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Gonçalo Agra Amorim and the distance between an idea and a customer
Before he helped founders take research to market, Gonçalo Agra Amorim designed scientific experiments and worked on semiconductor technology. At BGI - Sustainable Ventures, he is still occupied with what happens when an idea meets the world outside the laboratory.
David Corcoran and the things you cannot see
He helped turn an internet research project into Censys. Along the way, David Corcoran learned that the hardest things to discover can be inside your own company.
TechQuartier puts startups within testing distance of banks
Frankfurt has plenty of financial institutions. TechQuartier supplies the introductions, programs and testing environments that help young technology companies get beyond a promising meeting.
SVG Ventures | THRIVE bets on the distance between a pitch and a potato
Farm technology has a buyer problem. SVG Ventures | THRIVE pairs venture capital with growers, corporate partners and market access to help promising inventions earn a place in the field.
BGI Built a Bridge From the Lab to the Market - Then Put It in a Greenhouse
The Lisbon accelerator began by exporting ambitious founders to Boston. Fifteen years later, it is putting science through a tougher test: will it survive contact with farms, cities, customers and capital?
ProfilePrint - AI-driven Ingredient Quality Platform
ProfilePrint is a Singapore-based B2B platform that turns the molecular signature of a food ingredient into a digital fingerprint and uses AI to predict its identity, origin and quality within seconds. Built on patented digital food Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) technology, it pairs proprietary near-infrared hardware with custom machine-learning models so agribusinesses can grade coffee, cocoa, tea, dairy, oils and other ingredients without slow, subjective lab work. Founded in 2017 by Alan Lai, the company is deployed across roughly 50-60 locations on six continents and counts industry giants such as Cargill, Olam, Louis Dreyfus and Sucafina as investors and customers.