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AgStart

Accelerating Innovation in
AgriFoodTech

Who We are​

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AgStart is a nonprofit organization that supports agriculture, food, and health entrepreneurs who are commercializing innovative technologies for a better future.


What We do

We provide entrepreneurs in our Northern California Region with tools for success. 
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The first and one of the largest shared use wet-lab facilities for startup companies in California’s Central Valley region.​
Our facility, The Lab@AgStart, is located in Downtown Woodland. The space features:
  • 55  dedicated user laboratory benches (BSL 1)
  • Shared laboratory equipment 
  • Fermentation Lab & Tissue Culture Lab
  • The Raley's Food Lab (a commercial grade kitchen)
  • Co-working areas, meeting rooms, & offices
  • The AgStart Event Center​
Interested in joining us? Contact us to learn more.

Our Impact

Since its founding in 2012, the AgStart program has helped hundreds of innovators and startups in the AgriFoodTech space. Since The Lab@AgStart opened in May 2021, 20 startup companies have used or occupied the incubator space, and have created over 66 new full-time professional jobs and attracted over $70 million in private capital!

 Our Innovators

​The companies and organizations listed below represent some of the entrepreneurs bringing innovation to AgriFoodTech in our region.

OUr Network

AgStart is part of our region’s thriving innovation ecosystem. Our network-centric model supports the explosive and impactful growth of innovation in our region and in this sector.  AgStart is also a hub in AgTech Nation - a coast-to-coast collaboration of entrepreneur-support organizations connecting AgriFoodTech entrepreneurs to the resources they need to succeed, wherever they may be.

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  • LAB
    • Yocha Dehe Lab
    • Raley's Food Lab
    • Bio-Fermentation Lab
  • Team
  • Sponsors
  • Innovators
  • Events
  • Resources
  • News
  • Contact
  • FOOD FRONTIER AGRIFOODTECH INNOVATION CLUSTER
  • AGTECH NATION
  • AGTECH NATION