Zain Shauk: Vertical Farming Pioneer, Co-Founder & CEO of Dream Harvest

Named a “Top Houston Innovator to Know,” Zain Shauk, co-founder and CEO of Dream Harvest, is a Houston-based entrepreneur whose team has made major strides over the past few months in the Houston innovation scene. His company, Dream Harvest, is a Houston-based vertical farming pioneer founded to combat the increasing problem of food and resource waste through enhanced sustainable farming. In addition, its indoor farming operation boasts 400 times the yield of an outdoor farm, using 95 percent less water and zero pesticides. Today, Dream Harvest delivers fresh produce to 46 Whole Foods locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, as well as Sweetgreen stores across Texas.