Innovation for Healthier People and Planet
With next-generation plant propagation and speed breeding technologies, GreenVenus, LLC is improving the quality of food for consumers while reducing food waste and preserving valuable resources.
Our Focus
Specialty crops are at the core of who we are. These crops present immense opportunities for advancement in genetics. In addition, the power of our technology platforms allows us to bring innovation to any specialty crop category and we are excited about the developing pipelines of both lettuce and yellow peas.
Core Crops
Avocado
Lettuce
Grapes
Plant-based proteins
Tomato
New Breeding Technologies
Speed to market with new (non-GMO) varieties with enhanced consumer appeal and marketable yield
Clean Plants
Next-generation, non-GMO propagation technology enables production of high-value, disease-free crops. Every plant matters for sustainable food production.
Adding Value to Our Partners From Farm to Fork
Our innovations target increasing plant performance, reducing food waste, and improving the consumption of fruits and vegetables with enhanced flavor, nutrition, and convenience.
We work with both public and private sector partners to harness biology and develop new, innovative products that create value across the produce supply chain.
Our team has been working with partners to unlock and create value since 2015. As a separate and independent company, GreenVenus, LLC is focused and dedicated to realizing the potential of higher-value plants.
Leafy Greens
An estimated $3.3 billion worth of lettuce is wasted each year and consumers are dissatisfied with the shelf life and quality of their lettuce. GreenVenus lettuce varieties deliver superior eating quality for consumers AND reduces waste from farm to fork. With both open field and controlled environment partners achieving commercial status, we are inspired to build upon the foundation by delivering an entire pipeline of varieties in record time.
GreenVenus lettuce meets the unmet need with:
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Superior eating quality
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Superior visual appeal
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Less food waste
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GreenVenus lettuce is non-GMO
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Approval by the U.S.D.A.
Our Differentiation
Superior Technology Mix
Proprietary platforms that are synergistic and scalable across multiple crop species.
Proprietary IP Portfolio & Process
Technology validated by several partnerships with top players, both ongoing and under development, along with a substantial IP portfolio of patents and trade secrets.
Steward of Nature
Our technology platforms aim to improve the quality of food while preserving valuable natural ecosystems, decreasing food waste, & improving yields for growers.
World Class Team
Talented team from discovery, development, trials to product launch including plant tissue culture, cell biology, trait discovery, genomics, and production.
Partner Focused
Production strategy to partner with preeminent industry players under a licensing structure, while GV’s in-house will remain technology and R&D focused to further develop and deploy next generation technologies.
Untapped & Growing Markets
Food waste is a global problem and presents an opportunity in fruit & vegetable crops. The demand for quality plant-based food is growing: with expanding food segments include avocado, berries, and tomatoes.
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Our Team
Shiv Tiwari
Chief Executive Officer
Carola Dowd
Arianne Tremblay
Tom Azevedo
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Davis, CA, USA
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Davis, CA, USA