April 3rd, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA, April 3: TrueAlgae (the operating name of GreenTech Ventures, Inc.) is pleased to announce the election of Sara Faivre, PhD., and Kimberly Wagner, PhD. to its Board of Directors. Both… More
January 22nd, 2024
The team behind TrueAlgae – Angela Tsetsis, Nathaniel Jackson, Taka Kamezawa – talks about commercialization of algae-derived metabolites, which have potential impact across multiple fields, including medicine and health, food and nutrition, and materials science and biofuels.… More
October 25th, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES: October 25, 2023 Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) today announced that Virginia Venture Partners (VVP), its equity investment program,… More
June 8th, 2023
TrueAlgae was highlighted in the webinar “BeCrop as a Product Development Tool”, hosted by Biome Makers. Biome Makers’ technology, BeCrop, uses genomic testing to assess changes in soils’ microbiome. During the webinar, we had the… More
January 26th, 2023
Following an extensive global search, SVG Ventures announced the 11 finalists that will compete for the THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge. The Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who… More
September 7th, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA: GreenTech Ventures, Inc., dba TrueAlgae®, is delighted to announce the addition of Pam Marrone as Strategic Advisor. Dr. Marrone is a serial entrepreneur and has a distinguished 30+ year career in… More
June 16th, 2022
The original article was published on Time on May 19, 2022 by Sadhguru When people hear the word extinction, they invariably think of dinosaurs. But we are now on the verge of soil extinction—the… More
May 10th, 2022
The original article was published on The Guardian on May 7, 2022 by George Monbiot Beneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits of our imagination. It’s as diverse… More
November 23rd, 2021
On this episode of AgLab we dig into more amazing ways companies are using data to change the world of agriculture. We start off talking about today’s tech in agriculture with… More
September 2nd, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA: GreenTech Ventures, Inc., dba TrueAlgae, is pleased to announce Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni Angels of Greater New York, Caygan Capital, Crimson Investment Fund (CIF) and Propel (X) as key… More
August 26th, 2021
The original article was published on The Business Journals – DC Inno on August 19, 2021 by Sara Gilgore We reviewed the community’s nominations and used our intel to build a roster of Greater… More
July 29th, 2021
🎙 In this episode of Forward Food.Tech‘s podcast our CEO, Nathaniel Jackson, and our CCO, Angela Tsetsis, tell Rob Ward more about our algae-based biofertilizer: TrueSolum™ The podcast and text below were originally published at forwardfood.tech by Illy Dimitrova on July… More
July 15th, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2021 To access original publication click here Contacts: Office of the Governor: Alena Yarmosky, Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov | Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority: Sara Poole, Sara.Poole@cit.org Richmond, VA: 34 small technology-focused businesses to… More
July 9th, 2021
The original article was published on Washington Business Journal on July 8, 2021 by Sara Gilgore It’s time, once again, to single out the Greater Washington companies, investors and players who are setting its… More
July 6th, 2021
This week on Aglab we had a conversation with Vikram Baliga. Vikram just received his doctorate in Horticulture Science at Texas Tech University where he now works. He is the Greenhouse… More
June 17th, 2021
Remember when you were a kid and a rainy day brought more than traffic jams and bad hair? Donned in your favorite rain boots and a rain coat that made you look like a displaced… More
June 15th, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA: GreenTech Ventures, Inc., dba TrueAlgae, is delighted to announce the investment of Seth Goldman and his wife Julie Farkas and ImpactAssets. Goldman is a co-founder of Honest Tea and Eat… More
June 3rd, 2021
The original article was published on Knowable Magazine on May 14, 2021 by Ula Chrobak As nations and industries try to cut greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change, agricultural practices are in the… More
May 27th, 2021
The original article was published on Loudoun Times on May 20, 2021 Tarara announced a new strategic partnership with True Algae and The Wine Collective, a winery and group of growers and makers from… More
April 19th, 2021
This article was originally published on Washington Business Journal on April 15, 2021 by Sara Gilgore The clean technology industry is gaining attention, investment and momentum on a national scale. But despite Greater Washington’s strong… More
April 14th, 2021
This article was originally published on Forbes on April 12, 2021 by Nav Athwal With a growing population, climate change, failing soils and water challenges, agriculture is constantly battling for survival. Sustainable farming and agriculture… More
April 12th, 2021
In the 3rd episode of The Soil Health Hub Podcast 🎙️ , Rob Ward interviews Annalisa Williams and Robin Ross from AgNexus Consulting to debate challenges, opportunities and innovations around soil health 🌱 and its implications on farming. Take a listen 🎧 and… More
March 26th, 2021
This week, our CEO Nathaniel Jackson was interviewed by Marco Annunziata and Michael Leifman, hosts of Macro Micro Michael Marco & Startups at the Edge (M4Edge): a podcast of conversations with startup CEOs with technology… More
March 18th, 2021
This week, our Chief Relationship Officer Taka Kamezawa was interviewed by Daniel Kriozere, the co-founder of The Impact: a weekly newsletter providing analysis on emerging technologies, research and trending news in the clean-tech space. TRUEALGAE –… More
February 8th, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA: TrueAlgae (the operating name of GreenTech Ventures, Inc.) is pleased to announce AMTA VENTURES LLC’s investment in the company. This funding will help broaden the data supporting the value of TrueSolum™, an… More
January 22nd, 2021
On this episode of AgLab we start out talking about some innovation in AgTech with the autonomous drone spraying company called Pyka. They have created a completely self piloting drone that… More
December 15th, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chantilly, VA: TrueAlgae (operating name of GreenTech Ventures, Inc.) is pleased to announce Soilworks Natural Capital’s (Soilworks) investment in the company. The funds will enable TrueAlgae to increase its research regarding the… More
December 14th, 2020
When we first started AgLab we knew we wanted to have two avenues to exploring the newest in Ag Tech. We wanted to discover the newest applications of technology, and, at… More
December 14th, 2020
This is our pilot episode of AgLab! We wanted to have a show about all of the amazing things happening in AgTech as well as the incredible feats of the past… More
December 4th, 2020
According to the UN, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050. This increased population will require a doubling of our current food supply. It is estimated that currently 1 billion… More
