Fresh blueberries 8 weeks after harvest? RipeLocker raises $5M to extend life of produce with patented containers
Fresh blueberries 8 weeks after harvest? RipeLocker raises $5M to extend life of produce with patented containers April 21, 2021 at 9:37 am Left to right: RipeLocker lead systems engineer Eric Levi, head of software Andy Harrah and CEO and co-founder George Lobisser with a RipeLocker container. (RipeLocker photo) The news: RipeLocker raised $5 million in fresh funding, money that the Bainbridge Island, Wash., ag-tech startup will use to sell patented “low-atmosphere” containers designed to preserve recently harvested flowers and produce. It also announced that U.S. Department of Agricultu...
Source: geekwire.com