Irving Fain's guest appearances

Irving Fain

Entrepreneur Network Podcast

Future of Agriculture

Farm To Table Talk

EDGE of the Web - The Best SEO Podcast for Today's Digital Marketer

Upfront Ventures

TechCrunch Disrupt (audio-only version)

How Success Happens

Evolving for the Next Billion by GGV Capital

Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Future Food

Giving

Inc. Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel 

My Climate Journey

In Depth

Found

Bruce Friedrich

Kathy Hannun

Louisa Burwood-Taylor

Jack Bobo

Julia Cheek

Aaron Ratner

Julie Bornstein

Tom Colicchio

Albert Wenger

Pat Brown

Walter Robb

Danny Meyer

Stephen Ritz

Howie Liu

Gene Berdichevsky

OwlTail

Irving Fain is the CEO and Founder of Bowery Farming, a modern farming company focused on innovating and advancing agricultural practices. Bowery uses smart indoor growing environments to cultivate cleaner and better quality food and uses 95% less water than farmland. Irving and Bowery have raised over $500 million since its founding. Irving was previously CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdTwist, Inc., a loyalty and analytics platform that was acquired by Oracle in 2019.

Irving Fain, CEO and Founder of Bowery Farming, on the Future of Food and Agriculture

 Irving Fain is the CEO and Founder of Bowery Farming, a modern farming company focused on innovating and advancing agricultural practices. Bowery uses smart indoor growing environments to cultivate cleaner and better quality food and uses 95% less water than farmland. Irving and Bowery have raised over $500 million since its founding. Irving was previously CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdTwist, Inc., a loyalty and analytics platform that was acquired by Oracle in 2019.

Irving Fain is the CEO and Founder of Bowery Farming, a modern farming company focused on innovating and advancing agricultural practices. Bowery uses smart indoor growing environments to cultivate cleaner and better quality food and uses 95% less water than farmland. Irving and Bowery have raised over $500 million since its founding. Irving was previously CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdTwist, Inc., a loyalty and analytics platform that was acquired by Oracle in 2019.

Bowery Farming

Bowery Farms founder and CEO Irving Fain wants you to taste the best strawberry you’ve ever had, grown only a few miles from your urban home. As the leading and largest vertical farming company in the U.S, their goal is to make agriculture possible in urban spaces while also making it possible to grow a wide array of crops from anywhere in the world. Darrell and Jordan talk to him about how agtech companies all have a space in the fight against climate change, what led him to founding Bowery, and how they are innovating and scaling thoughtfully.  Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.comCall us and leave a voicemail at (510) 936-1618

<a href="https://boweryfarming.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bowery Farms</a> founder and CEO Irving Fain wants you to taste the best strawberry you’ve ever had, grown only a few miles from your urban home. As the leading and largest vertical farming company in the U.S, their goal is to make agriculture possible in urban spaces while also making it possible to grow a wide array of crops from anywhere in the world. Darrell and Jordan talk to him about how agtech companies all have a space in the fight against climate change, what led him to founding Bowery, and how they are innovating and scaling thoughtfully.  <a href="https://pod.link/found" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Found</a> to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:<ul><li>On<a href="https://twitter.com/found" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a></li><li>On<a href="https://www.instagram.com/foundpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></li><li>Via email: found@techcrunch.com</li><li>Call us and leave a voicemail at (510) 936-1618</li></ul>

Irving Fain, Bowery Farming

Tom Colicchio of Crafted Hospitality and Founder and CEO of Bowery Farming Irving Fain sit down with Los Angeles Times Columnist Jenn Harris to discuss vertical farming - the technology behind the process and how it's reimagining farming in today's world. Recorded at the Upfront Summit on March 2, 2022.

Tom Colicchio of Crafted Hospitality and Founder and CEO of Bowery Farming Irving Fain sit down with Los Angeles Times Columnist Jenn Harris to discuss vertical farming - the technology behind the process and how it's reimagining farming in today's world. Recorded at the Upfront Summit on March 2, 2022.

