Making Mother Nature Accessible To All
To strive to let anyone, grow anything, anywhere. By getting a Byte in every home, we aim to shift society’s preference away from cheap, mass agriculture to more local, nutritious and sustainable options.
Our Founding Story
Valerie and Chase met while working in the food industry. Chase was a chef, and Val was working in food sales and marketing. Dissatisfied by the amount of waste and food miles that goes into traditional grocery shopping, they both wanted to grow even just a small portion of fresh food indoors. However, living in a small Vancouver apartment with windows that didn’t face the sun meant limited growing options.
Unified by an appetite for change and thirst for innovation, Chase and Valerie created AVA Byte together to use technology to help their plants thrive. Today, AVA Technologies Inc. is an energetic team of diverse, bold, and hopeful foodies who are passionate about helping millions of people get growing too!
Our Values
We believe in bringing the love of gardening to every home, no matter the size.
LIVE A BALANCED LIFE
DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
COMMIT TO LEARNING & GROWTH
Our Team
AVA Technologies is an energetic team that is passionate about bringing fresh food into homes around the world. Our diverse team is proud to have combined elegant design and natural beauty to develop the smartest indoor garden in the world.
Awards
GRAY’s Pitch Tank Winner
Air Canada Sustainability Award
Veuve Clicquot - New Generation Award Finalist
Small Business BC - Best Innovation Award
Canadian SheEO
Pitch 4 the Purse Top 3 Finalist
Good Design Award - Consumer Products
BC 30 Under 30 2019 - Valerie Song
CES - Trend Forward Winner ($10,000)
Ready to Rocket - Emerging Rocket - Agri-Food
Alpha Lab HardwareCup - Silicon Valley Regional Winner ($3,000)
Pitch@Palace - Vancouver Top 10 Finalist
TechCrunch Top 5 Pick
Artificial Intelligence Awards - Best Indoor Smart Garden
Ready to Rocket - Emerging Rocket - Agri-Food