Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence

Who: Sara Menker, grew up in Addis and came to the US for university

What: Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence to forecast global agricultural trends and battle food insecurity.

When: She founded Gro Intelligence in 2014 and has offices in New York, Singapore and Nairobi.

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