# Ramsey Masri

> Ramsey Masri is the CEO of Ceres AI (formerly Ceres Imaging), an Oakland-based agricultural intelligence platform that has analyzed over 17 billion plant-level measurements across 32 million acres and 40+ crop types worldwide. A UC Berkeley graduate who grew up on a family farm in Peru and spent 20 years as a California grape grower in Napa Valley, Masri bridges the worlds of technology, data analytics, and hands-on farming. Before Ceres, he served as COO at Zendrive and spent his early career at Oracle working under Larry Ellison, Ray Lane, and Tom Siebel. Under his leadership, Ceres rebranded as Ceres AI, raised a $13M Series D round led by Remus Capital in 2024-2025, was named to TIME Magazine's 2024 Top GreenTech Companies list, and made history by appointing the first AI board member in the agriculture industry.

- **Role:** CEO at Ceres AI
- **Organizations:** Ceres AI, Zendrive, Oracle
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in History and English, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Led Ceres Imaging's evolution into Ceres AI, expanding from crop monitoring to full agricultural intelligence platform, Raised $13M Series D with Remus Capital to accelerate AI for agriculture, Oversaw Ceres AI earning TIME Magazine's 2024 Top GreenTech Companies in America recognition

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Spent first career decade at Oracle, working under Larry Ellison, Ray Lane, and Tom Siebel
- **1999** — Began growing grapes in California's Napa Valley while building tech career
- **Pre-2022** — Served as Chief Operating Officer at Zendrive, a mobility risk intelligence firm helping insurers leverage driving data
- **2022-11** — Appointed CEO of Ceres Imaging
- **2023** — Led Series C funding round by Remus Capital
- **2024-08** — Led rebrand from Ceres Imaging to Ceres AI; announced Series D funding led by Remus Capital; Ceres named to TIME Magazine's 2024 Top GreenTech Companies
- **2025-11** — Ceres AI raised $13M to accelerate AI for Agricultural Intelligence platform; appointed first-ever AI board member (Arista)

## Achievements

- Led Ceres Imaging's evolution into Ceres AI, expanding from crop monitoring to full agricultural intelligence platform
- Raised $13M Series D with Remus Capital to accelerate AI for agriculture
- Oversaw Ceres AI earning TIME Magazine's 2024 Top GreenTech Companies in America recognition
- Guided company to analyze over 17 billion plant-level measurements across 32 million acres and 40+ crop types
- Led expansion to operations across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia
- Pioneered appointment of world's first AI board member (Arista) in agriculture sector
- At Zendrive as COO, helped track and analyze 65 million drivers across 3 billion miles
- Managed 20-year career as California grape grower in Napa Valley while leading global technology firms

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Ceres AI raised $13M to accelerate 'AI for AI' (Agricultural Intelligence) platform; company appointed first-ever AI board member, Arista
- **2024-08** — Led rebrand from Ceres Imaging to Ceres AI following Series D funding led by Remus Capital
- **2024** — Ceres AI named to TIME Magazine's 2024 Top GreenTech Companies in America list
- **2024** — Sat down with PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster to discuss how AI is transforming agriculture and bridging farm-to-finance

## Links

- Website: https://ceres.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsey-masri-11392

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Last updated: 2026-05-11