Episode 173: Global Revolution In Food Fund (RIFF)

How many food tech companies does it take to impact our future? 3,000-4,000 is the estimate from Manuel Gonzalez, founder and managing partner of Global RIFF the Revolution in Food Fund (@globalriff). If you think it’s humanly impossible to vet 3,000 companies a year to figure out which ones have the greatest investment potential - you’re absolutely right. RIFF is developing a proprietary algorithm and machine learning process to vet thousands of companies annually. Join host Jennifer Leuzzi (@mmesnack) and Manuel on this live episode of Tech Bites for a discussion on how to build an information pipeline to find and fund the next big idea. This episode of Tech Bites (@techbiteshrn) was made possible by the generosity of Patina Events (@patinagroup) hosts of the annual Heritage Radio Network Gala (@heritage_radio). Tech Bites is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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How many food tech companies does it take to impact our future? 3,000-4,000 is the estimate from Manuel Gonzalez, founder and managing partner of Global RIFF the Revolution in Food Fund (@globalriff). If you think it’s humanly impossible to vet 3,000 companies a year to figure out which ones have the greatest investment potential - you’re absolutely right. RIFF is developing a proprietary algorithm and machine learning process to vet thousands of companies annually. Join host Jennifer Leuzzi (@mmesnack) and Manuel on this live episode of Tech Bites for a discussion on how to build an information pipeline to find and fund the next big idea. This episode of Tech Bites (@techbiteshrn) was made possible by the generosity of Patina Events (@patinagroup) hosts of the annual Heritage Radio Network Gala (@heritage_radio). Tech Bites is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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