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    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 potential investors. He discusses the landscape of venture-capital investing in the food sector.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    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.

    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Food and Tech: Reservations Apps, Online Grocery and Digital Cooking Schools
    1. 0:00How Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?
    2. 10:38Food + Tech + Connect
    3. 17:43The Uber-ization of Grocery Delivery
    4. 24:29Digital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone
    5. 32:06Venture Capital's Flirtation with FoodYou’re reading this
    6. 38:27Instagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food
    7. 46:52Jonathan Gold Reviews Pistola
    8. 53:06Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Food and Tech: Reservations Apps, Online Grocery and Digital Cooking Schools
    1. 0:00How Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?
    2. 10:38Food + Tech + Connect
    3. 17:43The Uber-ization of Grocery Delivery
    4. 24:29Digital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone
    5. 32:06Venture Capital's Flirtation with FoodYou’re reading this
    6. 38:27Instagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food
    7. 46:52Jonathan Gold Reviews Pistola
    8. 53:06Market Report
    Back to Good Food