After four years leading Driscoll's agtech corporate venturing investments, Nolan Paul will now oversee Yamaha Motor Ventures' agricultural robotics and data activities.
Japan-headquartered manufacturing conglomerate Yamaha has hired Nolan Paul from US-based fruit supplier Driscoll’s to develop its agricultural technology (agtech) corporate venturing practice at its Silicon Valley innovation hub.
As head of research and development strategy and emerging technology, Paul led Driscoll’s agtech investment portfolio for four years, looking at genetics, phenotyping, automation and robotics, biologicals, plant sensing, controlled environment, post-harvest practices and data analytics.
Paul is now general manager for agricultural robotics and data at Yamaha Motor Ventures and Laboratory…
