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WGCIT resident startup BioLumic raises $5M Series A
By Emma Cosgrove Agfunder News March 20, 2018 — Salinas, CA and New Zealand Raises $5m Series A to Commercialize UV-based Crop Enhancement Tech [Editor’s note: In recent weeks we’ve been highlighting startups that are […]
Hartnell to host 5th Annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit
(Contributed) March 15, 2018 — Salinas, CA Organizers are expecting 1000-1200 attendees this year 5th Annual Salinas Valley Ag Technology Summit: Education, Exhibits, Pitch Competitions, DPR CE Credits VIP Fireside Chat and Opening Reception: Tuesday, […]
Boost Biomes Launches With $2.05M Seed Funding to Develop Microbiome-Based Products
(Contributed) February 27, 2018 — Salinas and San Francisco, CA Boost Biomes today announced the close of a $2.05M seed round — led by Nimble Ventures and Viking Global Investors and including other participants such […]
Three-part series spotlights minority women entrepreneurs in agtech
(Source: From Farm to Incubatorsttps) February 6, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Minority women featured in the article series at the documentary screening and discussion at Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology on […]
From Farms to Incubators?
By Amy Wu Founder, Farm to Incubator Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 16, 2018 — Salinas, CA From Farms to Incubators: Minority women entrepreneurs in agtech moves forward with grant from Howard G. […]
Six AgTech Co’s Selected to Compete for Up To $250K Equity Investment
(Contributed) October 25, 2017 — Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: While Western Growers is based in Irvine and S2G is based in Chicago, The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology is based in Salinas. The […]
News: January-June 2017
News: June 2017 Data of Thrones (Parts 1 and 2) – June 29, 2017 Modern Tribe Case Study: Tuniversity – June 29, 2017 What’s Next for NextSpace? – June 29, 2017 UCSC launches new data […]
THRIVE bridges heartland of California agriculture with worldwide technology providers
By Emily Breslin THRIVE Marketing Manager Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 17, 2017 — Salinas and Los Gatos, CA The THRIVE Venture & Innovation Platform was launched out of the Salinas and Silicon […]
Hello Salinas! AgTech succeeds as a summit, but can it transform Salinas?
By Amy Wu The Californian August 10, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Jess Bollinger is the vice president of strategic partnerships at Arable Labs, Inc., an agtech start-up located in the Western Growers Center […]
CEOs present sustainable solutions at Forbes AgTech Summit
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 3, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Entrepreneurs participate in the 2017 Forbes AgTech Summit panel: Innovators + Backer Conversation: Growing Diversity in AgTech. (l-r) […]