Jaydeep Rane is the Co-Founder at Scanit Technologies that has designed a breakthrough autonomous IoT device called the Sporecam™. This is a miniaturized digital microscope that helps farmers across the world protect their crops by detecting invisible, airborne disease threats weeks before they cause visible damage or even before satellite imagery spots crop defects. Scanit is today present in 4 continents, helped its partner monitor more than 40 million acres of crop in 2024, and has 19 patents. Coming from a family a farmers himself, Jaydeep completed his post-graduation in Data Science-AI and Computer Science in the U.S.
He has over a decade of experience working with leading global organizations like Deloitte, IBM and AI giants like DataRobot. From steering cross-functional efforts at IBM that used AI (way before it was cool to use AI!) to get more than a $1M in customer bookings, to planning and launching AI powered products with DataRobot’s leadership, Jaydeep has consistently identified, monetized, and scaled critical data streams.
He was instrumental in leading investment decisions in AI start-ups from Y-Combinator for the family office of Sanjay Mehta, India’s famed Angel Investor.
Born and brought up in Mumbai before moving to the US, Jaydeep has had the rare honor of representing India in the South Asian Swimming Championship and winning 4 gold medals for the country. Outside of work, Jaydeep enjoys good hikes, good food, good movies and stimulating conversations.