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Ambrook’s mission is to help farmers and ranchers be more profitable and more sustainable. We're building a financial management platform for agriculture, starting with tools that help farmers and ranchers automatically discover and apply to farm assistance. Our first employees will be critical in driving this vision.
Ambrook’s mission is to help farmers and ranchers be more profitable and more sustainable. We're building a financial management platform for agriculture, starting with tools that help farmers and ranchers automatically discover and apply to farm assistance. Our first employees will be critical in driving this vision.
Meet the team
Mackenzie Burnett comes from a USDA family, and cares deeply about the financial and environmental security of agricultural producers. She has prior experience working in community nonprofits, water asset management and open source software infrastructure. She holds an M.A. in international policy and climate security from Stanford University, and a B.A. in government and politics from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Jeff Anders is passionate about using design and technology to make an impact on climate change. He previously led design at Scale AI and worked on design teams at Meta, Minimill, Autodesk, and Venmo. Jeff lives in Denver, Colorado and has a B.S. in Product Design & Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Dan Schlosser has spent his career building products at companies of all sizes, from large companies like Google and The New York Times to small startups and nonprofits like Covid Act Now and The Next 50. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Music, and grew up with his brother Ben, who is now an organic dairy farmer in Vermont.
Ali is a multidisciplinary designer passionate about the intersection of technology and the environment. She served as a Creative Director at Upstatement where she worked on award-winning projects including Grist and The Arnold Arboretum. Ali believes design can be a steward for sustainability and is eager to help farmers thrive in the face of a changing climate.
Atticus Graven spent his early career teasing out intent and incentives from transactional data in the US organized energy markets. At Ambrook he is able to pursue his true passion—supporting food producers to feed the world in a sustainable, non-exploitative way that reconnects us all to the food we eat. He has a M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Ursinus College.
Dylan is deeply passionate about building altruistic software and is excited about Ambrook's role in addressing the climate crisis. He has previously developed applications at Bloomberg and Verily. Dylan holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UCLA.
Maika Koehl has spent her career untangling problems across the food supply chain. Most recently, she led operations at Vori, a startup building software for independent grocers. Prior to that she launched and scaled Uber’s freight marketplace globally. Maika is driven by a strong belief that everyone in these foundational industries - farmers, grocers, and truckers included - deserve tools that improve their lives.
Jesse Lee is a water nerd, general engineer, and life-long learner. After earning his B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, he shifted into software at Bloomberg, where he spent his early career working in legal tech. Afterward, he cast a wide net of learning in a range of industries including travel, events, and healthcare. Jesse joined Ambrook because he believes that data, especially financial data, can unlock change that is mutually beneficial for the environment and for those who steward its gifts to feed the world.
Brian is a technologist who enjoys applying his engineering skills to real world problems. Prior to joining Ambrook, he worked at Butterfly Network and Facebook building iOS and Android applications. Brian has a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University.
John Slinkman joined Ambrook because he believes that farm profitability is intrinsically linked to environmental justice and sustainability. He brings a wealth of experience building software and software teams for companies ranging from early stage startups to major government contractors. He holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and Bachelors in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Chris So is excited about using technology to improve the lives of individuals and communities. Prior to working at Ambrook, Chris built software products at Google and Verily. He has a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Columbia University.
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Where we are as a company
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Shaped by our core values
Reach Understanding
We are driven by curiosity and empathy to learn about our customers, team, and world.
Communicate with Real Talk
We create space for ourselves and others to be straightforward, vulnerable, and accountable.
Be Proactively Resourceful
We are internally motivated and externally empowered to identify opportunities and solve problems.
Derisk
Thoughtfully
We lean into the biggest risks we face as a company and put in the work to address them systematically.
Find the Positive Sum
We create incentive structures that align the needs of our company, customers, and planet.