Tag Archives: Agtech

Ag robotics startup Pharm Robotics starting to scale

Another day with another of our amazing Agtech startups from Riverside County making things happen on the national stage as they start to scale. If you are an Agtech Angel investor or Seed Stage VC get in touch with me, you should meet the team from Pharm Robotics.


Elevator pitch:
We are revolutionizing the inoculation process for dairy and beef cows with robotics. The automated system administers and records when vital pharmaceuticals are given. We send this info to the cloud, where farmers with real-time data can make informed decisions pertaining to herd health and labor usage. This leads to an increase in immunization/pregnancy rates, reduced labor/replacement costs, and better milk quality.

UC Riverside startups at Born in California

I’m looking forward to seeing 5 of the startups we mentor at UCR’s Office of Technology Partnerships pitching investors for their Seed and Series A rounds at the Born in California event today at The Cove in Irvine. Thanks to UC Irvine and Joseph Hensley from U.S. Bank for putting on and sponsoring this amazing event.
Investors – check out Basilard Biotech, Apsidal, Edge Sound Research, FarmSense, Sensorygen and GattaCo. If you need pitch decks or more info, please get in touch.

A strong year ahead for Riverside tech startups

I am bullish on 2021 for the Riverside tech startups we are bringing out of the labs at University of California, Riverside as well as the community startups we mentor in Riverside, Inland Empire and the larger SoCal region. One of the startups I have mentored for 2 years just raised a million dollar round (for a total of $1.75M raised). We have 6 other amazing Riverside tech startups raising capital right now. New high paying jobs are being created by these Founders. 

2021 to be a banner year for the Riverside tech startups we are bringing out of the labs at UC Riverside.
Shailendra Singh, left, and Eamonn Keogh are the co-founders of FarmSense, a UC Riverside-based tech startup that aims to help farmers target pests more effectively. (Courtesy FarmSense)

The Riverside region is becoming known for Agtech, Cleantech, Logistics tech and Life Sciences innovation.

Angel investors and VCs – get in touch with me for high quality, vetted deal flow.