Investing in the Food Revolution
According to the Financial Times, the amount of money invested worldwide in food and agriculture technology jumped by more than 40 percent in 2018, reaching a total of $17 billion. As the food system continues to change rapidly, where are the greatest opportunities for investors to improve access to sustainable, healthy foods while ensuring great returns? This panel will feature a number of investors who are engaged with food and agricultural innovation at various investment stages and can share their unique perspectives on what it takes to do well by doing good.
Moderator
Kara Nortman
Partner, Upfront Ventures; Founding Member, AllRaise
Speakers
Jordan Gaspar
Managing Partner, AccelFoods
Jeffrey Housenbold
Managing Partner, SoftBank Vision Fund
Jason Karp
Founder and CEO, HumanCo
Sanjeev Krishnan
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, S2G Ventures