Western Growers Center for Innovation  Technology
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Western Growers Center for Innovation Technology

https://www.wginnovation.com
Last activity: 29.12.2024
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Invests in categories: AgriTechFoodTechTechnologyDataManagementProductSupplyRoboticsSoftwarePlatform
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology is a technology incubator aimed at bringing innovative entrepreneurs together with farmers to facilitate creative solutions to the biggest challenges facing agriculture.
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Location: United States, California, Salinas
Phone:(831) 272-0661
Investment Type: Accelerator

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DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
26.12.2024AgTools LL...agtools.ai--
29.07.2024scoutlabsscoutlabs.ag--
19.03.2024The Climat...theclimatebox.com$350KUruguay, M...
19.03.2024アクプランタ株式会社...ac-planta.com-Japan, Tok...
10.01.2024EcoGrow Na...ecogrownaturals.com-United Sta...
26.10.2023TRIC Robot...tricrobotics.com-United Sta...
26.10.2023Grippgripp.ag-United Sta...
14.08.2023AliBioalibio.com.mx-Mexico, Me...
14.08.2023Guardian A...guardian.ag$30.5MUnited Sta...
17.07.2023RJO Produc...rjoproduce.com-United Sta...
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28.05.2023What the growing biologicals market can do for speciality crops around the worldPopulation growth, increasing pest outbreaks and demand for cleaner, higher-quality foods are adding pressure to an already troubled food system in the 21st century. At the same time, inflation and geopolitical conflict have driven the pric...
20.11.2018ApisProtect Raises $1.8m Seed Funding to Monitor Bees with IoTApisProtect, an Irish startup using Internet-of-Things technology to monitor beehives, has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. The startup measures data from beehives — including temperature, humidity, CO2, sound, and movement data — and a...
27.02.2018Boost Biomes Launches Microbe Discovery Platform with $2m Seed RoundSan Francisco-based Boost Biomes has raised a $2.05 million seed round to continue to develop its DNA-sequencing- based microorganism discovery platform, led by Nimble Ventures and hedge fund Viking Global Investors. Chinese internet, mobil...
09.05.2017Where Are All the Women in Agtech?Editor’s Note: Amy Wu covers agriculture and agtech from the Salinas Valley. She was recently awarded a grant from the International Center for Journalists, supported by S&P Global, to report on the accomplishments and tribulations of b...
12.04.2017WGA’s Tom Nassif on Need for Agtech Amid California’s Farmworker Shortage and Immigration Policy UncertaintyIt’s now been over a year since Western Growers (WGA), the member association for west coast fruit, vegetable, and permanent crop farmers, opened the doors of its Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) in Salinas. In January 2015 it s...
24.10.2016Ag Industry Brief: Farmland Prices Fall for First Time in 6 Years – Even in California, CSS Opens Food Waste Facility, moreCalifornia Safe Soil Opens 32,000 ton/year Facility The processing line at the new CSS facility in action AgFunder alumnus California Safe Soil has opened a new production facility at McClellan Business Park. This facility will commercializ...
25.03.2016Thrive Accelerator Selects 2016 Cohort as Land O’ Lakes Joins Mentor TeamThrive Accelerator, the Salinas, CA-based food and agriculture startup program, has chosen the 12 finalists for its 2016 cohort and announced a new partnership with Land O’ Lakes, the agriculture cooperative and food brand. Land O’ Lakes jo...

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