Agtech

What We're Listening To: Spotlight on Riverside

What We're Listening To: Spotlight on Riverside

In part one of a special series putting the Startup Spotlight on Riverside, California, we speak to Dr. Paul Zorner about the computational biology startup Sensorygen. Dr. Zorner describes the company's early efforts as we begin to take a closer look at the unique startups originating from California's Inland Empire.

Rich in Talent and Innovation

Rich in Talent and Innovation

California has a new Technology and Innovation Caucus in the State Assembly and Senate. Assemblymember Evan Low of San Jose, co-chair of the new Caucus, visited with CTC on this episode of the Innovation Agenda to discuss its origins, priorities, and hopes for improving the climate for technology growth.

Startup Day with Ian Hathaway

Startup Day with Ian Hathaway

In celebration of Startup Day Across America, CTC speaks with economist Ian Hathaway of the Brookings Institution in this episode of The Innovation Agenda.

Agtech Report Says Pace is Record-Setting

Agtech Report Says Pace is Record-Setting

A mid-year report by AgFunder says that agtech startups raised $2.06 billion in the first half of 2015. The report, powered in part by CrunchBase, highlighted the rising trend in agtech investing, with the comparable figure for all of 2014 at $2.36 billion.

First Pitch: Aerospace + Drones Flies High

First Pitch: Aerospace + Drones Flies High

First Pitch: Aerospace + Drones convened June 24th, 2015 at the Citrix Startup Accelerator. Startups ranging from agtech to wildfire monitoring to air freight to air traffic control presented, alongside investors and accelerators.

Yield, Resources and Land Use: The Future in Ag Improved by Drones

Yield, Resources and Land Use: The Future in Ag Improved by Drones

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS, or "drones" for some), are quickly finding applications in fields as diverse as entertainment, infrastructure and agriculture. Longitudinal data collection makes that image capture more valuable to agriculture and utilities over time. For agtech applications, the mashup of mapping to image collection holds tremendous promise.