Aaron Furrer
Managing Director/Co Founder
Aaron is a Stanford University graduate with both a technical and agricultural background. Aaron has prior experience in running his own company as well as being involved with several start-up opportunities and VC firms in Silicon Valley. He brings his knowledge of the agritech industry plus his understanding of the unique challenges faced by start-ups to the Next Farm team.
Sammi Stewart
Brand Manager
Having grown up in the deep south of New Zealand, Sammi has a wide range of experience in the rural sector giving her a comprehensive understanding of agricultural New Zealand and a network of industry professionals. She has worked in a variety of domestic and international industries gaining skills spanning from market research and branding to client management, adding significant value to the Next Farm team.
Jon Dean
Technical Manager
Jon has two decades of experience producing SaaS products for established software companies and IT start-ups. He brings to the Next Farm team considerable technical capability and a history of developing scalable, user-focused solutions for the agricultural industry.
Simon Glennie
Board Chair
Simon has spent the past 14 years working as a farm consultant with extensive industry networks including experience with irrigation development and research projects. His experience in developing on farm and business strategy, combined with facilitation roles are some of the skills he brings to Next Farm.
Hayden Cawte
Board Member
Hayden has considerable experience in the development of agricultural-based businesses having developed a large export company around agricultural machinery. He is, or has been, a director of a number of companies across a range of industries, including agriculture, IT, software development, professional consultancy, and property.
Steph Haworth
Board Member
Steph is an active member of the NZ Angel community via Angel HQ in Wellington, and has a wide range of investment interests encompassing tech, biotech, ag-tech and fintech. After graduating from Victoria University of Wellington (BSc and BA) she worked in various areas of the financial services industry for over 15 years in both Australia and London. Farmers, horse trainers and rural bankers abound throughout her whanau.
