Industrial Digitisation / AgTech: Company presentation by Tomer Tzach, CEO of CropX at the NOAH Conference 2019 in Tel Aviv, Hangar 11, 10-11 April 2019.
3. To date, nobody has been able to drive actual value
because they lack the most critical data sources
Below ground – hard to get (accurate
data), high predictive power
• Moisture
• Temperature
• Nutrients/conductivity
• Root length
• More…
Above ground – easy to get, low
predictive power
• Aerial/satellite imagery
• Weather
• Visual inspection
• …
(*) % of Cumulative PitchBook 2014-YTD capital invested in above ground data capture VC backed startups.
UNDERGROUND SATELLITE
How Fast is the
Issue identified?
90% of AgTech
“Farm Data”
Capital *
Above ground looking
in the rearview mirror
4. CropX:
The First Scalable In-Ground
Solution For Obtaining and
Analyzing Soil Data
Ü Self-installing
Ü Connected, anywhere, always
Ü Affordable
Ü Unprecedented accuracy
Ü Moisture, temperature, nutrient and soil
type
Proprietary HW:
Critical to powering the Farm OS
Can’t Scale
Can’t Scale
5. CropX: The 1st DIY Farm Management System
Connecting the Dots Between All Data Layers
6. What Can We do with Real-Time Soil Data?
Proven 40% Water Savings and 10% Yield Increase
8. CropX Addresses All of Agriculture:
Increasing Value by Unlocking More Use Cases
9. Or Shapira, Chief Agronomist
• Two post-docs
• PHD in Plant Science &
Agricultural Genetics (Hebrew
University)
• IDF Elite Unit (MATKAL)
Nati Goldberg, VP SW
• 20 years coding experience
• IDF Computer Science Academy
(MAMRAM)
• LLB Graduate
Nimrod Hermelin, VP Operataions
• 10 years COO in large scale IOT
companies
• Lieutenant Col (Res)
• MBA
• LLM + LLB
• BSc Comp Science
Yona Mankovski, VP Finance
• 5 years finance experience in
high-tech companies
• Senior Associate at PWC
• BA, MBA (Tel Aviv)
• IDF Elite Unit (MATKAL)
Anat Assa, VP HR
• 15 years HR experience
• Global HR management
• MBA
• IDF Captain
Nadav Liebermann, CTO
• 15+ years experience
• IDF – Mechanical Designer
(8153)
• BSc, Mech. Engineering
Leor Ben-Yakov, VP BD
• 10 years BD & Strategy
• Cargill, Gat Foods, Accenture
• Univ. of Chicago MBA
• BSc (Technion)
• IDF Captain
Tomer Tzach, CEO
• 4th time CEO
• Former VC
• IAF pilot (Major)
• MBA
• BA Comp Science (Technion)
WORLD LEADING EXPERTS ACROSS
SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND AG
11. Forbes: The 25 Most Innovative Ag-Tech Startups
Forbes (video): A Cloud-Based Irrigation Startup
Israel21C: 5 Israeli Ag Technologies Making Farms Smarter
The Californian: AgTech Provides Food for Thought
Farm Futures: AgTech’s Latest Gizmos Make Your Head Spin
Global Ag Investing: Making the Most of the Internet of Soil
CNBC: Israeli Agriculture Know-How First Lands in the West
Start-Up Nation Central: CropX: The Internet Soil
THANK YOU!
CropX presentation to Israeli PM Benjamin
Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
click to watch Netanyahu’s endorsement (2-minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSl9VLM5Ld4