Jon Winn

San Diego, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Hoppified

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Location: San Diego
Industry: Agriculture
Year Founded: 2016
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Creation/Idea
Entity Type: Limited Liability Company
Description: A new era. Hi-tech farming with our indoor hydroponic hop-farm featuring the latest in LED farm lighting producing a new level of MEGA WET HOPS year round! This is the time to get in on something huge before everyone else. The technology and proof of concept is less than 2 years old. The demand is through the roof and growing. We are located in the capital of craft beer. With 1000s of craft breweries opening every year the demand for more hops and better hops is at an all time high. Do to the unique climate requirements, Hops mostly grown in the Pacific North West. The hop season is long, a full year. UNTIL NOW We are changing the hop industry forever with technology. A traditional outdoor farm does 1 cycle per year. Hops are labor and water intensive and take a large area to grow. Our indoor farm can produce up to 5 cycles per year in much less space. 1 Acre of outdoor growth produces up to 1,500 hop Plants. 1 acre of indoor growth can produce over 17,000 hop plants. Hops are at the peak in value right at harvest. These hops are called wet hops and why they celebrate oktoberfest at harvest. Wet Hops weigh more and create higher yield and much higher demand. Currently you can only get wet hops at harvest. Wet hops are at the peak for only 2 days. Hoppified will produce our engineered mega wet hops year around for the San Diego craft beer market with over 250 breweries.. The technology is expensive to start eliminating a lot of competition immediatly. The payoff is unlimited with expansion. Our plan is sustainable using less water, nutrients, space, pesticides and reduces the carbon footprint of traditional hop growers significantly. We will produce bigger, bolder, better hops faster than ever before. Hoppified is the future of Hops Currently there is no competition. That will not last