Journalist, editor, speaker, and podcast host Louisa Burwood-Taylor is a force to be reckoned with in the food innovation space. In this episode, we catch up with AgFunder's Head of Media and Research and Senior Editor of AFN to talk about the hits, misses, buzzwords, and promises of the agrifood tech renaissance. Together we discuss how to improve strategies for reaching future food goals faster. About Louisa Burwood-Taylor Louisa is Head of Media & Research for AgFunder and chief editor of its news site AFN, with 13 years of financial journalism experience. She has covered a range of financial products and markets during her career, from equities and institutional investment in Asia to structured bonds in Europe, before turning her attention to food and agriculture over eight years ago. She’s been responsible for launching two publications: an institutional investment intelligence service for the Financial Times and the first-ever title focused on agriculture investment, Agri Investor. About AgFunder AgFunder is an online Venture Capital Platform based in Silicon Valley. AgFunder invests in exceptional and bold entrepreneurs who are aiming to build the next generation of great agriculture and food technology companies. As a Platform-VC, we've leveraged technology, media and research to build a global ecosystem of over 90,000 members and subscribers, including over 5,000 investors. We build technology to help source, evaluate, and support our portfolio companies and invest at scale. Through special co-investment funds and Special Purpose Vehicles, AgFunder gives investors the opportunity to coinvest with them and other leading VCs.  AgFunder has been in Forbes, Bloomberg TV, TechCrunch, CNN Money, Reuters, CNBC, NY Times, WSJ, and the Financial Times. Our CEO was named by Forbes in their 2014 list of "Up and Comers" in the agriculture sector. Recently, AgFunder has increased its assets under management to $150 million.