Our Vision

Empower winegrowers with ground-breaking technology to transform viticulture
for people and planet.

Our Team

Ali Alomari

CO FOUNDER | CEO

BE Hons. Computer Systems

Leila Deljkovic

CO FOUNDER | COO

BE Hons. Computer Systems

Rex Sunde

Team Viticulture Advisor

Expert viticulturist, winegrower, and face behind NZ Winegrowers' Spray Schedule.

Rex is a third-generation New Zealand winegrower and a viticulture consultant. Over the last 25 years he has established his own wine brand, grapevine nursery and viticulture consulting business, and has become the face behind New Zealand Winegrowers’ Vineyard Spray Schedule.

He has been a board member for New Zealand Winegrowers, a member of the New Zealand Winegrowers research committee and an executive committee member for Organic Winegrowers New Zealand.

Winston Su

CO FOUNDER | Head of AI

BSc Hons. Mathematics & Computer Science

Rory Buchanan

CO FOUNDER | CTO

ME Mechatronics

Ced Bourneville

Software Engineer

BSc Computer Science

Sean Charleston

Embedded Systems Engineer

ME Hons. Electrical & Electronics

Simran Singh

Senior Frontend Engineer

BCA

Charlie Gallop

Data Scientist

MSc Applied Data Science

James Wong

Junior Hardware Engineer

BE Hons. Electrical & Electronics

Sebastian Dymanski

Junior Data Engineer

GDipSc Computer Science

Our Board

Bridgit Hawkins

Independent | Chairperson

Founder of Regen (exit), Master of Agricultural Science

Bridgit is passionate about making a difference in the agricultural sector, sustainability and empowering future generations of women to spark a positive change.

With a Master of Agriculture Science and extensive agribusiness experience, Bridgit created Regen, an agritech company providing world-class environmental tech solutions for farmers.

She led Regen for 10 years, before exiting to CropX in 2020 and taking on the role of Chief Sustainability Officer.

Chris van der Loo

Independent

Head of NPD & Systems Engineering, Waikato Milking Systems

Michael Carr-Smith

Investor Representative

Chief Investment Officer, Move Asset Management

Michael is passionate about delivering superior returns and value for investors and partners. He has over 32 years of experience in international equities, spanning research, sales, and portfolio management. He started his career in Hong Kong, where he spent eight years covering Asian markets and sectors for JP Morgan and Barclays Capital. He then moved to New York, where he worked at JP Morgan & Barclays Capital, focusing on global equity markets.

Leila Deljkovic

CO FOUNDER | Coo

BE Hons. Computer Systems

Leila is a computer systems engineer by training, and started Cropsy with co-founder Ali in 2019. She built the first prototypes and developed the technology with Ali to where it is today straight out of engineering school. Leila coordinates our multidisciplinary team to deliver the full value of Cropsy to growers. She also manages capital raising and investor relationships.

Ali Alomari

CO FOUNDER | CEO

BE Hons. Computer Systems

Ali is a computer systems engineer and started Cropsy with co-founder Leila in 2019. He built the first prototypes and developed the technology with Leila to where it is today straight out of engineering school. Ali is the technology lead and sales lead, and he spent the last 5 years immersed in vineyards and viticultural practices with growers from Blenheim to Bordeaux.

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