Growmentum was honored with the 2024 Technology of the Year Award at the Greenhouse Grower Evening of Excellence held recently as part of the annual AmericanHort Cultivate Conference.
This prestigious award, decided by a panel of industry experts, was announced to an audience of more than 500 horticulture industry professionals.
As the first West Virginia company to receive this accolade, Growmentum’s accomplishment marks a significant milestone for the startup ecosystem in the Mountain State — and for the state’s contribution to the Agtech industry.
Growmentum, in Suburban Plaza off Chestnut Ridge Road, helps commercial growers reduce labor costs through centralized task management, labor management and labor forecasting tools. The team plans to leverage this award to continue expanding its support to greenhouses nationwide.
Drew Lytton, co-founder and CEO, was in Columbus, Ohio, to accept the award on behalf of Growmentum.
“This is an amazing accomplishment for our team and our amazing network of partners, mentors and advisors,” he said. “It’s incredible what can be accomplished by a small group of tireless, dedicated, hard-working people. We are incredibly proud to bring this honor to West Virginia and to be recognized for our efforts in advancing the horticulture industry with best-in-class software tools. Growmentum has been built hand-in-hand with growers, and is one of several exciting new technologies that represent a bright future for the horticulture industry.”
Co-founder and CTO Cody Childers has spent the past two years building the platform with a small team of developers. Their passion for the product and customer-centric mentality was evident with this award win.
“Our team has invested countless hours into building a platform that truly meets growers’ needs,” Childers said. “Collaborating with Metrolina Greenhouses has been a shining example of what can be achieved when kind, passionate, intelligent people work together to solve challenging problems. This recognition puts West Virginia on the map for tech innovation, and we couldn’t be more proud.”
To learn more about Growmentum, contact Drew Lytton at drew@growmentum.io or visit the growmentum.io.