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Larta Institute is a non-profit organization accelerating innovation & entrepreneurship.
Our mission is to foster science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy & healthcare systems. New science & technology plays a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel, and heal the world.
Larta was founded in 1993, in Los Angeles, as California’s regional technology alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Larta quickly became the national partner for numerous federal government agencies to commercialize novel research & innovation - including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA, and USDA.
Today, our innovation platform & ecosystem accelerates new science & technology from idea to sustainable enterprise - by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.
We have helped over 6,000 startups, and our alumni have raised over $5BN in funds.
Together, let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.
Our mission is to foster science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy & healthcare systems. New science & technology plays a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel, and heal the world.
Larta was founded in 1993, in Los Angeles, as California’s regional technology alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Larta quickly became the national partner for numerous federal government agencies to commercialize novel research & innovation - including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA, and USDA.
Today, our innovation platform & ecosystem accelerates new science & technology from idea to sustainable enterprise - by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.
We have helped over 6,000 startups, and our alumni have raised over $5BN in funds.
Together, let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 213-694-2826
Founded date
1993
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Oct 4, 2018 | 10 Years in Agtech: Ag Innovation Showcase’s Rohit Shukla Shares Thoughts on Future of Food | Editor’s Note: Rohit Shukla is CEO of the Larta Institute, the LA-based incubation organization and organizer of agtech’s longest running conference the Ag Innovation Showcase, which just had its 10th anniversary. Shukla shares his insights... |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Is St. Louis the Silicon Valley of Agtech? | St. Louis has worked hard to be a magnet for Fortune 500 companies. Nine members of this elite class call the city home, not the least of which is multinational agricultural giant Monsanto. Walmart has more than 20,000 employees in St. Loui... |
| Oct 27, 2017 | What You Missed at the 2017 Ag Innovation Showcase | Editor’s Note: Rohit Shukla is CEO of the Larta Institute, the LA-based incubation organization and organizer of agtech’s longest running conference the Ag Innovation Showcase. Here Shukla fills us in on what people missed at this year’s sh... |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Larta Institute Wins Commercialization Contract with Department of Energy in Mission to ‘Feed, Fuel & Heal World’ | Larta Institute, the LA-based commercialization origination and organizer of agtech’s longest running conference the Ag Innovation Showcase, is moving into new territory after winning a contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The c... |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief: California Puts Roundup on Cancer List, Hampton Creek to be Selling Cultured Meat Next Year? More | California Puts Monsanto’s Glyphosate/Roundup on Cancer List Monsanto’s herbicide Glyphosate, sold under the retail name Roundup, is officially part of California’s Prop 65 list of chemicals with carcinogenic properties despite Monsanto’s v... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief, Amber Agriculture Wins Best Startup At CES, Agribotix Partners with SenseFly, Larta Wins SBA Tibbetts Award, more | Amber Agriculture Named ‘Best Startup’ at CES by Engadget Illinois-based startup Amber Agriculture, a startup that automates farmers’ grain storage through wireless sensors and internet of things technology, was award Best Startup at the re... |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Larta’s Shukla Discusses Ag Innovation Showcase 2016 and a New Partnership with Bioenterprise | The Ag Innovation Showcase is the agriculture technology world’s longest running event and this year was its eighth. For this week’s podcast, we caught up with Rohit Shukla, CEO of the Larta Institute, which organizes the event with the Don... |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Ag Innovation Showcase Open for Startup Applications | The Larta Institute is now accepting applications for the 2016 Ag Innovation Showcase. Applications are due by May 15 and the selected presenters will be announced in early June. Launched in 2009, the showcase features pitches from up-to 20... |
| Feb 24, 2016 | INTERVIU Cele 3 minute de foc ale antreprenorului care cere finantare: Sfaturi pentru un pitch bun, de la un mentor american cu experienta VIDEO INTERVIU Oameni care au bani si-i investesc in startup-urile altora. Vezi ce se ascunde in mintea lor si cum te evalueaza inainte sa-si duca mana la b ... | Cand ai o idee de afaceri si cauti finantare de la investitori, nu vei avea la dispozitie mai mult de 3 minute pentru a-l convinge pe omul cu banii sa isi duca mana la buzunar, spune Rohit Shukla, un mentor de business cu experienta, intr-u... |
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FAQ about Larta Institute
When was Larta Institute founded?
Larta Institute was founded in 1993.
What has the press written about Larta Institute?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Larta Institute, among them “10 Years in Agtech: Ag Innovation Showcase’s Rohit Shukla Shares Thoughts on Future of Food” (Oct 4, 2018) and “Is St. Louis the Silicon Valley of Agtech?” (Nov 2, 2017).
Is Larta Institute still active?
Yes, Larta Institute is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 25, 2022.