Larta Institute is a non-profit organization accelerating innovation & entrepreneurship.

Our mission is to foster science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet.

Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy, & healthcare systems. New science & technology plays a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel, and heal the world.

Larta was founded in 1993, in Los Angeles, as California’s regional technology alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Larta quickly became the national partner for numerous federal government agencies to commercialize novel research & innovation – including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA, and USDA.

Today, our innovation platform & ecosystem accelerates new science & technology from idea to sustainable enterprise – by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.

We have helped over 4,500 startups, and our alumni have raised over $6.5 billion in funds.

Together, let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.

Our impact areas.

Our programs and funding unify across interconnected impact areas related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We are focused on fostering science and technology innovation from which the lives of all will be profoundly improved, and our world will be transformed for the better. Our areas of impact include an overarching focus on the Environment & Climate and interplay with Agriculture & Food, CleanTech & Energy, BioSciences & Healthcare, Marine & Oceans and Education & Community.

Our Innovation Platform & Ecosystem

Our innovation platform & ecosystem power our startup programs to accelerate new science & technology – by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.

Planet. People. Profit. Impact.

Our programs are designed to help create triple-bottom-line ventures, aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

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Our diverse team collaborates with founders to accelerate the success of science & technology innovation for impact on our planet.

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Founder & CEO

Rohit Shukla

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Chief Strategy Officer

Carlos Gutierrez

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Chief of Staff

Hilary Bendon

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Head of Operations

Judy Hsieh

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Head of Programs & Evaluation

Vaishali Paliwal

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Director, CleanTech & Energy

David Berokoff

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Controller

William Yu

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Director, Information Services & Software Architect

Nickolay Kolev

Inside Larta Institute

Identify, Nurture, and Scale. Our guiding principles frame our daily work to accelerate innovation & entrepreneurship.

Our core values define & reflect our team’s culture. Larta Institute is Sustainable, Accessible, Supportive, and Ethical.

Our platform is designed to accelerate translation of R&D from an early-stage idea into a sustainable enterprise for impact.

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