Author: OurCrowd

[Plenty in Intelligent Living] 2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm

Plenty is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco, co-founded by Nate Storey, that is reinventing farms and farming. Storey, who is also the company’s chief science officer, says the future of farms is vertical and indoors because that way, the food can grow anywhere in the world, year-round; and the future of farms employ robots and AI to continually improve the quality of growth for fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Plenty does all these things and uses 95% less water and 99% less land because of it. Read...

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[Kicksnation in Entrepreneur] This Husband and Wife Team Will Send Personalized Kicks to Your Door

If you love sneakers or want to up your shoe game, the husband-and-wife duo behind Kicksnation wants to help you track down your next pair. Tamir Buchler is the co-founder and CEO of Kicksnation, a personal styling service that focuses on the modern sneaker wardrobe. Buchler is a repeat entrepreneur with more 15 years of experience in senior management leadership roles at technology-based, online marketing and direct-to-consumer companies. He spoke with Jessica Abo to discuss his company’s rapid growth and his advice for entrepreneurs. Read...

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[Signals Analytics in VentureBeat] Kenshoo acquires Signals Analytics to supplement its AI-powered marketing platform

Kenshoo, provider of a platform for managing marketing campaigns, yesterday announced its intent to acquire Signals Analytics, which offers a service for collecting unstructured consumer data that allows marketers to model campaigns using AI technologies. Signals Analytics counts organizations like Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, Roche, and Mars among its customers. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Read...

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