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Future Food: Jennifer Betka on How Consumer Signals Influence Her Work as CMO of Indigo Agriculture

July 4, 2019

Jennifer is an expert marketer with a career spanning many different industries outside of agriculture, most recently at StubHub the event ticketing business, so it's really interesting to hear about her transition into this industry.

Chef Launches Ends+Stems to Help Consumers Plan Their Meals and Waste Less Food

June 27, 2019

“Not only is it harder as a woman, but my biggest problem is that I spent my years in the kitchen, not hobnobbing with people who decide where the money goes,” Alison Mountford says of her stalled attempts at raising venture capital funding.

Women In Technology International Summit

June 9, 2019

The WITI Summit is the premier global event for women in technology, held in the heart of Silicon Valley. Executives, entrepreneurs and technology thought leaders from around the world convene to build and expand strong connections in a welcoming environment to foster women’s success in all technology related fields and organizations.

Open List of Women Leaders in Ag Challenges Industry Event Organizers to Promote Equal Representation

April 10, 2018

A publicly available and editable list of women leaders in agriculture, started by Agrilyst CEO Allison Kopf, challenges event and conference organizers to increase gender representation in public discussions of the industry.

International Women’s Day: Wisdom from Women in Agtech

March 8, 2018

Female CEOs receive 2.7% of all venture funding and women of color receive just 0.2%. The women quoted below are helping to move those statistics and today, on International Women's Day, we are sharing some of their advice and experience

Women in Agtech: Serial Foodtech Entrepreneur Jennifer Goggin Ponders a Food Supply Chain Run by Women

February 20, 2018

We caught up with Goggin about working in the supply chain and with legacy grocery stores – both corners of the food system dominated by men.

Women in Agtech: Noblegen Cofounder Andressa Lacerda on Taking Charge of her Company’s Narrative

February 6, 2018

Andressa Lacerda, cofounder and CCO of Noblegen, a Canadian biotech startup met her cofounder Adam Noble when he was a teenager and she was in her twenties, just seven years ago. Since they have raised nearly $10 million and built their own fermentation facility.

Women In Agtech: How Miyoko’s Kitchen CEO Deals With Male ‘Guru’ Figures in Plant-Based Food

January 22, 2018

Miyoko Schinner is founder and CEO of Miyoko's Kitchen, a plant-based food startup specializing in nut and coconut-based cheese and butter alternatives.

Women in Agtech: Sonia Lo of FreshBox Farms is a Female CEO in Indoor Ag

January 9, 2018

We caught up with Lo to find out how her experience as an investor informs her role as an entrepreneur, and what she wants from the men in her field.

Women in Agtech: Wendy Mosher of New West Genetics on Women in Cannabis

December 19, 2017

We caught up with Mosher to find out what it's like for a woman in the cannabis industry and how this female CEO handles raising funding for a family business.

Women in Agtech: Vinsight CEO Megan Nunes on Selling Predictive Tech While Female

December 13, 2017

We caught up with Nunes to find out what a decade in aerospace taught her about male-dominated spaces, and how she sells tech that can sometimes sound like magic.

Women in Agtech: Amanda Weeks Says Female Founders Have to Jump Through More Hoops to Get Investors Excited

November 29, 2017

We talked to Amanda Weeks of Industrial/Organic about raising her recent round and her future funding plans, how she changes her behavior in front of investors, and her experience as a female founder in the waste industry.

Women in Agtech: Joy Parr Drach of Advanced Animal Diagnostics is Done with Double Standards

November 21, 2017

Advanced Animal Diagnostics CEO Joy Parr Drach tells us how her thinking about the role of gender in business has changed over the years in the latest installment of our Women in Agtech Series.

Women In Agtech: Kuli Kuli CEO Lisa Curtis Is Ready For a Deeper Conversation About Gender and Fundraising

November 15, 2017

Lisa Curtis shares stories of gender discrimination and great mentors in the latest installment of our Women in Agtech Series.

Women In Agtech: CEO and CTO of InPlant Technologies

August 14, 2017

InPlant Technologies CEO and CTO discuss growing a company in a male-dominated field.

Women in Agtech: Saturas Founder Anat Halgoa Solomon

August 9, 2017

In the next in our women in agtech series of interviews with female CEOs and founders working in agtech, AgFunderNews caught up with Solomon to find out more about Saturas and being a female entrepreneur in agtech.

Women in Agtech: From Vietnam to Founding Redmelon Company – Le Vuong

July 27, 2017

The next in our series of interviews with female CEOs and founders working in agtech, AgFunderNews caught up with Vuong to find out more about Redmelon Company and being a minority female entrepreneur in agtech.

Women in Agtech: MicroGen Biotech’s Xuemei Germaine

July 18, 2017

This is the first profile in a special series that spotlights women entrepreneurs in agtech globally and follows on from an earlier feature entitled Where Are All the Women in Agtech?

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Tag: female leaders

Future Food: Jennifer Betka on How Consumer Signals Influence Her Work as CMO of Indigo Agriculture

Chef Launches Ends+Stems to Help Consumers Plan Their Meals and Waste Less Food

Women In Technology International Summit

Open List of Women Leaders in Ag Challenges Industry Event Organizers to Promote Equal Representation

International Women’s Day: Wisdom from Women in Agtech

Women in Agtech: Serial Foodtech Entrepreneur Jennifer Goggin Ponders a Food Supply Chain Run by Women

Women in Agtech: Noblegen Cofounder Andressa Lacerda on Taking Charge of her Company’s Narrative

Women In Agtech: How Miyoko’s Kitchen CEO Deals With Male ‘Guru’ Figures in Plant-Based Food

Women in Agtech: Sonia Lo of FreshBox Farms is a Female CEO in Indoor Ag

Women in Agtech: Wendy Mosher of New West Genetics on Women in Cannabis

Women in Agtech: Vinsight CEO Megan Nunes on Selling Predictive Tech While Female

Women in Agtech: Amanda Weeks Says Female Founders Have to Jump Through More Hoops to Get Investors Excited

Women in Agtech: Joy Parr Drach of Advanced Animal Diagnostics is Done with Double Standards

Women In Agtech: Kuli Kuli CEO Lisa Curtis Is Ready For a Deeper Conversation About Gender and Fundraising

Women In Agtech: CEO and CTO of InPlant Technologies

Women in Agtech: Saturas Founder Anat Halgoa Solomon

Women in Agtech: From Vietnam to Founding Redmelon Company – Le Vuong

Women in Agtech: MicroGen Biotech’s Xuemei Germaine

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