Praveen Penmetsa

Praveen Penmetsa has over 22 years of experience turning audacious ideas into tangible products and technologies with global impact. His work has spanned areas like sustainable mobility, energy solutions and storage, and farm robotics resulting in products ranging from autonomous electric aircraft to farm weeding robots. 

Currently focused on agriculture, Penmetsa is bringing a new type of tractor company and agricultural technology to farmers worldwide through Monarch Tractor. Also serving as the chairman and founder of Motivo Engineering, Penmetsa is building teams that develop and scale the next generation of robotic solutions for mobility, energy and food. He believes the greatest impact of digital transformation and electrification lies in farming rather than urban mobility. This realization forms the foundation of Monarch's vision of working towards a healthier and sustainable farming future that will make farmers profitable.  

Penmetsa was the 2023 Bay Area award winner of Entrepreneur of the Year®.