[thecyborganizer]

I shared this with my spouse, who worked for an ag startup in Boston (still exists, different leadership, who knows what they're up to now). They had this to say on the matter:

One big competitive advantage of [company] was that we were able to hire smart, young ag scientists, especially LBGTQ+ ones, who wanted to live in a big, queer-friendly city. We had a lot of great people who were really excited that they didn't have to live in Davis or Ithaca, as well as people whose partners' careers tied them to a big city in some way (doctors, lawyers, finance).

(They would also add UMich, University of Minnesota, and the Research Triangle in NC to your list.)