Samuel Osei

Samuel Osei brings agricultural expertise to technology investing from his background growing up on his family's farm in Ghana before studying Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University. His firsthand understanding of farming challenges combined with engineering training positioned him to recognize how technology could transform agriculture. After working for John Deere developing precision agriculture systems, Samuel earned his MBA from Cornell and joined a growth equity firm focused on agtech. He understands farmers' operational realities, economic pressures, and the conservative adoption patterns that characterize agriculture. Samuel excels at evaluating which agricultural technologies genuinely improve yields, reduce costs, or enhance sustainability versus those offering marginal benefits insufficient to justify adoption. He analyzes precision agriculture platforms, farm management software, agricultural robotics, biologicals, and the sensors and data analytics serving modern farming. Samuel was realistic about how long technology adoption would take while identifying companies with sustainable competitive advantages. His analysis examines addressable markets, farmer economics, go-to-market strategies, and whether agtech companies can achieve profitability. He also tracks how climate change and food security concerns drive agricultural innovation. Based in Des Moines, Samuel is positioned in America's agricultural heartland while analyzing technology transforming farming.