Our Leadership

  • Siddharth Tata


    •  Agribusiness and product leader with 18
    years of experience in

    • Product management (Amazon Grocery Supply Chain)

    •  Management consulting (McKinsey & Company)

    •  Entrepreneurship (founded Purple Chilli- farm to table organic fresh produce startup)

    • Early-stage investing (Acumen Fund)

    • Non-profit management (Gates Foundation)

    • Harvard MBA and Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology-Madras

  • Kalpana Beesabathuni


    • Food, agriculture, and nutrition leader with 20 years of business and non-profit management in Commercialization, R&D, and new product development roles in food and consumer packaged goods corporations (Nestle and DSM)

    • Nutrition development (Managing Director at Sight & Life)

    • Technology commercialization (PATH)

    • Harvard MBA, Masters in Agricultural & Biological Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Bachelors in Agricultural & Food Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur

  • Shamik Ganguly


    •  Technology leader with 25 years of experience in data science, analytics, and AI leading

    •  Analytics and data management for a $50 billion business (Amazon Ads)

    •  Large software and data science teams of 100 members at startups and big-tech (Oracle, Altisource Labs and several startups)

    • Bachelors in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Founded by leaders in agriculture, food, nutrition, technology, and business with 70+ years of collective experience at organizations such as Amazon, Acumen Fund, DSM, Gates Foundation, McKinsey, Nestlé, Oracle, PATH, and Sight & Life Foundation.

We build custom solutions based on your unique requirements. We prioritize speed of execution, adoption of technology by end-users, and impact.

Our Advisors

  • Rajiv Singh


    Rajiv Singh brings decades of expertise as an architect of capital flows across global food and agribusiness. During his tenure as CEO of Rabobank North America Wholesale Banking, and in senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Nestlé, and UTC, he has backed innovation through platforms like FoodBytes and Terra, and co-chairs FoodShot Global. Rajiv holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and master's and bachelor's degrees in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology.

  • Dr. Sara Boettiger


    Dr. Sara Boettiger, an economist, has built integral food systems at every level. She’s led sustainability at Bayer Crop Science, shaped agricultural strategy at the Gates Foundation and McKinsey's Center for Agricultural Transformation, advised 40+ governments on climate and trade policy, and chaired CIMMYT's Board, served on the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. She is currently a fellow at Harvard University, working as an independent advisor to multi-national companies, startups, and foundations. Sara has a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

  • Sunil Sanghvi


    Sunil Sanghvi is a pioneer in designing national agriculture transformation strategies. He led McKinsey's Global Agriculture Practice and its Economic Development Practice for over 30+ years, worked with major donors on food security, and served on boards including the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and advisory roles with USAID, WEF's New Vision for Agriculture, and Paine Schwartz Partners. Sunil holds an MBA from Stanford University and master's and bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering from MIT.

About Our Name

Hornbills are “farmers of the forest”. As hard-working members of the forest ecosystem, who peck on fruits and disperse seeds near and far, they help the forest thrive.

Hornbills are keystone species- essential to maintaining the structure, function, and biodiversity of an ecosystem.

For our clients, we hope to be their “Hornbills” — working steadfastly to help them grow and thrive.

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From computer vision to predictive analytics, we’re bringing cutting edge technology to the farm. Help us build scalable AI solutions for agriculture.