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The Modern Acre podcast: Restoring food as medicine with Brightseed

September 5, 2019

In partnership with AgFunder, Tim & Tyler Nuss have produced a 4-part series including three of our portfolio companies. Here's the first one, enjoy!

Future Food: ‘From the moment we’re born, we’re going to know exactly what foods we should eat, for what purpose’

July 29, 2019

Did you know one of our most common drugs was derived from plants? In this episode of Future Food, I speak to Sofia Elizondo, cofounder of Brightseed.

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.

Future Food: A Moonshot Idea of Avocados? Nadia El Hadery from UK’s YFood Shares Her Food Tech Journey

May 16, 2019

“What is foodtech? Isn’t that delivery? Delivery is so done!”

That’s what Nadia El Hadery remembers people saying back in 2015 when she held the first-ever London Food Tech Week.

Future Food: How Whole Foods’ Walter Robb Thinks About Food Tech and The Future of Grocery

May 1, 2019

In this second edition of Future Food, I chat to Robb about his food preferences, his contrarian views of the plant-based meat trend, the role of big data in food, and how the Amazon deal came about.

Future Food: Will We Have Kitchens in 2050? Climate Corp Founder Friedberg Shares His Vision of Future Food System

March 12, 2019

What will you be eating in 2050? How will it get to your table? How we grow, purchase, and eat our food is changing. New technologies are playing a key role in shaping that change. In this podcast, we speak to the people driving that future, from entrepreneurs and venture capital investors, to chef, farmers and food businesses. Welcome to Future Food!

Plenty Vertical Farm CEO Matt Barnard: “We Have a Lot of Work to Do” [podcast]

December 20, 2017

In today's episode, we speak to Matt Barnard, CEO of indoor vertical farming company Plenty about his record-breaking $200 funding round and his plans for growing a global farming business with highly localized customers.

How Are Food Companies Interacting with Startup Innovation? Are We Headed for Margarine 2.0? [podcast]

October 23, 2017

In today's episode, I speak to Nick Fereday, senior analyst of consumer foods at Rabobank, the Dutch food and agribusiness bank.

How an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Startup Got Acquired by John Deere [podcast]

October 3, 2017

In this episode, I speak to Jorge Heraud, the cofounder and CEO of Blue River Technology, a Silicon Valley startup bringing robotics to the farm. Blue River was recently acquired by John Deere, the world's largest tractor company, for $305 million.

The Opportunities and Challenges of Building a Rural Agtech Startup

June 21, 2017

While agtech startup activity tends to concentrate on the two coasts of the US, there are a growing number of rural agtech startups. We speak to three to find out what it's like building a startup outside of San Francisco and New York.

Why a Venture Capitalist of the Year is Building a Food Tech Ecosystem in Sweden

June 12, 2017

Two weeks ago I headed to Stockholm, Sweden to speak at and attend the Sweden Food Tech “Big Meet” conference and I was impressed by the small but growing level of activity in the country.

What Does Obama Think About Food Tech? Former Chef & Advisor Sam Kass Tells Us

June 1, 2017

We speak to Sam Kass about his transition from a chef to a policy advisor to a venture capital investor, Obama's interest in the sector, and which technologies he thinks will be transformative to the food system, nutritionally and environmentally.

How One Startup is Deploying Agtech in Developing Markets

January 9, 2017

Smallholder farmers have limited cash flow to be able to purchase new agtech, so SunCulture, and other agtech startups operating in the African region, have had to get creative in how they sell their wares.

What Happened in Ag and Foodtech in 2016? Experts Reflect

December 16, 2016

Feeling reflective as we approach the holiday season and the end of 2016? In this week’s podcast, we talk to two food and agtech experts about the trends they’ve noticed in ag and foodtech in 2016.

Larta’s Shukla Discusses Ag Innovation Showcase 2016 and a New Partnership with Bioenterprise

October 21, 2016

Two key features of the conference this year were a panel discussion about gene editing and the issue of public acceptance and innovating around food waste.

How Consumer Preferences and the Role of Women are Informing Food & Ag Innovation

October 7, 2016

The idea for this week's podcast came from Sanjeev Krishnan, founding partner at S2G Ventures, the Chicago-based food and agtech venture capital firm.

[Podcast] Moore & Warner’s Kolb Talks Agtech Adoption, Farmer Mentality, and How to Disrupt Ag

June 23, 2016

Kolb discusses agtech adoption challenges, how different types of agtech are being adopted, and the importance of farmer mentality when building agtech startups.

[Podcast] How to Build an Agtech Portfolio in India by Omnivore Partners’ Mark Kahn

June 7, 2016

Listen to Kahn, a regular on the US agtech scene, talk about why he ended up in India, how the firm built its first agtech portfolio and the rapidly changing dynamics of the industry at large.

[Podcast] Using Machine Learning to Discover Crop Traits and Launching Benson Hill Biosystems

May 26, 2016

Last week, Benson Hill Biosystems announced the launch of CropOS, its data analytics platform, which uses machine learning and cloud biology to tackle agriculture’s biggest challenges.

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Tag: podcast

The Modern Acre podcast: Restoring food as medicine with Brightseed

Future Food: ‘From the moment we’re born, we’re going to know exactly what foods we should eat, for what purpose’

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

Future Food: A Moonshot Idea of Avocados? Nadia El Hadery from UK’s YFood Shares Her Food Tech Journey

Future Food: How Whole Foods’ Walter Robb Thinks About Food Tech and The Future of Grocery

Future Food: Will We Have Kitchens in 2050? Climate Corp Founder Friedberg Shares His Vision of Future Food System

Plenty Vertical Farm CEO Matt Barnard: “We Have a Lot of Work to Do” [podcast]

How Are Food Companies Interacting with Startup Innovation? Are We Headed for Margarine 2.0? [podcast]

How an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Startup Got Acquired by John Deere [podcast]

The Opportunities and Challenges of Building a Rural Agtech Startup

Why a Venture Capitalist of the Year is Building a Food Tech Ecosystem in Sweden

What Does Obama Think About Food Tech? Former Chef & Advisor Sam Kass Tells Us

How One Startup is Deploying Agtech in Developing Markets

What Happened in Ag and Foodtech in 2016? Experts Reflect

Larta’s Shukla Discusses Ag Innovation Showcase 2016 and a New Partnership with Bioenterprise

How Consumer Preferences and the Role of Women are Informing Food & Ag Innovation

[Podcast] Moore & Warner’s Kolb Talks Agtech Adoption, Farmer Mentality, and How to Disrupt Ag

[Podcast] How to Build an Agtech Portfolio in India by Omnivore Partners’ Mark Kahn

[Podcast] Using Machine Learning to Discover Crop Traits and Launching Benson Hill Biosystems

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