News & Events

DIAL Ventures brought together visionary leaders from various segments of the agrifood industry to forge digital solutions aimed at ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future for agrifood.

DIAL Ventures has added another AgriTech startup to its portfolio. Make Hay, the fourth company DIAL Ventures has launched through its studio process, is an innovative B2B marketing platform designed to transform the agriculture industry's narrative by amplifying authentic, farmer-generated content.

DIAL Ventures is featured in the Talent Impact category. This reflects our open innovation approach and bringing in entrepreneurs from a wide variety of industries into Agrifood and then providing experiential training. We do this by combining engagement with industry experts and a full curriculum of startup leadership training, with a goal of launching high-impact startups to benefit the Agrifood industry and our world's future.

I am delighted to share the concepts from Pitch Day, held on December 1st by DIAL Ventures at Purdue’s Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship.

DIAL Ventures hosted the Digital Innovation Opportunity Assessment Workshop on Sept. 19 and 20 and it was a great success! Over the two-day event, we united 60+ industry leaders.

On the heels of launching its third agri-tech startup, DIAL Ventures is acknowledged for its commitment to innovation and impactful industry change.

Pitch Day was held on June 16, and it was highly successful! Our Fellows showcased their top business concepts in front of our corporate and investment partners.

The Spring Residency trip was simply amazing! Witnessing the inspired and enthusiastic Fellows as they soaked up the problems we uncovered in the agriculture and food industries on this trip was quite the experience.

Gripp is the third startup launched from DIAL Ventures’ venture studio program.

Oaken is second announced startup to be launched from the DIAL Ventures’ studio program, which delivers innovative digital solutions to the agri-food industry

The North American agribusiness landscape is continuously evolving due to factors such as climate change, technological advancements, and shifting consumer preferences.

Our studio cycle finished on a high note in 2022, see all that happened!

What will it take to achieve sustained innovation in the agri-food industry? DIAL Ventures is uncovering just that!

Organizations should strive to have the correct collection of capabilities to utilize data generated, which will create a competitive advantage.

Croft automates manual workflow processes, digitizes documents, and improves collaboration between growers, farmers, their H-2A legal experts, government agencies, foreign workers, and all other organizations involved.

DIAL Ventures was honored to partner with Purdue University students for the Fall Ideation Challenge!

The agri-food system is ready for digital innovation and we must overcome the barriers that currently exist. 

Dr. Allan Gray was welcomed by the AgriTalk show to share DIAL Ventures' strategy for innovating in food and agriculture with the operation of its venture studio.

DIAL ventures partners with Purdue University to publish featured article in Agriculture & Applied Economics Association