The Team
Meet the Team
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Ed Terry
Computer Vision and Robotics Engineer
A versatile engineer with a specialization in deploying object detection systems on mobile robots in unstructured environments. Ed worked at NASA JPL and KEF Robotics after graduating from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute in 2018. -
Dan Schneider
Software Engineering
Dan has extensive experience with software systems development, successfully delivering complex, embedded, real-time and safety critical systems. He led ground breaking research resulting in peer review and publication. M.S. in Comp Sci from Stanford. -
Bernardo Rocamora
Manipulation Lead
Ph.D. in Robotics at West Virginia Univ. with a background in mechanical engineering. Bernardo worked as the manipulation lead, and system integration and autonomy co-lead for the WVU Robotics team in the NASA Space Robotics Challenge Phase-2. -
Sarah Lozano
Associate Software Engineer, Co-Op
Starting as a part time Software Intern, Sara now works as a full time engineer at L5 and helps bring the robotic iterations to life while taking college classes part-time. -
Zoe Harris
Operations Manager
Zoe has been earning her degree at Pasadena City College while leading L5's field operations on various farms in Southern California. She also helped run our blueberry engagement with AgroVision in Peru and is our resident metal machinist. -
Phillip Koon
Robotics Systems Engineer - Part time
M.S. Robotics, Carnegie Mellon -
Alex Santana
Business Operations - Consultant
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon -
Karin Raab
Marketing - Consultant
B.S. Geology and Medieval Rennaissance Studies at Wellesley College -
Rob Beetem
Controls and Manipulation Lead - Consultant
University of Colorado, Boulder
Notable Advisors and Investors
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Wayne Chan
Board Member, Investor
Previously co-founded Kabam, VP of Engineering at Gather (A Meta Company) -
Edward Lopez
Board Member, Advisor, Investor
Ed Lopez, a seasoned professional with over 30 years in Silicon Valley as both an attorney and senior executive, currently advises firms on business matters. Most recently, he was a Principal at LopezAdela and CLO at Sakuu Corporation. -
Derek Parham
Advisor, Investor
Original founder of Google Apps, Previous CTO of JOOR, Startup Advisor -
Boris Sofman
Advisor, Investor
In 2010, co-founded and served as CEO of Anki. Currently Sr. Director of Engineering at Waymo for their Autonomous Trucking Division -
GoodFarms, LLC
Advisor, Investor
GoodFarms currently operates 1,000 acres of Strawberry Farms here in California (~2% of all straw,erry farms in CA) and an additional 2,000 acres in Mexico. They have extensive experience with Robotic farming, and have been an amazing resource, and expected first customer :).
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Farmhand Ventures
Advisor, Investor
VC Firm experienced in AgTech Innovation. Lead by Connie Bowen