recreated 60+ natural ingredients, including those rare or hard to access, at a fraction of the cost and without adverse environmental, varietal or supply chain impact. The brand’s patented and proprietary biotechnology advances critical plant-derived health + wellness solutions while preserving Earth’s biodiversity and natural resources.

We believe that answers to our most challenging problems can be found in natural ingredients. Every day we are inspired by the properties of the natural mushroom fiber extract that we work with and driven by the desire to turn this material into an nature's healthiest shelf-life extending ingredient for food and beverages. People want healthy ingredients in their foods and beverages and companies want to ensure the safety and shelf life of their products prone to microbial spoilage. Chinova Bioworks solves this with Chiber: our natural, clean label mushroom fiber extract ingredient. Chinova Bioworks is developing a natural and effective antimicrobial mushroom chitosan fiber with broad spectrum protection to enhance the shelf-life of clean label foods, beverages and cosmetics. Twitter: @Chinovab Facebook: www.facebook.com/chinovabioworks

Brightseed is a pioneer in biosciences and artificial intelligence (A.I.) that illuminates nature to restore human health. Brightseed’s proprietary A.I., Forager®, accelerates bioactive discovery, biological validation and ingredient formulation from years to months, rapidly revealing new connections between nature and humanity. Through Forager® and clinical evaluation, Brightseed partners with organizations across the consumer health continuum to offer insight into the world of bioactives and health solutions. Brightseed produces branded, proprietary, clinically proven bioactives that are sold to leading dietary supplement, food & beverage CPG, specialty nutrition and medical food companies for incorporation into health beneficial consumer products. Visit www.brightseedbio.com to learn more.

We’re a food tech company based in Cambridge, and we’re reimagining the role of sugar in our food. We make delicious and healthy food ingredients by purifying the natural, low calorie sugars found in plants. It’s sugar! but not how you know it. Because our ingredients are natural and low calorie, they’re healthy. But because they’re still sugars, they’re still able to make cakes cakey and cookies, well, cookie-ey. This means we can, for the very first time, economically bake delicious cookies, cakes and candies without all the bad effects of cane or beet sugar. Stay tuned, something delicious coming soon!

Phylagen is a San-Francisco based biotech company unlocking the potential of the indoor microbiome - the ecosystem of viruses, bacteria and fungi that inhabit the places we live, work and play. Led by Dr. Jessica Green, a founder in the field of indoor microbiology, Phylagen’s team of internationally recognized scientists combine microbial genomics and data analytics to solve complex problems like pandemic management and supply chain verification. Phylagen has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer and featured by national media outlets including Bloomberg, Businessweek, TODAY, Fast Company and more.

Our vision: To provide intelligent tools to feed the world Our mission: We are a data analytics company using aerial imagery and machine learning algorithms to optimize crop performance for farmers around the world. We make it possible for farmers to interact with this data through our mobile and web applications. History: Since founded in 2014 by James Paterson (CEO) and Benji Meltzer (CTO) we have grown to an 85+ people team. Our impact to date: We have helped farmers manage over 65 million trees with clients in 18 countries, including Africa, USA, Spain, and Australia. Where we are based: Right now we have 2 main offices in Cape Town and Los Angeles, in addition to this we have Sales Managers on the ground across the world - working remotely and mostly spending their days with our growers. To see our latest jobs please visit: https://aerobotics.breezy.hr/

Trace Genomics is a pioneer in the use of hi-definition genomics to activate the hidden insights in soil for healthier soils and a healthier planet. Through innovation in genomics, soil science and machine learning, Trace Genomics creates a pathway to deliver targeted database insights and actions at cost-speed-scale-accuracy for partners who are advancing modern farming solutions for a net-zero food production system. Where most companies deliver a partial picture, we provide a comprehensive and precise understanding of the soil’s composition—analyzing the soil’s biology, physical properties and chemistry. Trace Genomics has won several awards, including being selected as a 2020 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, Winner of FoodShot Global’s Innovating Soil 3.0 Challenge, Forbes Top 25 Most Innovative AgTech, THRIVE Top 50 AgTech, 2022 Global Cleantech top 100 start-ups and many more.

Ai Palette is creating a world where AI is used to discover, launch and grow consumer products in the CPG Industry. With its patented technology along with the worlds largest CPG data lake of 61 Billion data points, AI Palette Platform offers consumer insights in 18 languages across 27 countries in 6 continents to create products that truly resonate with consumer needs. Headquartered in Singapore, Ai Palette is a trusted innovation partner to some of the world’s largest CPG companies, including Nestlé, Mondelez, Diageo, OFI, and Himalayas, driving both innovation and product renovation on a global scale.

Ai Palette is creating a world where AI is used to discover, launch and grow consumer products in the CPG Industry. With its patented technology along with the worlds largest CPG data lake of 61 Billion data points, AI Palette Platform offers consumer insights in 18 languages across 27 countries in 6 continents to create products that truly resonate with consumer needs. Headquartered in Singapore, Ai Palette is a trusted innovation partner to some of the world’s largest CPG companies, including Nestlé, Mondelez, Diageo, OFI, and Himalayas, driving both innovation and product renovation on a global scale.

TRAY® is a the only INDEPENDENT Point of Sale solution for multi unit full service and fast casual restaurant chains. As a growing number of companies seek to introduce a cloud-native POS into their operations to improve their customer experience and reduce operating costs, TRAY is the only enterprise-class system that offers a full turnkey solution that can operate on legacy hardware. Unlike other POS companies, TRAY was built with the Cloud at its core, not an afterthought. TRAY uses a modern backend combined with an inexpensive Android front end solution. Thanks to our scalable, secure architecture, our solution is flexible, scalable, and low-cost, and is trusted by major restaurant operators such as Dine Brands Global, IHOP, etc.

Wefarm is the world’s largest knowledge network and marketplace for small-scale farmers. Using Wefarm they can share and access vital information, products and services. Wefarm is free for farmers to use. Small-scale agriculture is the biggest industry on earth, with more than a billion farmers globally supplying 80% of the world's food and commodities, yet remaining digitally unconnected. No one has built a platform for this… until Wefarm. Since our launch in 2015 we have grown to have over 2.5 million farmers using Wefarm. Wefarm has raised investment from some of the world’s leading VCs, including True Ventures in Silicon Valley, and looking to add to our world class global team. For more information, visit https://about.wefarm.com or view our platform on https://wefarm.com, follow Wefarm on Twitter @wefarm and connect with Wefarm on LinkedIn.