Providing an Alternative to Growing Food: Tom Colicchio and Irving Fain | Upfront Summit 2022

What if we could make farming faster, safer, and more sustainable? Meet Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the United States. Irving Fain started the company in 2015 and has overseen the growth of a proprietary operating system—Bowery OS—which leverages AI, robotics, and computer vision systems to allow its farms to grow traceable produce at 100 times the rate of traditional agriculture. Today, Bowery Farming produce is sold in over 800 stores across the United States. The company has raised over $472 million to date and is valued at over 2 billion dollars. Irving shares how Bowery Farming grew during the pandemic, why he believes indoor farming is the future of the agriculture landscape, and why listening to skeptics can strengthen your business. 

What if we could make farming faster, safer, and more sustainable? Meet Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the United States. Irving Fain started the company in 2015 and has overseen the growth of a proprietary operating system—Bowery OS—which leverages AI, robotics, and computer vision systems to allow its farms to grow traceable produce at 100 times the rate of traditional agriculture. Today, Bowery Farming produce is sold in over 800 stores across the United States. The company has raised over $472 million to date and is valued at over 2 billion dollars. Irving shares how Bowery Farming grew during the pandemic, why he believes indoor farming is the future of the agriculture landscape, and why listening to skeptics can strengthen your business.

How Skepticism Can Fuel You with Irving Fain of Bowery Farming

Today on the show we have Irving Fain. Irving is the founder &amp; CEO of Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the US. Based in New York City, Bowery’s smart farms are powered by their proprietary operating system the BoweryOS. Their produce is available in almost 800 grocery stores and many e-commerce platforms. Bowery is a GGV portfolio. Before founding Bowery in 2015, Irving was the co-founder and CEO of CrowdTwist, a loyalty marketing SaaS business later acquired by Oracle. Prior to that, he launched iHeartMedia at Clear Channel and began his career helping early-stage companies raise capital as an investment banker at Citigroup. This is a crossover episode with Unscripted, a video series hosted by GGV managing partner Jeff Richards. Jeff and Hans host this episode. You can check out the video on GGV’s YouTube channel. For the full transcript of the show, go to nextbn.ggvc.com Join our listeners' community, go to nextbn.ggvc.com/community

Today on the show we have Irving Fain. Irving is the founder &amp; CEO of Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the US. Based in New York City, Bowery’s smart farms are powered by their proprietary operating system the BoweryOS. Their produce is available in almost 800 grocery stores and many e-commerce platforms. Bowery is a GGV portfolio. Before founding Bowery in 2015, Irving was the co-founder and CEO of CrowdTwist, a loyalty marketing SaaS business later acquired by Oracle. Prior to that, he launched iHeartMedia at Clear Channel and began his career helping early-stage companies raise capital as an investment banker at Citigroup. This is a crossover episode with Unscripted, a video series hosted by GGV managing partner Jeff Richards. Jeff and Hans host this episode. You can check out the video on GGV’s YouTube channel. For the full transcript of the show, go to <a href="http://nextbn.ggvc.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">nextbn.ggvc.com</a> Join our listeners' community, go to <a href="http://nextbn.ggvc.com/community" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">nextbn.ggvc.com/community</a>

