A humane and healthy planet.

Apeel Sciences is a California-based company that’s fighting the $2.6 trillion-dollar global food waste crisis by utilizing advances in materials science to prevent waste in the first place—a sustainable approach to the world’s growing and urgent food demands. The company's plant-derived solution for fresh food providers doubles the lifespan of harvested fruits and vegetables—even without refrigeration. Apeel's private investors and philanthropic partners include Andreessen Horowitz, Viking Global Investors, Upfront Ventures, S2G Ventures, Powerplant Ventures, DBL Partners, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation.

AppHarvest is building some of America's largest greenhouses, combining conventional agriculture techniques with today’s technology to grow non-GMO, chemical-free produce. Our first greenhouse in Morehead, Kentucky, will span 60 acres. The facility will use 90% less water than traditional open-field agriculture. A technological marvel, our closed-loop water system utilizes a 10-acre rainwater retention pond and creates zero agricultural runoff. And we're doing it all while creating nearly 300 jobs and helping Appalachia build a more resilient economy. Our central location here is within a day’s drive of 70% of the U.S. population, also allowing us to reduce the amount of fuel consumed in transportation by 80%.

Arable, the leader in crop intelligence, advances digital agriculture globally. Forward-thinking agribusinesses, farming operations, and food and beverage companies use Arable to be more productive, sustainable, and profitable. Arable’s intuitive IoT-based solution combines reliable in-field weather, forecast, plant, soil, and irrigation data with advanced modeling and machine learning to deliver real-time, actionable insights into the entire crop system. Arable helps customers around the globe optimize water use, crop protection, fertilization, field work, research trials, food supply chains, and sustainability initiatives.

Atomo Coffee is a developer of molecular coffee.

Avant is the first cultivated fish company in Asia, with operations in Singapore and Hong Kong. Thanks to Avant's technology, we will be able to have fish meat without killing fish. Our cultivated fish products are more nutritious than conventionally produced fish, GMO-free, and pollutant-free. The pilot product focus of Avant's technology platform is fish and seafood tailored for the food culture of consumers in China and Asia.

Back to the Roots is an Oakland, California based company founded in 2009 by two UC Berkeley seniors who gave up corporate jobs to become urban mushroom farmers. Our first product was a mushroom kit that allowed anyone to grow fresh mushrooms right out of a little brown box in just ten days. Today, we offer a variety "ready-to-grow"​ and "ready-to-eat"​ products which are sold in thousands of locations including Whole Foods, Costco, Nordstrom, The Home Depot, Target, World Market, Petco, Loblaw, Wegman's, Fresh Market, Safeway, Kroger, Urban Outfitters, Sam's Club, Crate & Barrel and many other fine retail locations nationwide. Back to the Roots was a Martha Stewart American Made Awards winner and named as one of Forbes 25 Most Innovative Consumer Brands in 2013.

Benson Hill is a crop improvement company that unlocks the natural diversity of plants and empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients. Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, flavorful, and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants. Benson Hill’s CropOS platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process.

Big Bold Health is a platform company providing immune solutions for the 21st century. The company combines the best of nature’s wisdom with modern science to create nutrition products and educational tools that help individuals rejuvenate their immune health. Current research initiatives focus on soil health, the effects of plant nutrients on human immunity, and the development of digital tools for consumers, patients, and health practitioners alike. Big Bold Health is positioned to become the world leader in science-backed paths to vibrant immune health for people and planet.

Bluestar Energy Capital (Bluestar) is a global renewable energy investment company focused on development platforms and project development capital. Bluestar delivers investable clean energy projects at scale through its regional development platforms, Nova Clean Energy, LLC and Bluestar Energy Australia. Bluestar is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in Austin, Texas and Dublin, Ireland.

Brightseed is a pioneer in biosciences and artificial intelligence (A.I.) that illuminates nature to restore human health. Brightseed’s proprietary A.I., Forager®, accelerates bioactive discovery, biological validation and ingredient formulation from years to months, rapidly revealing new connections between nature and humanity. Through Forager® and clinical evaluation, Brightseed partners with organizations across the consumer health continuum to offer insight into the world of bioactives and health solutions.

Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company’s innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on costal desert land. This is achieved without using fresh water, by harnessing a natural process that contributes to the health of oceans and air.