# Daniel McCann

> Daniel McCann is the founder and CEO of Precision AI, an agricultural technology company building computer-vision systems and autonomous aerial machinery for plant-level crop decisions. Raised in a farming family in Saskatchewan and educated at Campion College at the University of Regina, he spent decades building technology businesses before returning his attention to agriculture. Precision AI grew from an office-plant computer-vision experiment into a company pursuing targeted spraying, field intelligence, and lower farm input costs. McCann has founded three startups, holds six patents, received a 2024 Canada Clean50 award, and has become a public advocate for regulatory pathways that let agricultural AI be tested and commercialized in Canada.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Precision AI
- **Organizations:** Precision AI, Fivethru, Inc., AnywhereCommerce, NetSecure Technologies Ltd.
- **From:** Regina, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Campion College at the University of Regina
- **Known for:** Three-time startup founder with more than 25 years in technology., Holds six patents, according to his Future of Agriculture podcast biography., Finalist for the 2013 ABEX Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2018** — Led software developer NetSecure Technologies Ltd. as chief executive officer.
- **2017-2019** — Served as chief technology officer at payment technology company AnywhereCommerce.
- **2017** — Founded Precision AI to apply artificial intelligence and robotics to agricultural decision-making.
- **2018** — Became chairman and president of Fivethru, Inc.
- **2019** — Precision AI received a Sterling Innovation Award at Canada's Farm Progress Show; McCann became CEO of Precision AI.
- **2021** — Precision AI announced $20 million in seed equity capital and grant funding.
- **2023** — Precision AI won the Cooperative Ventures Innovation Challenge at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.
- **2024** — Named a Canada Clean50 honouree in the Clean Technology category.
- **2025** — Precision AI announced a Series A investment group led by Cooperative Ventures and including new and returning investors.
- **2025** — Testified before Canada's House of Commons agriculture committee about regulatory reform for agricultural AI and drone spraying.

## Achievements

- Three-time startup founder with more than 25 years in technology.
- Holds six patents, according to his Future of Agriculture podcast biography.
- Finalist for the 2013 ABEX Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
- Led Precision AI to a Sterling Innovation Award at Canada's Farm Progress Show in 2019.
- Led Precision AI through a $20 million seed financing and grant package announced in 2021.
- Won the Cooperative Ventures Innovation Challenge at the 2023 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.
- Named a 2024 Canada Clean50 honouree in Clean Technology.
- Presented Precision AI's technology and regulatory recommendations to a Canadian parliamentary committee in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Testified before Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, advocating regulatory sandboxes and predictable approval timelines for agricultural AI and spraying drones.
- **2025-06** — Discussed Precision AI's Series A and Cooperative Ventures partnership in an Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network interview.
- **2025-05** — Precision AI announced that Cooperative Ventures invested in its Series A alongside Farm Credit Canada, The 51 Food and AgTech Fund, Green Spark Ventures, and existing investors.

## Links

- Website: https://precision.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-mccann
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PrecisionAi
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AIPrecision

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Last updated: 2026-08-18