Saurav Das Field Notebook · 2026
Founder · Ph.D. Soil Microbiology · United States

Soil scientist, building where agriculture meets technology.

A Ph.D. and a decade in soil systems — carbon, nitrogen, microbial ecology — now applied to building for agriculture. The depth is real, not retrofitted.

Currently building — open to funding & partnerships
Ph.D. Soil microbiology 10+ yrs in soil systems Open to funding
§ Live

Take a look at what's live.

§ Research

Soil systems & human systems.

I work on soil carbon, soil nitrogen, biogeochemistry, and modeling. Outside the soil, I'm drawn to sociology, post-AI economics, and the human dimension of how technology and food land in everyday life.

Active work, publications, and the science questions that shape how I think — on the Research Journey page.

§ Background

Why I'm the one building this.

I'm not a generic software founder hunting an ag market. I came in through soil systems, microbial ecology, and years of seeing how hard it is for real agricultural knowledge to move from papers and institutions into everyday decisions. Everything I build comes out of that gap.

Below the line is the more personal layer of how I think — essays, side experiments, and a few things I love — for anyone curious about the philosophy beneath the work.

§ Writing

Essays on agriculture, AI, and the systems beneath both.

§ Experiments

Side projects I'm tinkering with.

§ Watching

Off the clock.

Movies, TV, and anime I love — browse the full list with reviews.

§ Contact

Funding, partnerships, & good conversations.

I'm actively raising and open to partnerships, university collaborations, and operator intros. Email is the easiest way to reach me — I read everything that comes in.