Irving Fain of Bowery:  How I Became a Modern Farmer  

Today’s episode is with Irving Fain, founder and CEO of Bowery Farming. Bowery is a modern farming company that grows produce indoors, free from pollutants and using significantly less water and space. Just this week, the company announced a $300 million Series C round, the largest private fundraise to date for an indoor farming company.   Bowery’s mission to democratize access to fresh, locally grown food. It’s no doubt an extremely complex problem, so it might surprise you that its founder, Irving, didn’t have any background in agriculture before starting Bowery. He was previously the CEO and founder of CrowdTwist, a loyalty and analytics solution that was eventually acquired by Oracle, and helped build iHeartRadio.    But looking back on the early days of Bowery, Irving believes his naivety was in fact an asset. Coming in with no preconceived notions about how to solve the problem, he committed to approaching agriculture with a wide aperture and going unreasonably deep. In today’s conversation, he walks us through his multi-pronged approach to developing the idea for what would become Bowery, which includes paying just as much attention to the doubters as to the folks who believed in the vision.      Next we switch gears and talk about assembling Bowery’s small-but-mighty team of five, which Irving kept deliberately small and sought out folks that didn’t have vast agriculture experience and could approach problems from first principles. Whether you’re a founder yourself or have long-term career goals to make the leap, today’s episode is packed with equal parts inspiration and tactical takeaways.    You can follow Irving on Twitter at @ifain   You can email us questions directly at review@firstround.com or follow us on Twitter @ twitter.com/firstround and twitter.com/brettberson    To learn more about Bowery Farming and its most recent fundraise,  https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/25/indoor-farming-company-bowery-raises-300m/amp/

Today’s episode is with Irving Fain, founder and CEO of Bowery Farming. Bowery is a modern farming company that grows produce indoors, free from pollutants and using significantly less water and space. Just this week, the company announced a $300 million Series C round, the largest private fundraise to date for an indoor farming company. Bowery’s mission to democratize access to fresh, locally grown food. It’s no doubt an extremely complex problem, so it might surprise you that its founder, Irving, didn’t have any background in agriculture before starting Bowery. He was previously the CEO and founder of CrowdTwist, a loyalty and analytics solution that was eventually acquired by Oracle, and helped build iHeartRadio.  But looking back on the early days of Bowery, Irving believes his naivety was in fact an asset. Coming in with no preconceived notions about how to solve the problem, he committed to approaching agriculture with a wide aperture and going unreasonably deep. In today’s conversation, he walks us through his multi-pronged approach to developing the idea for what would become Bowery, which includes paying just as much attention to the doubters as to the folks who believed in the vision.    Next we switch gears and talk about assembling Bowery’s small-but-mighty team of five, which Irving kept deliberately small and sought out folks that didn’t have vast agriculture experience and could approach problems from first principles. Whether you’re a founder yourself or have long-term career goals to make the leap, today’s episode is packed with equal parts inspiration and tactical takeaways.  You can follow Irving on Twitter at @ifain You can email us questions directly at review@firstround.com or follow us on Twitter @ <a href="http://twitter.com/firstround" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/firstround</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/brettberson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/brettberson</a> To learn more about Bowery Farming and its most recent fundraise, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/25/indoor-farming-company-bowery-raises-300m/amp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/25/indoor-farming-company-bowery-raises-300m/amp/</a>

Go unreasonably deep on complex problems and build with naivety — Bowery Farming’s Irving Fain

Bowery has just launched FarmX, its new vertical farm for R&amp;D that's 300 times larger than the first. It's also building a new, bigger than ever commercial farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania which will enable it to sell over 20 million clamshells of leafy greens and produce each year. While that's still the equivalent of just 115 acres of outdoor farmland, it's certainly a turning point and year-over-year growth is significant; since January 2020, the company has increased its brick-and-mortar grocery sales by 750%.Challenges lie ahead. Energy efficiency and costs are still battles to contend with and other vertical farming groups have struggled to live up to their promises of international expansion. But Bowery founder and CEO Irving Fain has an answer for everything.If you're a vertical farming enthusiast, or a newbie keen to learn about this exciting industry, this episode will take you on a journey of Bowery's founding, why they decided to build all their technology in-house, their growth plans, how they're breaking into new crops and digging into crop genetics to do so, and the overall mission and hopes for the industry at-large. Enjoy!

