David Friedberg on the $1.1B Exit, Digital Biology & the Future of Civilization

David Friedberg is one of the most fascinating thinkers in tech and science. After quitting Google at 25 and leaving millions on the table, he built Climate Corporation — a company that transformed agriculture through data and was later acquired by Monsanto for $1.1B. ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Quitting Google & the big leap 1:00 – Bias to action vs. perfect data 6:00 – Cold calling & building resilience 9:00 – Raising $2.2M after VC rejections 12:00 – The birth of WeatherBill 17:00 – How Climate.com transformed agriculture 19:00 – Monsanto’s $1.1B acquisition 23:00 – The next revolution: Digital Biology 30:00 – Do we still need farmland? 36:00 – Building The Production Board 39:00 – Betting on 1,000× breakthroughs 45:00 – Lessons from failure & trusting intuition 🌱 If you care about startups, science, food, or the future of civilization — this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. SOCIALS: Twitter: https://x.com/calinfabri LinkedIn:   / calinfabri   TikTok:   / ventureeurope   Instagram:   / ventureeurope_