
A new vision for
the food industry
Using AI vision technologies to create a smarter, more secure future for food.
Optimize seed & food supply chains with the world's first AI seed analysis platform.
A new vision for
the food industry
Using AI vision technologies to create a smarter, more secure future for food.
Optimize seed & food supply chains with the world's first AI seed analysis platform.
What We Do
Fulfilling
the potential
of every seed
Imagine identifying the quality or genetic traits of your seeds, without a genetic test or plant-level phenotyping. Imagine the time, agri inputs and human resources you could save.
Seed-X’s AI-powered seed-level phenotyping
is a game-changer for the entire farm to fork ecosystem.
Seed
Breeding & Research
Seed
Production
Food
Production
Products & Services
Smart systems to maximize
seed quality, purity and value
Technology
GeNee™
AI-Powered
seed-level phenotyping
Seed-X’s breakthrough GeNee™ technology is powered by advanced computer vision, proprietary deep learning algorithms, and state-of-the-art image classification.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts from the fields of computer vision, artificial intelligence and plant genetics, Seed-X’s technology is uniquely capable of identifying genetic traits (health, purity, quality, etc.) solely by phenotype analysis, making it non-destructive to seeds.
Seed-X’s breakthrough GeNee™ technology is powered by advanced computer vision, proprietary deep learning algorithms, and state-of-the-art image classification.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts from the fields of computer vision, artificial intelligence and plant genetics, Seed-X’s technology is uniquely capable of identifying genetic traits (health, purity, quality, etc.) solely by phenotype analysis, making it non-destructive to seeds.
Adding value to every player in the seed & food ecosystem
1. Breeding & Research
Seed-level phenotyping provides actionable data that improves seed research.2. Seed-X Data Center
Seed phenotyping data is modeled and analyzed in the cloud using Seed-X's proprietary GeNee™ technology. Results are delivered to users in minutes.3. Seed & Food Production
Classification of individual seeds & grains by quality attributes of choice are leveraged to optimize the quality & value of every batch produced.Applications
Astonishing results in a variety of applications
Seed-X has analysed thousands of seed lines and classified hundreds of different seed and grain traits.
Discover the trailblazing results across a wide range of applications.
Team
A powerful collective
AI/computer vision experts & experts in genetics, biomolecular science & agronomics.
DavidReis
Chairman
Bio
David is a business leader and entrepreneur who has held various CEO, Chairman and Board Director positions in fast-growing startups and large-scale high-tech operations including Stratasys Ltd (NASDAQ: SSYS), NUR Macroprinters (acquired by HP) and Scitex vision LTD.
As a CEO, David participated in several IPO processes in the US and Europe as well as numerous M&A transactions. He has proven experience in managing global activity with a strong emphasis on Long-Term Planning, Innovation, Sales, Marketing, Operations and R&D activities. Today, David also serves as Director with Stratasys Ltd (NASDAQ: SSYS), Chairman at Enercon Ltd, and Chairman at Tuttnauer Ltd.
SarelAshkenazy
Founder & CEO
Bio
Sarel has over 20 years proven experience in business leadership, sales, business management and operations. Serving as EVP Business at Kornit Digital Ltd (NASDAQ: KRNT), Sarel spearheaded business development, growing sales from $0 to over $100M. Prior to joining Kornit, Sarel held several executive positions within the Israeli startup arena.
MotiShniberg
Founder
Bio
Mr. Shniberg is an innovator, inventor and serial entrepreneur. He has founded several global technology ventures, including Face.com (acquired by Facebook), CyberMDX (acquired by Forescout) and MutualArt, a leading global art information platform with more than 1 Million subscribers. Mr. Shniberg is the inventor behind many patents, which are at the core of globally used solutions, such as Apple’s smart album and Facebook and Instagram’s image tagging. He is currently the founder and driving force behind Nacre Capital, a global venture builder specialized in creating and scaling start-ups that use deep AI technologies to address fundamental global needs and create significant value for society. Nacre Capital’s portfolio includes FDNA, a world-renowned company identifying rare diseases in children, Seed-X developing trait detection and sorting technology for grains and seeds, and Fairtility, delivering solutions to significantly increase the efficiency of IVF & reduce time to live birth
GadiWeissberger
Founder & Partner
Bio
Gadi is an entrepreneur in the Agro Business field, Founder and owner of ET-Seeds a leading company that produces seeds multiplication services for vegetable hybrid seeds, based in Africa and provides seeds to international companies on a global scale. Holds a Bachelor of Science degree and completed Ministry of Agriculture certification.
