AgTech Still a Focus for Investors
AgTech and biologicals have been stealing the spotlight for investors in recent years, and for good reason. So much potential exists for agriculture to evolve, to adopt new technologies and to renew paradigms to meet the future needs of the global population. Despite a 44 percent decline in 2022, investing in agtech is still a […]
Are You Setting Your Sights on Selling or Being Sold?
For a startup, the goal is to either obtain capital or get acquired. Although the end goal might look different in those scenarios, the preparation process is similar. Bonnie Brayton, Venture Associate for Fulcrum Global Capital has experience scouting technology to acquire or to co-develop products for a large multinational company. She is now working […]
How Thorough are Your Technical Evaluations?
Investment in agriculture has been increasing in recent years, a 41% increase from 2019 to 2020, according to the 2021 Farm Tech Investment Report by AgFunder. With more interest in agricultural technologies comes more competition for investment funding. For companies looking for funding, the pitch preparation is imperative. For funders with expectations for return on […]
AgriBusiness Global Survey Results
Barriers Innovations Face When Entering New Markets Bringing novel products to successful commercialization has significant product development challenges. In fact, often the barriers to entry into the complicated and complex agricultural markets are so great that new products fail. R.G. Cooper estimates 48% of products fail in his article, “Identifying Industrial New Product Success.” In […]
