# Randall Schwartzentruber

> Randall Schwartzentruber co-founded BinSentry with Nathan Hoel in 2017 after exploring how to monitor feed inventory remotely. His background spans youth ministry and home automation. He led the Ontario agricultural technology company as CEO before moving to chief product officer in July 2022. His public work emphasizes practical automation, customer collaboration and mentoring future entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** Co-founder at BinSentry
- **Organizations:** BinSentry, The Gathering, Slinger Solutions
- **Education:** Emmanuel Bible College
- **Known for:** Co-founded BinSentry, a feed inventory monitoring and automation business., Led BinSentry through its 2019 THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award and 2020 Series A., Named inventor on Australian patent AU2019385155B2, titled Bin level monitoring system; accepted in June 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked for nearly a decade in youth ministry at The Gathering in Kitchener; also worked at a Tavistock cheese factory.
- **2014** — Started working in smart home automation.
- **2017** — Co-founded BinSentry with Nathan Hoel.
- **2019** — Led BinSentry when it won a THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award.
- **2020** — BinSentry closed a US$7.7 million Series A while he was CEO.
- **2022-07** — Moved from CEO to chief product officer as Ben Allen became CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded BinSentry, a feed inventory monitoring and automation business.
- Led BinSentry through its 2019 THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award and 2020 Series A.
- Named inventor on Australian patent AU2019385155B2, titled Bin level monitoring system; accepted in June 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — BinSentry, the company he co-founded, announced a US$50 million Series C and reported monitoring more than 40,000 bins across North America and Brazil. This is a company update, not a new personal appointment.
- **2024-06** — Australian patent AU2019385155B2, naming Schwartzentruber as inventor, was accepted.
- **2022-07** — BinSentry announced his transition from CEO to chief product officer.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-schwartzentruber-a55078176/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16