Ángela de Manzanos Guinot, PhD

CEO and Co-Founder

As CEO, Angela leads the scientific direction of the company, nurturing and evolving the business process design and strategy, defining its innovation pipeline and growth.


With more than 16 years experience in agriculture and using innovation to solve the challenges of sustainability, Angela has a strong background in leadership, biotechnology, and agriculture.


Angela studied for her Bachelor’s degree and Master of Science at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. She went on to complete her Master Research in Chemical Biology of Crop Protection and Sustainability and was awarded the Lord Porter Prize, and her PhD in Chemical Biology at Imperial College London. Following the completion of her studies, Imperial College awarded her the Medal for Student Outstanding Achievements awards.


Since completing her PhD Angela has focused on developing her leadership skills, undertaking a Women in Leadership programme by IESE, Business Process Design for Strategic Management by MIT Sloane School, and a course on Dynamic Negotiations by INSEAD Business School. Besides, Angela in an Entrepreneur at the Royal Academy of Engineering and have received a tailored Leadership and Executive Training part of the Shott Scale Up Accelerator Award.


Angela is driven by applying biotechnology to help farmers produce more with less using regenerative agriculture. She is also driven to encourage women pursue an entrepreneurial journey.


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