# Jana Tian: person

Canonical ID: `0b9b4f97-0636-453d-ad3e-b834ebac63f6`

Co-founder and CEO of [Upside Robotics](/companies/upside-robotics), a Waterloo, Ontario ag-tech startup building autonomous solar-powered robots for precision fertilizer application. Born in Slovenia, raised in London, UK. Met co-founder Sam Dugan at the Velocity incubator in San Francisco. Previously a food developer at Ben & Jerry's. Raised $7.5M seed (Feb 2026). Working with 22 farms across Ontario.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Upside Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/upside-robotics.md) Co-founder & CEO (SEC-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://wearable-technologies.com/news-list


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