Microgreens
Pea Shoots
8–12 day cycle
Sweet, crisp, vitamin C + folate dense.
Restaurants
Grocers
Pre-Seed · Founded 2025 · Mesa, Arizona
Reimagining Arizona's food future — one vertical tower at a time.
Arizona Vertical Ventures designs high-density aeroponic and hydroponic tower farms that grow pesticide-free microgreens, nutrient-dense algae, and leafy greens with a fraction of the water — 365 days a year. We're an early-stage startup raising our first round to build the state's next generation of local-food infrastructure.
Registered & Real
Arizona LLC — registered & in good standing
Federal EIN secured — 2025
NAICS 111419 — indoor food-crop production
Founder-funded through pre-seed
01 · The Problem — Why Now
The desert can't keep farming like it's 1950.
Arizona grows food in one of the most water-stressed regions in North America — with irrigation methods designed for a century that had water to spare. Meanwhile, most of what Arizonans actually eat is trucked in from somewhere else.
~72%
of Arizona's water supply goes to agriculture — while Colorado River allocations shrink under federal shortage declarations.
1,500+ mi
is the commonly cited average distance U.S. produce travels from farm to plate — burning freshness, nutrition, and margin the whole way.
1,200 yrs
The Southwest's ongoing megadrought is its driest stretch in over a millennium, according to published climate research.
Demand for clean, local food keeps climbing. Water keeps shrinking. The gap in between is where we build.
02 · The Solution — Our Technology
Farms that grow up, not out.
Soilless tower systems stack production vertically, recirculate nearly every drop of water, and put the growing climate under software control — so weather never gets a vote.
Aeroponics
Roots hang in air and are fed a fine nutrient mist. Fastest growth, least water — the tech NASA studied for growing food in space.
Hydroponics
Roots sit in oxygenated, nutrient-rich water. Rock-solid consistency and reliability — the workhorse of controlled-environment agriculture.
We deploy both across stacked vertical towers, orchestrated by sensors, automated nutrient dosing, and spectrum-controlled LEDs. Crops are grown non-GMO and pesticide-free, with USDA organic certification on our Phase 1 roadmap.
0%
less water than conventional field irrigation*
0
yield per square foot vs. flat-field growing
0
pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides
0
growing days a year, immune to weather
*Closed-loop aeroponic and hydroponic systems recapture and recirculate water; savings vary by crop and system design.
IoT Sensor Mesh
Automated Nutrient Dosing
Spectrum-Tuned LEDs
Climate AI — in development
03 · What We Grow
High-value crops on fast cycles.
Short harvest cycles mean fast feedback, fast inventory turns, and fast learning. Every crop below is chosen for premium pricing, proven demand, and tower-friendly biology.
Microgreens
Sunflower Shoots
8–12 day cycle
Nutty crunch, plant protein + vitamin E.
Restaurants
Direct-to-consumer
Microgreens
Radish Microgreens
6–10 day cycle
Peppery bite, antioxidant-rich color pop.
Restaurants
Grocers
Algae
Spirulina
Continuous culture · days-scale harvest
~60% complete protein by dry weight, iron + antioxidants.
Wellness brands
Direct-to-consumer
Algae
Chlorella
Continuous culture · rapid doubling
Chlorophyll + micronutrient dense superfood.
Supplement makers
Wellness brands
Leafy Greens
Lettuce, Kale & Herbs
21–40 day cycles
Harvested-today freshness, zero field contamination risk.
Grocers
Restaurants
04 · Market Opportunity — The Investment Case
A generational shift in how food is grown — and financed.
Global vertical-farming market, indexed — industry projections commonly model ~20%+ CAGR through the early 2030s.
TAM · Global vertical farming
$25B+ projected by the early 2030s.
SAM · U.S. controlled-environment specialty crops
Premium leafy greens, microgreens & food-grade algae.
SOM · Phoenix metro — our beachhead
Restaurants, grocers & direct-to-consumer across one of America's fastest-growing metros.
Why Arizona is the launchpad
300+
days of sunshine — a roadmap to low-cost solar power for the grid-hungriest part of our stack.
~5M
Phoenix-metro consumers, in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country.
365
days of restaurant + resort demand for chef-grade, locally harvested produce.
Yuma
America's winter-greens corridor is in-state — deep agricultural talent, buyers, and logistics nearby.
The Investment Thesis
- Water-advantaged production in the most water-stressed farm state in America.
- Premium perishables with recurring B2B revenue — chefs and grocers reorder weekly.
- Modular tower design points to asset-light scaling and licensable IP once unit economics are proven.
- ESG-aligned by construction: less water, zero pesticides, near-zero food miles.
Screenshot this. Then email us.
We underwrite our own risks.
Sophisticated founders name what could go wrong. Here's our honest short list — and the plan for each.
Energy intensity
Mitigated with high-efficiency spectrum-tuned LEDs, thermal design for desert climates, and an Arizona solar roadmap.
Commodity price pressure
We avoid commodity lettuce economics with a premium specialty mix — microgreens and algae — sold on B2B relationships.
Scale-up execution
A pilot-first, stage-gated capital plan: prove yields and unit economics small before spending big.
05 · Roadmap — Transparent & Ambitious
Built in phases. Funded in stages. Honest at every step.
Phase 1
WE ARE HERE
Pilot Facility & Proof of Concept
- Secure pilot site & commission first tower arrays
- Validate yields, cycle times & unit economics
- Land first chef & grocer partners
- Begin organic-certification pathway & grow-recipe v1
We're here now — raising seed capital to build Arizona Vertical Ventures' first commercial pilot.
Phase 2
NEXT
Commercial Scale-Up
- Multi-tower production facility
- Recurring B2B contracts with restaurants & grocers
- Launch spirulina & chlorella production line
- Deepen automation & Climate AI
Phase 3
HORIZON
Regional Expansion & IP Licensing
- Additional Southwest facilities
- License tower systems & proprietary grow recipes
- Direct-to-consumer brand
- Category leadership in desert CEA
06 · The Team
Founder-led. Execution-obsessed.
We're building the founding team the same way we build towers — deliberately, in the open, and with room to grow.
Jeremy Christensen
Founder & CEO
Mesa-based founder and full-stack technologist leading AVV's tower engineering, automation stack, and capital strategy — building where he lives, for the state he lives in.
Head of Cultivation
Founding Role · Open
We're looking for a controlled-environment grower obsessed with yield curves, food safety, and clean data.
Introduce yourselfAdvisory Board
In Formation
We're building an advisory bench across CEA operations, food distribution, and venture finance. Veterans welcome.
Raise your hand07 · Partners & Supporters
Proudly building our coalition.
We're actively seeking partners across research, food service, distribution, and sustainable finance. Early conversations shape everything — join us.
08 · Get Involved
The ground floor is right here.
Investors, chefs, buyers, researchers, journalists — if Arizona's food future matters to you, we want to hear from you.