Cofounders of Richmond-based company makes Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2023

Alexander Olesen and Graham Smith founded Babylon Micro-Farms in 2017. The Richmond-based company offers sustainable indoor farming services and technologies. Babylon’s indoor hydroponic farms, or “micro-farms,” and farming service technologies let users grow vegetables, such as lettuce, two to three times faster and uses 90% less water compared to outdoor farming. The company has worked with local and national clients, including Harvest Table, Sodexo, VCU, Aramark, Dominion Energy, IKEA, as well as schools, hospitals and senior care facilities, according to the company’s profile in Forbes. The 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list celebrates innovators who are “leveraging business smarts to save the world” . . .