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Zimeno, Inc. is the maker of Monarch Tractor, the world's first fully electric, driver optional, smart tractor. The company is based in Livermore, CA and was founded by Carlo Cesare Mondavi, Praveen Penmetsa, Mark Schwager, and Zachary Omohundro. Monarch Tractor utilizes 21st-century technology to empower farmers by enabling profitable implementation of regenerative, sustainable, and organic practices. Monarch Tractor provides a farmer-first approach to innovation, making each decision with the end user and their biggest challenges in mind. The company was founded in 2018 and is committed to elevating farming practices to enable clean, efficient, and economically viable solutions for today's farmers and future generations. Praveen Penmetsa has been the CEO since incorporation.