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COMMERCIALIZATION ENGINE

Connecting growers and companies to deploy field-ready tech rooted in real need

THE OPPORTUNITY

Agriculture innovation is advancing faster than ever, but the ecosystem remains fragmented. Growers, startups, universities, and funders often work in isolation, with no shared system for connecting real-world challenges to emerging solutions.

F3i is building an open innovation platform and targeted resources to scale grower-informed agricultural innovations for widespread adoption and impact across farms of all sizes.

IDENTIFY

We surface industry challenges and existing solutions through targeted workshops and our continuously updated R&D library.

SOLVE

We translate industry-defined challenges into validated solutions through supercomputing data challenges and funding programs.

BRING TO MARKET

We drive real-world adoption by preparing teams for market entry, enabling IP and technology transfer, and providing late-stage catalyst funding to scale validated solutions.

FEATURED PROGRAM

Explore F3i’s new AI Supercomputing Center

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Innovation
Grants

Targeted funding to trial new solutions on operations in California’s Central Valley

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AI Supercomputing Center

Provides the compute infrastructure, shared data, and collaborative environment needed to accelerate AI innovations across California.

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