Christopher Chavasse

Christopher Chavasse is the Founder and CEO of Muddy Machines, a company focused on developing sustainable robotic solutions for agriculture.12 He transitioned from the role of CTO to CEO in April 2024, continuing the company's mission of solving agriculture's labor challenges with sustainable robots.23

Chavasse has an extensive background in robotics and automation:

1. He founded Muddy Machines in June 2020.1
2. Prior to Muddy Machines, he worked at several technology companies:
   • Karakuri (Robotics Engineer)
   • Deliveroo (Automation Design Engineer)
   • Dyson (Advanced Design Engineer - Robotic Systems)1

His educational background includes:

• MEng in Electronic Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of Warwick (2010-2014)1

Achievements:

• Awarded "Agri-tech Innovator of the Year" by British Farming Awards in October 20221
• Shortlisted for the Young Engineer Award at LAMMA 20234

Under Chavasse's leadership, Muddy Machines secured a £1.5m seed round in August 2022, led by Regenerate Ventures with participation from Ponderosa Ventures.5