MP

Matthew Pryor

Supporting innovators at the intersection of agri-food system transition and climate solutions

Greater Melbourne Area

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2018

2021

  • CSIRO Agriculture and Food Advisory Committee

    2021

2018 - 2023

  • Partner

    2018 - 2023

2017 - 2018

  • N.E.D.

    2018 - 2018

  • Chair

    2017 - 2018

    Rocket Seeder accelerates the pace of food and agriculture innovation. We help entrepreneurs right across the food and fibre value chain

2005 - 2018

  • CEO & CTO

    2017 - 2018

    CEO & CTO of Observant | Jain Agriculture Services Australia

  • Co-founder & CTO

    2005 - 2017

    Observant is helping to reshape agribusiness. At the intersection of the Internet of Things, Big Data and Precision Farming, Observant’s cloud delivered analytics applications and purposed built connected device platform delivers yield improvements and efficiencies in water, energy and labor. Taking lessons learned from Australia's tough environment and drought driven innovations, Observant is expanding internationally and helping to improve water & energy efficiency in agriculture. Observant's C3 product won a 2013 Australian International Design Award and the 2012 Irrigation Australia Innovation Award.

2004 - 2005

  • VP Product Management

    2004 - 2005

2000 - 2004

  • Member Board of Directors, Founding Member

    2000 - 2004

    Matthew has sat on the board of the BPMI (http://www.bpmi.org) since its inception and was also a founding member with Verve and then Versata. Matthew has contributed to the growth of the initiative and its specifications and presented at several seminars on the topic of BPM.

2000 - 2003

  • Senior Architect

    2000 - 2003

    Lead architect, responsible for overall software archiecture and technology base of J2EE based Versata Business Process Engine.

1997 - 2000

  • co-Founder and CTO

    1997 - 2000

    co-Founder, CTO and architect of Verve, Inc. the publisher of the Verve Business Process Engine. Verve, Inc. was an innovator in BPM and defined the embedded BPM space. Verve was acquire by Versata, Inc. (VATA) in November 2000

  • Owner

    1989 - 1995