UC ANR Innovate: Build Workshop
September 24, 2026
Watch the UC ANR Innovate: Build Workshop with Micki Seibel of Farmhand Ventures and build a stronger foundation for your project.
Designed for Farm Robotics Challenge teams, this workshop will help participants turn broad ideas into clearly defined agricultural problems worth solving. Teams will learn to identify a real need, understand the farmer or agricultural user affected, write a stronger problem statement, and distinguish the underlying problem from a preferred technology solution.
Participants will leave with a stronger foundation for designing projects that are practical, user-centered, and compelling to judges, partners, and potential future funders
Micki Seibel is a veteran executive, entrepreneur, and company builder with more than 25 years of experience across technology and agtech. Her background spans software engineering, product management, design, cybersecurity, and IT, and she has led and exited startups in property technology, logistics, and food and agriculture. She now serves as a Fractional Operating Partner for venture capital funds and as a board director for early-stage food, agriculture, and climate-tech companies.