By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting News (Note: This interview was first published in our sister publication, Unconventional Ag News) What’s the best way to make progress? Test the parameters of your current situation and adjust accordingly. And how best to do that in the grain industry? Look to the expertise of a business like […]
By Kendell Lang, Fusion Farms Two years ago, Dr. Jonathan Foley, a climate and environmental scientist from the University of Minnesota, published an article titled No, Vertical Farms Won’t Feed the World, which was followed by the tagline: “While they are well-intentioned, new indoor “farms” won’t help feed the world or reduce the environmental impacts […]
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in agriculture technology and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 2, which will be distributed in conjunction with the 5th annual AgTech Nexus USA event, held in Chicago on July 22-23, 2019. Join us in Chicago to hear valuable insight and best practices from the expert speaking […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall The agtech industry is moving at a breakneck pace in its goal of bringing innovations to the sector that will bridge the gap in rising food demand and the ability to sustainably produce the food required for a booming global population. One such company moving the needle through disruptive technologies is […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall It’s a new technology with a tall mission: to reduce farmer’s work hours, enhance the well-being of cows and other livestock, protect the environment, and increase milk production. But tens of thousands of hours of R&D testing, and five pilot farms scheduled to soon go online are paving the way for success […]
By Michael Helmstetter, CEO and co-founder of TechAccel, as appeared in GAI Gazette, June 2018, Volume 5, Issue 2 The 2015 agtech investment bubble was a master class in the difference between ‘big money’ and ‘smart money’. Big money flows indiscriminately into the ‘Next Big Thing’. While it might fund a lot of startups, it […]
by Brett Morris, Principal for TechAccel Early in 2017 I was approached by several CEOs seeking additional funding for their startup. This is nothing out of the ordinary for venture professionals as we see hundreds of deals come across our desk annually. These conversations, however, were different from the previous year. Most of the […]
By Michael Helmstetter, CEO, TechAccel The only constant is change. Yet, for decades now, the agriculture industry has been defying this principle by pursuing a course of unsustainable consolidation. The biggest ag players have left critical challenges unanswered while producers have weathered a brutal downturn in the commodities market. These stressors have already given rise […]
At HighQuest, recent interactions with investors have focused on their interest in agtech. These investors, large and small are looking for strong returns, diversification, and improved agricultural asset performance. Conventional wisdom is that primarily, strategic players and private/angel investors are the ones allocating to these growth-oriented innovation companies. While these conventional investors remain involved in […]
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, which is a product of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Iowa’s Cultivation Corridor, has attracted a trio of new investors to commit $100,000 each, bringing the tally of investors to seven, and the total capital raised to $700,000. All of the investors are from the private sector. The new investors […]
