Founder Spotlight: Lior Barhai (Envonics)
Meet Lior Barhai
Company:
Envonics
Envonics is an agriculture technology company on a mission to empower growers, digitize farms and cultivate success for farmers. Envonics is developing technology to remove the blindfold from hydroponic fertilization.
Startup Stage:
Bootstrapped
Locations:
Miami, Florida, USA
What led you to where you are today?
Being a 3rd generation farmer with a mechanical engineering degree, I was inspired to be part of the generation that makes agriculture more sustainable and efficient. As we are currently in an agriculture technology revolution, I co-founded Envonics with the goal of delivering more value to farmers and consumers through the use of technology. Our population is growing fast but we are running out of land, so we need to move our farms closer to cities through CEA and by doing so we can provide consumers with fresh locally grown produce.
What do you wish you knew before embarking on your entrepreneurial journey?
I wish I knew how to recruit top talent to help move our mission forward. Envonics is currently a 2 man team with a few interns but we're hoping to grow our team to 5 persons in the coming months!
What is the most difficult decision you've had to make regarding your business so far?
Moving from Pittsburgh, PA to Miami, FL
What can you help the VEGPRENEUR community with?
I will gladly help the community by providing connections and helping shed light on all the great things Vegrpreneurs are creating.
How can the VEGPRENEUR community help you?
The Vegpreneur community can help me spread Envonics mission and support us in building out a team to take on the mission.
Fun fact about you:
I am a gym rat and a motor head - I love working out and working on cars.
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