SharonAyal, Ph.D
Director of Science and Innovation
Bio
Sharon has over 20 years of experience in the Agtech industry working with genomic big data companies. Formerly, Sharon managed JVs and co-experiments with big seed companies for Evogene as well as NRGene, and has led numerous projects from initial to advanced stages.
Sharon holds Agronomist and Master degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a PhD in plant genetics from the Weizmann Institute of Science.
AyaGil Asulin
COO
Bio
Aya has over 10 years experience in commercial affairs, partnership integrations, complex processes, and people leadership as an attorney in one of the leading law firms in Israel, Hamburger Evron & Co. Aya holds an MBA and double major, LLB (Law) and BA (Management) from Tel Aviv university.
EladCarmon
CTO
Bio
Elad’s background is in Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Image & Signal Processing algorithms. Prior to joining Seed-X, Elad was Co-founder and CTO of LipSight, an artificial intelligence startup providing automatic lip reading. Elad is an alumnus of the elite Psagot program, and holds BScs in Physics and Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
JuanFerreira
Executive Advisory Board
Bio
Mr. Ferreira is Global Strategic Advisor and President for Latin America at Sumitomo Chemical: Group Companies of the Americas. Formerly, he served as Global Vice President of Seed Applied Solutions, the Crop Protection business and the Vegetable Seeds business at Monsanto Company, where he managed the company’s growth platforms accounting for more than 30% of its $15 billion in annual revenues.
PaulE. Schickler
Executive Advisory Board
Bio
Mr. Schickler is the former President of DuPont Pioneer, the advanced seed genetics business of DuPont. In this role, he expanded Pioneer’s global business in more than 90 countries. He played an active role in the merger between Dow Chemical and Dupont, now one of the ‘big three’ leading companies in the agriculture sector.
GalYarden, Ph.D
Executive Advisory Board
Bio
Gal is partner and co-founder at Sadot Innovation, an early-stage investment fund dedicated to Agriculture & Food. Gal has two decades experience as a serial Entrepreneur & Early-Stage Investor in the AgBio industry. He was co-founder of Bio-Oz, Morflora, Beeologics, Eshbol and Vital Beverage, and a pre-seed and seed investor in several start-ups.
Gal also heads ABC Labs at the Scientific Park Rehovot. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Ben-Gurion University as well as a Post doc in Plant virology from ARO.
MosheBar, Ph.D
Scientific Advisory Board
Bio
Dr. Bar is a seasoned scientist, agronomist, and executive in the agriculture sector, with over 23 years of experience in the Seed industry. Dr. Bar is the Founder and Managing Director at Biotagate and Breed X.
Previously, he was Head of Strategic Project Vegetables at Syngenta Seeds and prior to, served as VP R&D at Zeraim Gedera, a leading Israeli vegetable seed company. He holds a PhD in Life Sciences and an MSc in Genetics and Breeding from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
MichaJesselson
Board of Directors
Bio
Micha is a Managing Partner at Jesselson Investments Family Office, based in Tel Aviv. Jesselson Investments allocates capital globally, with investments in real estate and private equity in Europe, USA and Israel. In the Venture Capital space, the office established Food Lab Capital with a clear vision of investing in cutting-edge Agri-foodtech companies.
Micha serves as a director and observer of various companies, and holds a BA in Business Administration from the IDC Herzliya.
AlBrenner
Board of Directors
Bio
Mr. Brenner is Co-founder and CEO of Aquaticode, and a Partner at Nacre Capital. He has been building innovative startups for 20 years, including as CEO of MutualArt. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers and holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
HowardMorgan
Board of Directors
Bio
Howard Morgan is an American venture capitalist, philanthropist, socialite, angel investor, author and contributing writer for Business Insider. He is Co-founder of First Round Capital, serves as the Chairman, CEO, Director, Board member or advisor for an assortment of companies including John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Advisory Council.
Howard is an investor and expert in the sector having invested in Climate Corporation (acquired by Monsanto) among other ventures. He received a PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1968, and a BSc in Physics from City College of the City University of New York in 1965.
News
As President and Chief Operating Officer of FDNA, Moshe Dahan oversees the company’s strategic goals across the product, development, and marketing departments. With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Dahan has helped build numerous companies from the ground up in the tech space, and has advised IT industry leaders in establishing and guiding their IT organizations towards a stronger future.
Prior to his role at FDNA, Mr. Dahan served as Chief Administrative Officer for Infinidat, and has held various leadership roles at organizations such as IBM, NetApp, and Strauss Strategy, among others. He received his Bachelor of Science from Technion-Machon Technologi Le’ Israel.