Max Garnick

Max Garnick is a Product Manager and Director of Product at SunCulture, an agricultural technology (AgTech) company in East Africa. Originally raised near Silicon Valley, he joined SunCulture in 2018 after completing a Mechanical Engineering degree from Northeastern University in Boston.1

Career Journey:

• Completed a 6-month internship in Tanzania with an off-grid solar home system company, Sikubora
• Joined SunCulture as a Product Manager in 2018, relocating from Boston to Nairobi
• Promoted to Director of Product in 20201

Professional Insights: Garnick is passionate about solar-powered agricultural technology, particularly focusing on:

• Solar-powered irrigation systems
• Internet of Things (IoT) data collection
• Developing agro-processing equipment
• Increasing accessibility for smallholder farmers through innovative financing models1

He is particularly interested in the challenges of the off-grid solar irrigation market, especially in optimizing product costs and understanding diverse customer needs across different regions of Kenya.1

Currently, Max continues to lead the product roadmap at SunCulture, working to develop technologies that support agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers in East Africa.1