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Kristi Bowers

CEO and Co-founder at Grape.ag

Kristi Bowers has a diverse work experience in various industries. In 1990, they worked as a Market Intelligence Officer at Apple Computer Europe. From 1992 to 1993, they served as the Manager of European Sales and later as an Inside Sales Representative at Global Village Communication. In 1998, they became a Director at the Markkula Foundation, and in 2002, they joined the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics as an Advisory Board Member. Starting in 2009, they held the position of Director at Kings Mountain Vineyards, a vineyard that specializes in producing Pinot Noir. In 2012, they became a Trustee and Secretary at Santa Clara University, serving on committees related to investments, academic affairs, and facilities planning. In 2019, they became a Board Member at the San Francisco 49ers and started their own company called Grape.ag, where they serve as the CEO and Co-founder.

Kristi Bowers holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Marketing from Santa Clara University. Kristi also pursued further education at the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

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Grape.ag

GRAPE.ag is a SaaS platform that enables viticulturists to easily monitor the field's weather and health with IoT sensors and analysis algorithms.We implement both physical and virtual sensors to monitor weather and soil properties in the field, giving users timely alerts of potential diseases or extreme weather. We also log the plants growthstage and field operations to enhance the entire picture and improve yield and health throughout each cycle. Grapes are the first step, then we replicate and develop algorithms for other crops such as hemp, orchards, greenhouses etc. Scalability is worldwide. We merge the power of technology with Agriculture to bring our world into a new era of abundance and sustainability.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Cupertino, California and Quéretaro, México.


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