Calyx is a biotech and AI startup that is transforming the poultry farming industry one farm at a time. The company's biosensor technology helps farmers improve efficiency through more precise gas detection and AI-powered growth monitoring tools. Since its beginnings in UC Berkeley's CITRIS Invention Lab, the founders have taken their service to market and learned a lot along the way. In this episode of "Tech Dreamers," host Victoria Slivkoff sits down with Calyx co-founder Ray Chiu to discover how the team developed this technology, why they targeted the poultry industry, and the struggles and victories Calyx has experienced in bringing biosensor services to market. In the second half, Slivkoff interviews entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bill Tai. Tai is known for investing in many well-known Silicon Valley successes, including Canva, Zoom, and TweetDeck. This conversation offers the audience a peek inside the mind of an investor: Why do so many startups fail, and what are the keys to business success? What do early-stage startup investors look for in a founding team? In this illuminating interview, Tai shares stories from his own background in the tech industry, along with key insights that guide his decisions to invest. Welcome to Silicon Valley, where the startup journey is a wild ride! On "Tech Dreamers," host Victoria Slivkoff interviews innovative entrepreneurs with Taiwanese heritage who are making waves on the world stage. Drawing on her background working with deep tech startups at venture capital firm Walden Catalyst, Slivkoff hosts insightful conversations with six exciting founder teams, uncovering the stories, motivations and challenges behind their startup journeys. Tune in to "Tech Dreamers" to discover tech pioneers who are working to change the world.

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