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Up, up and away! Irving Fain on building Bowery's biggest vertical farm yet

Today's guest is Irving Fain, Founder &amp; CEO of Bowery Farming.Bowery Farming is a modern farming company building smart indoor farms located close to its cities. Its farms are powered by its proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system focused on flavor, freshness, and safety.Irving has a diverse background across varying industries. He started his career in investment banking on Wall Street, where he focused on private equity and helping companies raise late-stage capital. Leaving the financial sector, Irving served as Director of Digital Marketing &amp; Content at iHeartMedia. After four years with iHeartMedia, he knew his real passion was in entrepreneurship. Irving co-founded CrowdTwist, an enterprise software company providing comprehensive omni-channel loyalty &amp; analytics solutions for industry-leading brands. Irving switched his focus towards climate solutions with a nagging feeling that he wanted to solve complex and significant problems with broader societal implications. In 2014, he founded Bowery Farming and currently serves as CEO.Irving is a great guest, and I felt a lot of similarities in our respective journeys. Irving guides me through his career path, why he's always felt a passion for entrepreneurship, and how Bowery Farming came about. He explains Bowery Farming's mission, the practice of indoor farming, and what sets Bowery Farming apart from its competition. We also discuss the broader agriculture landscape, where policy fits into the conversation, and the future of food. This is a fantastic episode for anyone interested in the future of farming.You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded April 9th, 2021To learn more about this episode, visit: https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/irving-fainTo learn more about Bowery Farming: https://boweryfarming.com/Bowery Farming is hiring! Check out the available positions here: https://boweryfarming.com/careers/#section-job-listings

Today's guest is Irving Fain, Founder &amp; CEO of Bowery Farming. Bowery Farming is a modern farming company building smart indoor farms located close to its cities. Its farms are powered by its proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system focused on flavor, freshness, and safety. Irving has a diverse background across varying industries. He started his career in investment banking on Wall Street, where he focused on private equity and helping companies raise late-stage capital. Leaving the financial sector, Irving served as Director of Digital Marketing &amp; Content at iHeartMedia. After four years with iHeartMedia, he knew his real passion was in entrepreneurship. Irving co-founded CrowdTwist, an enterprise software company providing comprehensive omni-channel loyalty &amp; analytics solutions for industry-leading brands. Irving switched his focus towards climate solutions with a nagging feeling that he wanted to solve complex and significant problems with broader societal implications. In 2014, he founded Bowery Farming and currently serves as CEO. Irving is a great guest, and I felt a lot of similarities in our respective journeys. Irving guides me through his career path, why he's always felt a passion for entrepreneurship, and how Bowery Farming came about. He explains Bowery Farming's mission, the practice of indoor farming, and what sets Bowery Farming apart from its competition. We also discuss the broader agriculture landscape, where policy fits into the conversation, and the future of food. This is a fantastic episode for anyone interested in the future of farming. You can find me on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jjacobs22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jjacobs22</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/mcjpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mcjpod</a> and email at <a href="mailto:info@myclimatejourney.co">info@myclimatejourney.co</a>, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests. Episode recorded April 9th, 2021 To learn more about this episode, visit: <a href="https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/irving-fain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/irving-fain</a> To learn more about Bowery Farming: <a href="https://boweryfarming.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boweryfarming.com/</a> Bowery Farming is hiring! Check out the available positions here: <a href="https://boweryfarming.com/careers/#section-job-listings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boweryfarming.com/careers/#section-job-listings</a>

Ep. 154: Irving Fain, Founder & CEO of Bowery Farming

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” restaurateur and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio talks about the Independent Restaurant Coalition’s (IRC) work to help local restaurants. He also provides insight about how policymakers and the public can help the restaurant industry. Dani is also speaking with Irving Fain, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bowery Farming, to discuss the importance of vertical farming and sustainability. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” restaurateur and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio talks about the Independent Restaurant Coalition’s (IRC) work to help local restaurants. He also provides insight about how policymakers and the public can help the restaurant industry. Dani is also speaking with Irving Fain, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bowery Farming, to discuss the importance of vertical farming and sustainability. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.