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GCN Investor Conference in Newport Beach, CA
OCT 15 · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
LIVE EVENT
The leading agricultural and food science research university in the United States, near Sacramento and the Bay Area.
UC Davis is the strongest agricultural research university in the United States and among the strongest worldwide, with corresponding depth in food science, viticulture, and veterinary medicine.
Its position between the Central Valley's agricultural production and the Bay Area's technology sector makes it the natural centre of American agricultural technology.
The agricultural technology cluster around Davis and Sacramento connects university research to one of the most productive farming regions in the world — meaning field trials and pilot customers are genuinely accessible.
Food technology, plant science, and animal health form the core, with the Bay Area providing capital and software talent an hour away.
Company formation centres on agricultural technology, food science, plant genetics, animal health, and increasingly agricultural robotics and sensing.
Founders here have an advantage that is difficult to replicate elsewhere: direct access to growers willing to run trials at commercial scale.
Agricultural technology investors, food-focused funds, and Bay Area generalists all participate in the region, alongside corporate venture arms of large agriculture and food companies.
Non-dilutive agricultural research funding is also a meaningful source of early capital in this sector.
GCN’s global network includes millions of startups and founders and a broad community of investors, creating opportunities to discover potential connections across university communities.
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