foris.io inc.

We give growers the power to manage their field's resources using just what is needed when it is needed to maximize yield, increase nutrition, & reduce inputs.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Agriculture
  • Location Oakland, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2016
  • Employees 3
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website foris.io

Company Summary

foris.io helps growers make sense of the massive amount of data their fields generate each day. Our SaaS decision-making tool integrates data from field inputs, weather data, and precision agricultural tools (e.g. sensors, imagery, irrigation) then provides agronomic intelligence to enable farmers to reduce resource use (water, energy, fertilizers, pesticides) and increase yield.

Team

  • Co-Founder |. CEO

    Leads partnership building efforts with farmers and precision hardware providers and design the product testing and validation plan. She has experience in technology development of IoT sensors and customer-centric marketing to increase product adoption. She has a B.S in Agricultural Economics and Food Systems Management from Michigan State University.

  • Dr. Arvind Murali Mohan, Ph.D.
    Co-Founder | Chief Scientific Officer

    Conducts research on defining critical data streams and workflow at the farm level, and agronomic model development. He previously worked at the Dow Chemical Company and Exponent Scientific Consulting in research, technology development, environmental modeling. He has a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

  • Dr. Lianna Samuel, Ph.D.
    Agronomy and Data Analyst

    Leads data analysis and development of agronomic algorithms. She previously worked at IBM Research in East Africa helping farmers and agribusinesses develop and implement algorithms to predict crop stress and irrigation needs. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Fluid Mechanics from Stanford.

Advisors

  • Frank Muller, MThreeRanches, LLC
    Unconfirmed
    Colin Muller, MThree Ranches, LLC
    Unconfirmed
  • Rakesh Ranjan, IBM
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

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