Benji Meltzer

Cofounder at Aerobotics

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

About

I'm an engineer and entrepreneur passionate about using data and AI to solve real-world problems in the agriculture and healthcare industries.

Experience

  • Chief Data Officer at Gradient Health
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Aerobotics (11 yrs 10 mos)
    • Partnerships
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Transitioned from CTO into a role running strategic partnerships for the company, with both technical and commercial partners.

    • Cofounder & CTO
      Sep 2014 - Apr 2024 · 9 yrs 8 mos

      Aerobotics (https://www.aerobotics.com) is focused on developing Artificial Intelligence systems for farmers. We provide smart, intelligent applications in both data collection (flight-autonomy for UAVs and mobile imagery solutions) and the automated analyses of data gathered during missions. Aerobotics' core focus is in the agriculture industry, specifically focussed on perennial crops.

  • Operations and Logistics Manager at Uber
    Jun 2015 - May 2016 · 1 yr

    Operations and Logistics Manager, running driver analytics for Sub-Sahara African cities.

  • Business Analyst at Business Science Corporation
    Feb 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Working as a management consultant and building software models to evaluate and simulate strategic decisions, predominantly in the mining industry.