About Us
Reefgen is pioneering the use of a “Robotics-as-a-Service” (RaaS) platform. We enable restoration practitioners, coastal communities, and stakeholders to access scalable technology for cost-effective restoration and capacity building.
Reefgen is pioneering the use of a “Robotics-as-a-Service” (RaaS) platform. We enable restoration practitioners, coastal communities, and stakeholders to access scalable technology for cost-effective restoration and capacity building.
Healthy coastal ecosystems are capable of supporting a vast range of natural and built environments. Active restoration of these ecosystems is paramount to supporting life on a global scale.
Seagrasses capture carbon from the atmosphere at a rate 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, storing about 80,000 metric tons of carbon per square kilometer.
Seagrasses and corals reduce wave and current impacts on shorelines. Seagrass beds can reduce cliff erosion by up to seventy percent, preserving coastal infrastructure.
Critical species utilize seagrass beds as nursery, and migrate to reefs as they grow older. Seagrass supports one-fifth of the world's fisheries, a $400 Billion USD Economy.
Seagrass and corals are culturally significant to indigenous communities, being incorporated into foods, medicines, and ceremonies.
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Reefgen provides scalable restoration solutions for stakeholders and practitioners involved in the statutory mitigation and regenerative investments.
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Together, stakeholder champions and Reefgen evaluate conservation enhancement and restoration potential with solution stack providers in selected site areas.
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Stakeholders and Reefgen design and execute Robotics-as-a-Service model with local workforce enablement, restoration, and deployment milestones.
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Stakeholders invest upfront deployment capital to meet mitigation and restoration goals at a fraction of costs incurred today, allowing Reefgen to provide planting services.
We’re a team of marine scientists, ocean engineers, and entrepreneurs with a passion for fixing a broken planet.
Tom Chi is a pioneer in rapid prototyping, holding 75 patents and influencing processes at over a dozen leading companies, including Microsoft and Yahoo. As a co-founder and Head of Product Experience at Google X, he spearheaded developments in Google Glass and autonomous vehicles.
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In 2023, Reefgen began its focus on commercialization with the hire of Chris, who brings 20 years of corporate, startup, and venture capital experience in sustainable ocean technologies. As a marine biologist, he worked with the Vantuna Research Group, focused on environmental monitoring, artificial reefs, and ecosystem modeling.
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Daniel is a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. As VP of Robotics at Farm(x), Dan adapted drone autonomy to off-road vehicles, enabling precision agriculture in vineyards. As Founder and CEO of AutoModality, he revolutionized industrial inspection with drone autonomy for GPS-denied environments.
With over 25 years in IT, computer networking, and project management, Peter brings deep technical and operational expertise to Reefgen. He specializes in CI/CD, edge-computing, and containerized integration — supporting the building and managing of robotic systems across Jetson and RPi platforms to keep innovation running smoothly. He's also an accomplished scuba diver and waterman.
Ian is a roboticist with varied experience including writing firmware, prototyping hardware, and creating wiring harnesses. His experience with mechanical, electrical, and computer domains naturally leads to work on intelligent vehicles and has gotten him involved with submarines, blimps, and tractors. Anything can be a robot!
As a recent addition to the team, Kalin offers his interdisciplinary experience in mechatronics with a focus on embedded systems and robot motion planning and control. Previously he was awarded grants from NASA for research endeavors in robotics and dynamical modeling. He was most notably a finalist in the NASA BIG Idea Challenge during his undergraduate career.
With a natural curiosity towards understanding how different strategies affect a company's development, Misha brings technical experience from working on machine learning models for object detection. Misha also has a strong foundational background in business management and accounting from his time as CFO at a small non-profit.
