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Agtech - So What?Are agtech startups just digital agribusinesses? Mark Kahn, OmnivoreThe term ‘agtech’ now encompasses so many different types of businesses and innovations, that from an investment perspective, it can look overly complex. However perhaps the opposite is true?Mark Kahn, Managing Partner of Ominvore, shares his ‘agtech-agribusinesss convergence theory’; where agtech startups eventually grow to look like a more conventional agribusiness company. He argues that if an agtech startup can’t see a pathway to either becoming an agribusiness or at least complementing one, then it’s likely to fail. The recent agtech startup failures in animal protein and vertical farming are an example of this.So what...
2025-08-0629 min
Agtech - So What?Bonus Ep: The State of Fundraising in AgtechLife is moving pretty fast for founders and investors working in agtech.Recent years have seen record flows of capital into agrifood, driven in part by agriculture potential to provide climate solutions. And the massive disruptions of COVID-19 meant developed markets received a historic taste of what changes will be needed in a world impacted by climate change and further uncertainty.So, how have the last few years impacted agtech founders looking to raise capital, and investors on the lookout for opportunities with impact?For this bonus episode, Tenacious Ventures’ Partners Sarah Nolet and Matthew Pryor as...
2022-03-3049 min
Future of AgricultureFoA 289: [VC Roundtable] Trends Boosting Agtech and 2022 PredictionsOmnivore: https://www.omnivore.vc/ Tenacious Ventures: https://tenacious.ventures/ SP Ventures: https://www.spventures.com.br/ Merck Animal Health Ventures: https://www.merck-animal-health.com/animal-health-ventures/ Last month I gathered four agtech venture capitalists who all happen to be very popular previous guests of this show to talk about what they’re seeing in agtech investment, and to speculate about where things might go from here. What resulted was a great conversation talking about how areas of technology are making their way into agriculture, and how that’s made them feel suddenl...
2021-12-1536 min