Mr. Raj Ketkar has broad and deep experience in the ag industry. He has led businesses around the globe in ag chemicals, seeds and plant biotechnology. His functional expertise includes global commercial business, biotechnology R&D and manufacturing.
Mr. Raj Ketkar is currently Principal Consultant at RDK Global Consulting LLC. In this role he provides management consulting to the ag tech industry including mentoring ag tech startups. He also guest lectures at the School of Business at California State University, Sacramento.
Prior to this role, he was President and CEO, and member of the Board of Directors, of Arcadia Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: RKDA). In this role he led a significant transformation of the business that included a pivot from a technology licensing business model to a product-oriented model in the health and nutrition ingredients products space including raising new capital and rebuilding the leadership team.
Prior to Arcadia, Raj had a long career at Monsanto. He held many roles around the globe, including the launch of Bt cotton in India and the launch of new agricultural chemicals and plant biotechnology products in US and international markets. He has experience in technology licensing and has led businesses in India, Thailand/Vietnam, and the US.
Mr. Ketkar has a MS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Rebekah Moses has led impact strategy teams across FoodTech, AgTech, and the broader climate food security solution space. She partnered with policymakers to drive novel research, tech uptake, and market-shaping engagement.

She works to mobilize operations, products, and thought leadership to deliver positive environmental and social outcomes, with a focus on governance for purpose, decarbonization of controlled environment agriculture, livestock alternatives, and effectively shaping consumer engagement.

Rebekah began her career in the defense industry, focusing on resource scarcity. Following her Masters in International Agricultural Development at the UC Davis, she supported public sector development and ag research at various institutes. She was Director of Impact Strategy team at Impossible Foods and Iron Ox. 

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Rebekah’s climate and food system research contributions can be found in books and journals like Nature Communications (in review), Public Library of Science (PLOS), Journal of Applied Ecology, and in collaborations with the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).

Kyle is a cofounder and General Partner at Cultivation Capital, specializing in AgriFood Tech investments. 

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Currently, he chairs the board at NanoGuard Technologies, and holds board position on many portfolio companies.

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Past board service includes Label Insight, a company delivering food label data insights to government, retailers, manufacturers, and app developers, culminating in its acquisition by NielsenIQ in 2021. Kyle is also a contributor to CropLife.com, where he delves into AgTech startup investment trends.

Before joining the AgriFood Tech investment team, Kyle led Cultivation’s operations. In 2012, he co-founded St. Louis’ FinServe Tech Angels, which later integrated into the St. Louis Arch Angels network. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago where he majored in political science and international studies. 

Mr. Ramesh Raliya is the inventor of Nano Urea and is a Scientist and Entrepreneur of Nano Technology. He has been a part of IIT Delhi as Adjunct Faculty. Prior to that he was General Manager & Head (Research & Development) at Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited. He has led IFFCO's Nano Biotechnology Research Centre in India. He has been a visiting Research Scientist at the Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

He has received numerous academic honors and awards in Nano Technology, Biotechnology and Research. He has published and registered 17 patents for his innovations and science,

Dr. Raliya served as a reviewer for about 30 journals for over 1000 manuscripts from the subject of Nanotechnology, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Nanomedicine, Nanoscience and Material Science published by – ACS, RSC, Willey, Nature, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Elsevier. 

Mr. Raliya has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and a Post-Doc in Nanoscience and Technology

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Tobey Wood started his career at Goldman Sachs, and has spent the last 10 years working with C-Suite executives across Fortune 500 companies, helping them navigate the market and advising them on their investment and innovation strategies. Tobey has extensive transaction and capital markets experience that spans, early-stage venture companies all the way through IPO, and has worked with some of the world’s largest institutional investors. Tobey has been apart of the Techstars ecosystem since 2019 and has been apart of multiple accelerators, mentored/advised numerous founders and companies, and most recently served as Entrepreneur in Residence for the Stanley, Black, & Decker 2022 program focused on Electrification.

A Prolog co-founder and managing director, Brian has been involved in the commercialization of bioscience for more than 25 years. Prior to co-founding the firm, Brian was the CEO of vaccine developer Megan Health. He led the company from its founding in 1993 to its acquisition in 2000 by AVANT Immunotherapeutics.

Prior to that, Brian was tapped by Alafi Capital to head its medical technology commercialization partnership with Washington University, A/W Company.

Brian began his professional career at Washington University, where he held a tenured position, headed a research laboratory, and created a monoclonal antibody core facility. He holds a doctorate in immunology from Indiana University and was awarded an NIH-sponsored postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University.

Mr. Shannon leads Parker’s Diversified Technology Business Unit, which develops and produces solutions rooted in the Internet of Things (IoT). The team is currently developing sensor and machine learning/AI technologies and edge/cloud software platforms that lead to more effective supply chain and manufacturing practices.  

With more than 25 years of experience, and 10 patents in the area of, IoT, Global Supply Chain technologies, and Big Data/Analytics, his diverse and accomplished executive career has seen the successful completion of assignments in corporate strategy, product development, business development, international market development, and supply chain solutions for companies like Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company, and IBM.

Wally Council is a transformational growth expert.  He is on a mission to help entrepreneurs and executives achieve revenue growth faster, with less risk and better outcomes.

Wally founded Equity Sherpas after spending over 30 years as a go-to-market professional for startups, midsize and Fortune 100 companies.  His experience in the technology industry enables him to develop a proven approach and playbooks to transform and grow business.

Wally has served as a transformational sales and marketing leader for Monster, 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, SAP and IBM.  He has driven over $4 billion of revenue and growth in the face of fierce competition, disruption and rapidly changing business climates.