# Max Nelen

> Max Nelen is the Belgian founder and CEO of Agros, a Singapore-based agricultural technology company serving farmers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia. His career includes consulting at Roland Berger and venture building at Rainmaking. He founded Agros in November 2019 to combine solar irrigation with financing and advisory services, helping farmers reduce fuel expenses and improve profitability.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Agros
- **Organizations:** Agros, Roland Berger, Rainmaking, D-Track
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Innovation and Strategic Management; magna cum laude, Solvay Brussels School, Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics, University of Leuven
- **Known for:** Founded Agros in November 2019., Led Agros through a US$4.25 million Series A announced in March 2025., Agros reported serving more than 6,000 smallholder farmers by March 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Co-founded D-Track; worked at Roland Berger and Rainmaking. Exact dates are not established in the reviewed public biographies.
- **2019-05** — Published writing on entrepreneurial mindset in Rainmaking’s Medium publication.
- **2019-11** — Founded Agros.
- **2022** — Agros entered Cambodia and received a S$100,000 Leap201 loan and a US$500,000 Pioneer Facility loan.
- **2023-03** — Agros raised US$2.7 million in pre-Series A funding.
- **2024-01** — Agros expanded to Indonesia.
- **2025-03** — Agros announced a US$4.25 million Series A.
- **2025-12** — EDFI ElectriFI announced a US$2 million working capital facility for Agros.

## Achievements

- Founded Agros in November 2019.
- Led Agros through a US$4.25 million Series A announced in March 2025.
- Agros reported serving more than 6,000 smallholder farmers by March 2025.
- Agrosolar received the 2020 Asia EDGE Ag-Energy Prize Runner-Up Award in the Youth Category.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — EDFI ElectriFI announced a US$2 million working capital facility to support expansion in Indonesia and Cambodia and the Pay-after-Harvest model.
- **2025-07** — Appeared on the Investment Climate Podcast to discuss fundraising, warm introductions, debt and board alignment.
- **2025-03** — Agros announced its US$4.25 million Series A.

## Links

- Website: https://www.agrosglobal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/max-nelen-11124bb1

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