ABOUT
Food+Tech Connect is a media company connecting food and technology innovators with the information and people they need to transform the food industry. Through news and analysis, events and research, we highlight food innovation challenges and explore ways data, cross-disciplinary design and communication can cultivate a better future of food.
Food+Tech Connect believes information and technology can bring transparency, economic growth, accelerated innovation, equity and sustainability to the food supply chain. We envision a networked food system that connects entrepreneurs, farmers, policy makers, researchers, technologists, and investors with dynamic information, news, and personal connections to empower more informed and strategic decisions about how food is produced, distributed, consumed, and regulated.
Trends & Analysis
Food+Tech Connect brings you the most up to date news and analysis on food and technology innovation, trends, and related data. Using a critical eye, we review startups for their successes and failures, and shed light on possible technological opportunities to small scale farming, ranching, processing and distribution needs.
Read our latest trends reports:
Recipe Websites, Apps & Publishing | Where does Your Food Come From | Meaty Opportunities for Tech
Explore new ideas for a better future of food through our Innovator Video Series and our Hacking the Food System Series.
Food+Tech Connect manages an extensive list of interesting food+tech data sets, APIs, and reports on trends in the field. Please look through the list below for information, or contact us with suggestions of data sets you would like to see analyzed or found.
Research & Trend Talks
We help:
Food Startups & Software Providers save time and money by better understanding their market, sector trends, and opportunities for monetizing their digital assets. We also facilitate connections with technology and data providers, many of whom have difficult to obtain data.
Investors connect with promising startups that meet their investment criteria.
Data Providers and Researchers license or share rich and reliable data sets with targeted startups , research organizations, and food and agriculture companies.
Food & Beverage Companies innovate by developing social media strategies, understanding market trends, and identifying opportunities for strategic partnership.
Farmers and Ranchers learn about advances in information technology that can help them improve farm management and connect with consumers.
Events
Food+Tech Connect curates events to connect innovators across the food supply chain, helping them improve the way they do business. Our events create unique opportunities for dialogue and collaboration. Events include:
- Panel discussions and private talks, both physical and virtual
- Hackathons
- Interactive meals and networking events
- Presentations
For more information about upcoming events and sponsorship opportunities click here.
Danielle Gould is the Founder & CEO of Food+Tech Connect. Through in-depth interviews, events, and consulting, she helps organizations build a world shaped by better informed decisions. Prior to FTC, Danielle worked on PR and business development at BrightFarm Systems. Her expertise includes food systems, urban agriculture, open government, open research, the semantic web, open innovation, social entrepreneurship, and social media.
Her events have connected over 1,500 changemakers at the intersection of food and information technology, including representatives from IBM, the USDA, O’Reilly Media, Nike, Foursquare, Agchat Foundation, NY State Department of Ag and Markets, Food52, Bitly and Kauffman Labs. She is a regular contributor to Forbes and has contributed to Grist. Her work has been featured in GOOD, The Atlantic, front page of Google News, techPresident, TechCrunch, PSFK, Grub Street, Serious Eats, Gothamist, Gizmodo, and Michael Pollan’s Link of the Day.
Connect with Danielle on Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, or through email at danielle [at] foodtechconnect [dot] com.
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