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Charles Veys

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Chief Executive Officer at FOTENIX
📍 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Charles Veys is the CEO and founder of FOTENIX, an agri-tech firm born from his work at The University of Manchester, where he earned his PhD. He leads his team in developing AI-driven imaging and robotics to make farming more profitable and sustainable, having raised over £20 million in funding.

Charles is passionate about translating hard science into practical, field-ready tools that farmers will actually use. He is driven to solve real-world agricultural problems and is allergic to corporate buzzwords, focusing instead on tangible impact and rewriting the rulebook to be more straightforward and effective for growers.

He humorously describes his companys mission as making "chlorophyll sexy" and creating the "fitbit-of-farming" to transform crop management.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Agri-Tech Adoption
He believes the UK is rich in innovation but poor in adoption and is determined to create scalable, accessible ag-tech that farmers can easily implement.
Farmer Profitability
His company's stated mission is to keep food production profitable for farmers by using AI to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and manage rising operational challenges.
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Career

Work history

5-2018
Chief Executive Officer
FOTENIX
4-2015 - 10-2019
Development Engineer
The University of Manchester
In the press

Media appearances

How AI & Imaging Are Changing Farming | Dr. Charles Veys of FOTENIX. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2014 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The University of Manchester
2010 - 2014
Master of Engineering (MEng)
The University of Manchester
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