Beta Hatch: Seattle insect farmers Beta Hatch win $135K conference prize as they look to move and scale

Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup that is looking to move away from the Seattle area and scale its business near Wenatchee, Wash., got more help in achieving that goal when it took home the top prize at that city's Flywheel Investment Conference. Beta Hatch and founder Virginia Emery were awarded $135,000 - $105,000 investment award, $25,000 in funding, and a $5,000 cash prize - during the event last month. GeekWire profiled the company, at its current location in SeaTac, last November. Emery started Beta Hatch three years ago as an answer to the high cost of feeding animals. She raises... Read More