Venture Capital's Flirtation with Food

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 17, 2015 Food & Drink

Rob Trice is the founder of The Mixing Bowl Hub and Better Food Ventures, two organizations that help connect the food and ag world with Silicon Valley's IT sector and potential investors. He discusses the landscape of venture-capital investing in the food sector.

Keep KCRW Independent.

KCRW is here to provide you with local news, music discovery, and cultural connection. Stay up to date with all things KCRW by signing up for our newsletters! And, if you can support our efforts, make a donation today.

Sign-up for our newsletters.
Make a donation.

Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia

How Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?

Ben Leventhal is a co-founder of Eater.com and the CEO of Resy , a reservation app that allows diners to buy access to last-minute tables.

11 min

Food + Tech + Connect

Danielle Gould is the founder of Food Tech Connect , a network of innovators looking to "disrupt" the food space with information technology.

7 min

The Uber-ization of Grocery Delivery

Walker Dieckmann is one of LA's city managers at InstaCart , an online grocery service that allows consumers to grocery shop online at their favorite stores, and then crowd...

7 min

Digital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone

Lesley Bargar Suter is the Dine Editor for Los Angeles Magazine. In the December 2014 issue she wrote about two cooking apps that aim to up your dinner game: Salted and...

7 min

Venture Capital's Flirtation with Food

Rob Trice is the founder of The Mixing Bowl Hub and Better Food Ventures , two organizations that help connect the food and ag world with Silicon Valley's IT sector and...

6 min

Instagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food

Stacey Sun is the director of Dine LA and the eyes behind the organization's Instagram account . She describes how Instagram has been a game changer for both chefs and...

8 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Pistola

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Pistola , an Italian steakhouse from chef Vic Casanova.

8 min