Michael Dean co-founded AgFunder after 25+ years combining hands-on agriculture operations, venture capital, environmental law, and social impact—including founding SeedRock Africa Agriculture, a social-impact agribusiness in West Africa. He co-architected AgFunder's integrated approach using their AI-driven discovery platform GAIA and media arm AgFunderNews to systematically surface emerging technologies and support portfolio companies with an emphasis on frontier science that improves smallholder farmer livelihoods while addressing climate challenges. Michael Dean co-founded AgFunder after 25+ years combining hands-on agriculture operations, venture capital, environmental law, and social impact—including founding SeedRock Africa Agriculture, a social-impact agribusiness in West Africa. He co-architected AgFunder's integrated approach using their AI-driven discovery platform GAIA and media arm AgFunderNews to systematically surface emerging technologies and support portfolio companies with an emphasis on frontier science that improves smallholder farmer livelihoods while addressing climate challenges.