Sofi Aguilera is a Senior Innovation Associate at THRIVE, where she leads technical evaluation and innovation initiatives connecting cutting-edge startups with global corporate partners. She is the lead author of THRIVE’s industry leading Top 50 AgTech and FoodTech reports and of the THRIVE Insights article series. She also serves as the primary reviewer for the Global Impact Challenge applications.

Previously, Sofi was an Associate at AgFunder, sourcing and diligencing technology startups in the agrifoodtech industry.

At seventeen, she became Mexico’s youngest published author, earning international literary awards and national bestseller status, and is the author of five published novels.

Sofi holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University, holds patents for medical device innovations, and is co-author of a peer-reviewed research paper in genetic engineering based on her work at Hilton Lab.