Sky Kurtz on spearheading technology, sustainability & food security with Pure Harvest

Episode 12 September 01, 2020 00:48:51
Sky Kurtz on spearheading technology, sustainability & food security with Pure Harvest
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Sky Kurtz on spearheading technology, sustainability & food security with Pure Harvest

Sep 01 2020 | 00:48:51

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Show Notes

In an increasingly digital world, you have to appreciate people who work with their hands—artists, tailors, buildings, designers, cooks. I’m joined on this episode by Sky Kurtz, co-founder & CEO of Pure Harvest, a new breed of tech startups that has raised $50 million to build high-tech greenhouses. We talk about how he got started with entrepreneurship after graduating from Stanford, moving to the UAE and eventually setting up Pure Harvest with a “demo” farm based on which he raised his first $5.8 million from 31 investors. I believe Sky is on a path to build a unicorn in the region (a business valued at over $1 billion). Listen in to hear why he believes education was his ticket to get somewhere in life and how he’s looking to send the elevator back down and give back.

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