# Kris Poulson

> Kris Poulson is the CEO of FarmQA, a Fargo-based digital agronomy platform that helps growers and crop advisors manage scouting, soil sampling, and prescription writing. He co-founded Sentera (acquired by John Deere in 2025), where he helped drive 1800% revenue growth and an expansion into 50+ countries. He grew up on a family farm near Casselton, North Dakota, and chairs the NDSU Agricultural Economics Advisory Board.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at FarmQA, Inc.
- **Organizations:** FarmQA, Inc., Sentera (co-founder, acquired by John Deere 2025), NDSU Ag Economics Advisory Board (Chairman), NDSU Center for Digital Agriculture and Big Data (Advisory Board)
- **From:** Casselton, North Dakota, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Strategy, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sentera and helped drive 1800% revenue growth across 50+ countries, Sentera acquired by John Deere (May 2025), Doubled FarmQA's recurring revenue in first year as CEO

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Earned Custom Applicators License (North Dakota)
- **2010** — Licensed Crop Insurance Agent
- **2014** — Co-founded Sentera, aerial imaging and analytics for agriculture
- **2017** — Became Chairman of the NDSU Ag Economics Advisory Board
- **2019** — Joined the NDSU Center for Digital Agriculture and Big Data Advisory Board
- **2024** — Named CEO of FarmQA (May 13, 2024)
- **2025** — Sentera acquired by John Deere
- **2025** — Closed oversubscribed $4M seed round led by gener8tor 1889, with Wonder Fund and Badlands Capital

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sentera and helped drive 1800% revenue growth across 50+ countries
- Sentera acquired by John Deere (May 2025)
- Doubled FarmQA's recurring revenue in first year as CEO
- Grew FarmQA acres under management from 20M to 37M
- Closed oversubscribed $4M seed round in 2025
- Chair of the NDSU Ag Economics Advisory Board since 2017

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — FarmQA closed an oversubscribed $4M seed round led by gener8tor 1889 with Wonder Fund North Dakota (Kevin O'Leary) and Badlands Capital.
- **2025-05** — Sentera, which Poulson co-founded, was acquired by John Deere.
- **2024-11** — Hosted FarmQA Day in Fargo, ND.
- **2024-05** — Named CEO of FarmQA, Inc.

## Links

- Website: https://farmqa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-poulson-a21197125/

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