TECH PIPERS

WHO WE ARE

Niranjan Minase

CFO – TechPipers.com Inc / CEO – TechPipers Tech Services Private Limited, India.
Niranjan is a qualified chartered accountant and IT business entrepreneur. He has over 24 years of software and digitisation experience with North American clientele. Niranjan started a digital ag media & ag job board business in 1999 called Agronet Software Private Limited. He previously managed the large India-based IT team of a North American IT business for fifteen years.

He has expertise in system analysis and project process development. Recently, he developed a website and app for the golf community and completed a technology assessment for a large Canadian seed company.

Joe Dales

CEO – TechPipers.com Inc.
Joe Dales has over forty years of agriculture industry experience working with leading companies such as Pfizer, Cyanamid Crop Protection (BASF), First Line Seeds (Monsanto), and NK Syngenta Seeds (Ciba Seeds). In 1997 he co-founded AgCareers.com, one of the first ag business websites on the internet.

In 1998, he co-founded Farms.com Ltd. which has grown to become a leading supplier of innovative solutions to farmers and agriculture/ food companies around the globe. In 2019, he co-founded RH Accelerator Inc. and leads their value-adding investments in the agriculture, food innovation, and start-up sectors. RHA – now rebranded RHA Ventures Inc. – has made more than thirty-five investments and continues to support entrepreneurs with hands-on, experienced, business coaching.

Brian Foster

COO – TechPipers.com Inc
Brian is a technology investor, board member, strategic advisor, and seasoned mentor. He has extensive experience with early-stage technology companies including two successful exits of his own. Brian has provided M&A advisory services with over $40M in successful transactions and advice on funding transactions in excess of $15M.

Previously, Brian was the Co-Founder and CEO of InnoSoft Canada Inc, one of the fastest growing companies in the North American recreation-management software market. InnoSoft was acquired by Constellation Software in 2017 (TSE:CSU). Brian was also one of the co- founders of the KW Titans professional basketball team, playing in the National Basketball League of Canada.

Michael Dales

Michael completed his Honours Bachelor of Commerce Management Degree at Fanshawe College and is also a part time faculty member in the Fanshawe College Agri-Business Management Program where he teaches Precision Technologies in Agriculture and Relationship Management & Selling Fundamentals over the last 3 years. Michael has been a Project Manager at RHA Ventures since it started, managing the new venture intake and working with the early stage companies.

Michael is passionate about technology and agriculture as he has a background in the agri industry producing video marketing with many of the top agricultural brands in North America. He has extensive experience completing video and social media projects for many small businesses in the London Ontario area. He enjoys helping early-stage companies to be successful and learning about new technology in the agriculture and small business sectors.