Enabling Farmers to Grow Food More Intelligently with a web-based software solution

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1 Enabling Farmers to Grow Food More Intelligently with a web-based software solution The reality of the industry To plant or not to plant To harvest or not to harvest To ship or not to ship To buy or not to buy

GROWER S OVERWHELMING DAILY MARKET INFORMATIONAL DATA This is the challenging life of a farmer and supply chain Thousands of Factors that the Farmer has to wade through to make the right pricing and

2 GROWER S OVERWHELMING DAILY MARKET INFORMATIONAL DATA This is the challenging life of a farmer and supply chain Thousands of Factors that the Farmer has to wade through to make the right pricing and harvesting decisions. The Agricultural Industry including the farmer deals, or should be dealing, with information from 26 different sources. That will grow to as many as 61 more points of data contacts on a daily basis that results in inputs and reports that are used to make decisions regarding purchases and fulfillment of commodities such as fruits and vegetables.

3 PRODUCE AND WASTE CRISIS BEFORE IT GETS TO CONSUMER PER YEAR Source: Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste

TODAY S FLOW OF INFORMATION Grower Neighbor Shipper Field Manager Farmer s Almanac Industry Manager Restaurant Common Denominator Buyer Reactive Inaccurate

4 TODAY S FLOW OF INFORMATION Grower Neighbor Shipper Field Manager Farmer s Almanac Industry Manager Restaurant Common Denominator Buyer Reactive Inaccurate Past (Not Present-Not Future) Time Consuming Calls / Meetings Field Teams Calls Grower- Shippers Tradeshows Team Research Spreadsheets Industry Magazines Colleagues

LEADERSHIP TEAM AgTools Team: The backbone of Agtools is our team native experience Ag professionals and technology visionaries who are experts in the many issues facing Farmers.

Over a period of close to ten years, our team has been in the fields and packing houses and knows the information that can make a substantial difference to the Farmers.

5 LEADERSHIP TEAM AgTools Team: The backbone of Agtools is our team native experience Ag professionals and technology visionaries who are experts in the many issues facing Farmers. Those issues include food compliance, logistics management, fair shipment settlements, packaging and labeling requirements, and many other subjects that are vital to Farmers. Over a period of close to ten years, our team has been in the fields and packing houses and knows the information that can make a substantial difference to the Farmers. Martha Montoya President 30+ years of International Agricultural Sourcing experience Winner Microsoft 2016 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence award Governor appointee Board Member, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture Gustavo Montoya Director & Data Solutions Architect 20+ years data solutions experience Extensive Knowledge on NoSQL and RDBMS for BigData Server Virtualization System Arquitecture and Web Development seasoned technology leader 7 years Field Ag Industry Experience Fundraising Front Line

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Our technical team has extensive experience in

machine learning, text analytics and applied statistics.

6 TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Our technical team has extensive experience in big data, business intelligence tools and comprehensive data visualization. Analytics through actionable insights and predictive algorithms, machine learning, text analytics and applied statistics. Additionally the team works with all major mobile platforms, including ios, Android and Windows Mobile. Data Scientists and Development Engineers have deep knowledge of the latest trends in technology such as NoSQL in addition to traditional RDBMS which enables custom development for a various platforms.

7 OUR TECHNICAL MODEL

8 TRACTION OF AGTOOLS During a period of 18 Months the analog version of AgTools was distributed to Farmers, Food Distributors and Corporate Produce Buyers. The response was overwhelming with over 32 Farmers and others requesting regular reports. This evident demand for a few clear, relevant data points for Farmers is the genesis of AgTools, LLC. Formation: AgTools LLC is a New Jersey limited liability company and is on its way to be certified as a majority owned women company with the corresponding opportunities. Solid Team: On the agriculture, technology and advisory board. The beta version of AgTools has been developed over the past 6 months. Martha please include merchandiser on this type of distribution. Thank you Walmart Hi Martha, Could you please send, these to merchandiser going forward she is going to be taking over the strawberry program for me. Thank you. Sysco Thank you very much this is very useful. Clane leader broker/distributor

9 SIMPLE USER INTERFACE Real Time Decisions Customization of Factors Ease of Navigation Price, Weather, Production, Competition.

10 MENTORS/INVESTORS AWARDS 2017 Microsoft BizSpark global program 2016 Recipient of the 2016 Microsoft Innovation Challenge WOB, ML & AI Award 2017 IBM Global Entrepreneurship program

11 ADDRESSABLE MARKET

12 AGTOOLS SOLUTION MICROSOFT AWARD FOR MACHINE LEARNING 01/Innovative 02/Practical 03/Simple AgTools is an innovative solution that addresses massive communications gaps between Farmers and food retailers. - Increases Farmer s profits - Streamlines Growing Cycle. - Reduces Food Waste The AgTools machine learning engine. - For farmers, corporate buyers and all food supply chain stakeholders - Processes and simplifies millions of data points - Improves Decisions AgTools proprietary technology incorporates all levels of business operations from farm production through the supply chain to buyers. - Provides farmers with Alerts, changes in market, potential disruptions. - Influence Real time decisions.

13 BUSINESS MODEL Monthly Subscription Model to: Farmers : $199/month/fruit or veggie (Weighted Average of $525/Farmer) Corporate Produce Buyers: License with Multiple Users, e.g. Strawberry Buyer, Melon Buyer, Citrus Buyer, etc.. Institutions and Government Departments: Flat fee and customizable to State, Federal and Non Governmental Organizations

14 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY $200,000.00: Talent Acquisition $400,000.00: Machine Learning Development $1.0 Million Initial Seed capital: SAFE agreement, Simple Agreement for Future Equity $100,000.00: Infrastructure $300,000.00: Software Engineering

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Agricultural Outlook Forum 2004 Presented Friday, February 20, 2004

Agricultural Outlook Forum 2004 Presented Friday, February 20, 2004 FOOD PROCESSING CONTRACTS Path To Maintain United States Competitiveness Douglas R. Circle President/CEO Circle Farms, Inc. & Frozsun