Tony Fernandez

Board Director, Advisor and Independent Consultant. Former Chief Supply Chain Officer

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2021
Angel investor🌍 United States
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12y
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Advisor/Investor
Jun 2017
At Bowery, we’re not afraid of big, delicious plans. We’re helping secure the future of food by growing smart produce that’s more reliable and less harmful—wherever it’s needed. Right outside of cities, we build indoor vertical farms that grow absurdly flavorful food that’s free of pesticides and pollutants, all while using less water and land. Our network of smart farms are powered by our proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system that’s focused on flavor, freshness, and safety. We’re fighting for a future where nutritious, delicious produce is accessible to everyone. Where high-tech farms do less harm. And where every city has a local smart farm in its backyard. Some might call this a dream. We call it our next step, and we’d like you to join us on that journey. MORE ABOUT BOWERY: Bowery, the largest vertical farming company in the United States, designs and builds smart indoor environments to reimagine the future of food. Bowery is transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be smarter, safer, and more sustainable. Bowery’s farms are 100x+ more productive than traditional agriculture while using a fraction of the resources—all enabled by leading-edge technology. Bowery is scaling quickly with five farms in operation, including a state-of-the-art R&D and innovation farm for pioneering indoor Agriculture Science, and two commercial farms under development that will more than double the company’s total production. Bowery’s brand has been in the market since 2016 and is currently sold in over 1,800 locations including Whole Foods, Ahold Delhaize, Amazon, Safeway/Albertsons, and Walmart. Bowery is backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt raised from investors including Fidelity, Temasek, Google Ventures, KKR, General Catalyst, GGV Capital, First Round Capital, and individuals including Jeff Wilke, Tom Colicchio, José Andrés, and David Barber of Blue Hill.
Board Member
Nov 2014
In October 2019, Liberty Property Trust announced that it was being acquired by Prologis, Inc., the global leader in logistics real estate. The transaction closed on February 4, 2020, and LPT is now part of Prologis, Inc. Following this announcement, this page will have no additional updates. Please follow www.prologis.com for more information.
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2021
Board Member
Feb 2021
Green Rabbit is the trusted cold chain logistics provider for fast, safe, sustainable fulfillment and delivery of perishable goods and groceries. The company’s proprietary technology automates and manages the entire supply chain process, enforcing SQF Level 3 certification and industry best practices to ensure that heat-sensitive items are delivered fresh, cost-effectively, and in an environmentally conscious manner. Initially started as Candy.com, co-founders Greg Balestrieri and Joe Melville later re-branded to Green Rabbit, expanding the business beyond candy and into perishable and frozen food. Today, six of the ten largest retailers in the U.S. and four of the ten largest global food and beverage manufacturers rely on Green Rabbit to maximize the value of their digital food delivery initiatives. Green Rabbit is headquartered in Braintree, MA and backed with a minority investment from Guidepost Growth Equity.
2019
Board Member
May 2019
The world’s largest publicly-traded REIT and global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics. Americold owns and operates 249 facilities with 1.5 billion cubic feet of storage in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America. Our network plays a critical role in the global cold chain, connecting food producers, processors, distributors and retailers to consumers. Visit www.americold.com for more information.
2017
Advisor/Investor
Jun 2017
At Bowery, we’re not afraid of big, delicious plans. We’re helping secure the future of food by growing smart produce that’s more reliable and less harmful—wherever it’s needed. Right outside of cities, we build indoor vertical farms that grow absurdly flavorful food that’s free of pesticides and pollutants, all while using less water and land. Our network of smart farms are powered by our proprietary farm operating system, BoweryOS, creating a simplified, agile food system that’s focused on flavor, freshness, and safety. We’re fighting for a future where nutritious, delicious produce is accessible to everyone. Where high-tech farms do less harm. And where every city has a local smart farm in its backyard. Some might call this a dream. We call it our next step, and we’d like you to join us on that journey. MORE ABOUT BOWERY: Bowery, the largest vertical farming company in the United States, designs and builds smart indoor environments to reimagine the future of food. Bowery is transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be smarter, safer, and more sustainable. Bowery’s farms are 100x+ more productive than traditional agriculture while using a fraction of the resources—all enabled by leading-edge technology. Bowery is scaling quickly with five farms in operation, including a state-of-the-art R&D and innovation farm for pioneering indoor Agriculture Science, and two commercial farms under development that will more than double the company’s total production. Bowery’s brand has been in the market since 2016 and is currently sold in over 1,800 locations including Whole Foods, Ahold Delhaize, Amazon, Safeway/Albertsons, and Walmart. Bowery is backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt raised from investors including Fidelity, Temasek, Google Ventures, KKR, General Catalyst, GGV Capital, First Round Capital, and individuals including Jeff Wilke, Tom Colicchio, José Andrés, and David Barber of Blue Hill.
2014
Board Member
Nov 2014
In October 2019, Liberty Property Trust announced that it was being acquired by Prologis, Inc., the global leader in logistics real estate. The transaction closed on February 4, 2020, and LPT is now part of Prologis, Inc. Following this announcement, this page will have no additional updates. Please follow www.prologis.com for more information.
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