Carl and David teamed up as a result of the Embark Deep Tech Startup program run by Venture Partners at the University of Colorado Boulder.

David Beitz - CEO

Co-Founder of commercial real estate data platform Planned Grocery®. Author of "Location Analytics for Business: The Research and Marketing Strategic Advantage"

Expertise: Geographic Information Systems, Geology, Marketing

  • University of South Carolina

Carl Kalin - President

Co-Founder for six high-tech startups that have raised $1-10M each plus one raised $40M including Al Gores GIM fund in London.

BeCrop Advisor (BCA) Certified

Expertise: Agtech, Grants, Fundraising, Business Development, Partnerships

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Brian Chatagnier - CFO

Brian has 15 years of finance experience working with technology startups, including numerous roles across Legal Tech, Ed-Tech, Payments, and Fin-Tech. He is a former US Army Infantry Officer, combat veteran, and a US Army Ranger School graduate.

  • California State University Sacramento

Harjas Kaur Sachdeva

Harjas joins us as an intern in the BEEM Lab at CU Boulder. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and has deep technical experience in 3D Printing, CAD, and various programming languages.

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Anson Bidwell - Research and Marketing Director

Anson Bidwell joins us as our Research and Marking Director. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College and resides in Columbia, SC.

  • University of South Carolina

The University of Colorado is a national leader in startup creation with a growing suite of entrepreneurial resources giving innovative researchers opportunities to spin ideas into businesses.