8 Years of Field-Proven Intelligence

We don’t just observe the earth.
We engineer its resilience.

ListenField transforms raw spectral data into mission-critical intelligence. Since 2017, we've built the world's most sophisticated bridge between farm-level production and global supply chain stability.

The 8-Year
Evolution

From a specialized research project to a global intelligence powerhouse, we have spent nearly a decade learning from the soil to scale intelligence for the enterprise.

2017 — The Genesis

Deep Research & Field Foundations

Started as a specialized research initiative focused on high-resolution crop phenology. We established our core philosophy: Learning from the Soil. Every algorithm was validated against literal ground truth.

2020 — The Pivot

The Pivot to FarmAI Platform Service

Recognizing that the industry needed an intelligent platform, not just monitoring tools, we pivoted to a full AI-driven service. From individual farm data to enterprise-grade predictive intelligence powering supply chains for the world's largest agribusinesses.

2026 — Global Command

Autonomous Supply Chain Intelligence

Today, ListenField operates at the intersection of AI and Ag-Science. We don't just provide data; we provide Autonomous Intelligence that triggers supply chain actions before risks materialize.

Executive Leadership

The People Behind the Engine

Founders

Dr. Rassarin Chinnachodteeranun

Dr. Rassarin Chinnachodteeranun

CEO & Co-Founder

Transforming Academic Research into a Global Climate-Smart Agriculture Platform. Leads diverse, multinational teams across multiple locations.

Dr. Kiyoshi Honda

Dr. Kiyoshi Honda

Chief Scientist Officer & Co-founder

PhD in engineering. Brings over 40 years of experience in precision agriculture and remote sensing including collaboration with government, multilateral institutions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Leadership

Jerry Jeong

Jerry Jeong

Principal Architect

Google Cloud enterprise architect with 20+ years of infrastructure expertise and 8 years scaling AI/Data and Kubernetes solutions.

Manabu Kidani

Manabu Kidani

Head of Finance

20+ years of institutional finance expertise across Asia and the US — proven capital markets operator.

Dr. Kunihiko Kikuchi

Dr. Kunihiko Kikuchi

Head of Plant Breeding

PhD in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo. Over 20 years of global agronomic research across Syngenta and leading US institutes, renowned for high-impact gene discovery publications.

Advisory Board

Dr. Supavud Saicheua

Dr. Supavud Saicheua

Strategic Advisor

Expertise in finance, economics, and government relations to support the company's AgTech advancement. He is currently Chairman of the NESDC board.

Koji Ishida

Koji Ishida

Business Advisor

Founding angel investor at ListenField. With a BS in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from MIT Sloan, providing strategic and financial support since 2017.

Yuki Shirato

Yuki Shirato

Advisor & Angel Investor

Managing Director of Techstars Japan and active angel investor backing 50+ startups including multiple unicorns. Founder of Yakumi international angel network. 25 years bridging law, venture and global business across NY, Tokyo, Singapore, and the Middle East.

Diverse Expert Team

Experts in Soil, climate, crop Development from 12 countries. We combine deep domain knowledge across multiple geographies to train context-aware intelligence models.

Strategic Investor

Kubota.

Japanese multinational company based in Osaka that is a global leader in agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and industrial products.

ListenField AI Precision Agriculture Platform
Technical Maturity

Proven Architecture

"Intelligence is only as good as the soil it protects."

A Proven Foundation for Enterprise

Our mission is to bridge advanced research to real work conditions, making high-level intelligence accessible and practical for everyday agricultural operations.

Science-Backed Integrating 40+ years of deep agronomic research
Actionable Precision Delivering confident supply chain recommendations

By translating complex spectral data into high-stakes supply chain intelligence, we ensure that global stakeholders can act with certainty in an increasingly volatile climate.

The Future

Horizon 2026
& Beyond

Building the definitive predictive model for global food security.

Next-Gen Predictive AI

Scaling our proprietary intelligence engine to predict environmental shifts and protect supply chain yields long before they affect global markets.

Deep Integration

Erasing the boundary between precision agronomy and financial strategy by integrating field intelligence directly into enterprise workflows.

Action-Driven Ecosystems

Transforming advanced agricultural data from passive observation into prescriptive automation, enabling rapid, confident climate-smart action on the ground.

Strategic Infrastructure

Global operations positioned at the crossroads of technology and agriculture.

Global Operations

Nagoya, Japan (HQ)

The nerve center of ListenField’s advanced R&D and global orchestration.

Regional Operations

Bangkok, Thailand

Regional operations hub for Southeast Asian agricultural markets.