Where does Lars Dyrud work?

Lars Dyrud is CEO of Earth Optics and Co-founder at OmniEarth.

What companies did Lars Dyrud found?

Lars Dyrud founded Earth Optics, OmniEarth.

Lars Dyrud

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CEO at Earth Optics · Founder at OmniEarth

Great Falls, Virginia, United States

FoundedEarth Optics OmniEarth

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Lars Dyrud is the CEO and an executive board member at EarthOptics, a soil mapping agricultural technology company, and serves as Chairperson of the Board at Leaf Agriculture. He previously founded and led OmniEarth, which was acquired by EagleView Technologies, where he then held the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development. Dyrud holds a BA in Physics from Augsburg College and a Ph.D. from Boston University, was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Oslo, and has held research leadership roles at Draper Laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

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Earth Optics's investors · 15

Argonautic VenturesNew York · $5M checks Cerity Partners VenturesNew York CIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPLondon Doon CapitalSilicon Valley Earthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checks iSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checks Middleland CapitalArlington Rabo Corporate VenturingUtrecht · $1.1M – $5.5M checks Route 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks S2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checks Serra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks TO VCNew York TPBSan Francisco · since 2025 Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks VTC VenturesRoanoke · $200K – $1M checks

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2016 Hemisphere Ventures LLCMckinney

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Who is Lars Dyrud?: Lars Dyrud is the CEO and an executive board member at EarthOptics, a soil mapping agricultural technology company, and serves as Chairperson of the Board at Leaf Agriculture. He previously founded and led OmniEarth, which was acquired by EagleView Technologies, where he then held the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development. Dyrud holds a BA in Physics from Augsburg College and a Ph.D. from Boston University, was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Oslo, and has held research leadership roles at Draper Laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Where does Lars Dyrud work?: Lars Dyrud is CEO of Earth Optics and Co-founder at OmniEarth.
What companies did Lars Dyrud found?: Lars Dyrud founded Earth Optics, OmniEarth.

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