# Saar Safra

> Saar Safra is the CEO and Co-founder of Beewise, the company behind the BeeHome - the world's first AI-powered autonomous robotic beehive. A serial entrepreneur with three prior exits, Safra pivoted from digital advertising tech to saving the global food supply when he returned to Israel and met a beekeeper who asked a deceptively simple question: could a computer do this better? Since founding Beewise in 2018, the company has deployed 1,240+ robotic beehives pollinating over 300,000 acres annually, raised nearly $170M in total funding including a $50M Series D in June 2025, and earned Safra a spot on Forbes' 2025 Sustainability Leaders list.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Beewise
- **Organizations:** Beewise, ActiveBuilding, aQuantive, Microsoft, Ad4Ever
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli-American
- **Education:** MBA, University of Washington - Foster School of Business
- **Known for:** Three successful exits from five companies founded prior to Beewise, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders list, Built Beewise into the world's leading autonomous pollination services provider

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Software developer
- **2001** — Became CTO of Ad4Ever
- **2001-2007** — GM & VP of Rich Media at aQuantive (acquired Ad4Ever)
- **2007** — aQuantive acquired by Microsoft for $6.3B; became Director of Rich Media Solutions at Microsoft
- **2008** — Left Microsoft and founded ActiveBuilding (property management software)
- **2013** — ActiveBuilding acquired by RealPage
- **2018** — Co-founded Beewise with Eliyah Radzyner, Boaz Petersil, Hallel Schreier, and Yossi Sorin
- **2021** — Appeared on Beekeeping Today Podcast; named to Algemeiner Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life
- **2022** — Beewise raised Series C funding
- **2025-06** — Beewise closed $50M Series D round, bringing total funding to ~$170M
- **2025** — Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders list

## Achievements

- Three successful exits from five companies founded prior to Beewise
- Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders list
- Built Beewise into the world's leading autonomous pollination services provider
- Deployed 1,240+ AI-powered robotic beehives globally
- Beewise pollinates 300,000+ acres annually for hundreds of growers
- Raised nearly $170M in total funding for Beewise
- Led development of BeeHome 4 with Heat Chamber Technology eliminating 99% of Varroa mites without chemicals
- Named to Algemeiner Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life (2021)
- Grew Beewise to 150+ employees across 4 countries

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Beewise closed $50M Series D round with investors including Fortissimo Capital, Insight Partners, and APG Asset Management, bringing total funding to ~$170M
- **2025-06** — Safra stated the company is approximately one year from profitability
- **2025** — Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders list
- **2025** — Beewise launched BeeHome 4 with Heat Chamber Technology, eliminating 99% of Varroa mites without chemical exposure
- **2024-12** — Published 2024 Impact Report noting U.S. bee colony collapse rate reached 62%

## Links

- Website: https://beewise.ag
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saars
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/saarsafra
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/beewisetechnologies

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Last updated: 2026-05-23