Meet the Braintrust

Agnetix

Founder & CEO

Daniel is a PhD Candidate in Neuroscience at UCSD where he studied the intercalated cells of the amygdala as a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s GRFP award.

He holds a JD from Northwestern University School of Law where he studied intellectual property and business law.

Daniel is passionate about contributing to sustainable agriculture, and is actively looking for a co-founder, partners, advisors, and early key employees to join him on this mission.

Advisory Board

Adam Berenzweig

Machine learning and AI executive. Cofounder & Climate Impact Officer at Long Future Farms, advancing regenerative agroforestry and climate solutions in upstate New York. Founding engineer at CTRL-Labs (acquired by Meta) leading advanced neural interface signal processing; former technical lead at Google and Clarifai, expert in AI-driven product innovation across research and industry.

Ryan Sema

Experienced hardware and acoustics engineer with a strong background in electronic design, advanced sensing platforms, and commercial product development for agriculture and environmental technology. Founder & CEO RNSAcoustics

Partners

RNS Acoustics

Patrick Gibbs

Legal and ESG strategy expert. Currently Associate General Counsel, ESG at Motive, where he leads Environmental, Social & Governance programs to foster sustainable growth and operational transparency. Former machine learning coordinator and legal subject matter expert for IBM Watson's legal industry applications, prior roles in energy and natural resources law.

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center