6 Legal Tips for Launching a Successful Agtech Startup in 2017
Murray Indick is a partner at global law firm Morrison & Foerster and here offers tips on how to launch an agtech startup.
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Intrapreneurship: the Need for Acceleration is Not the Exclusive Domain of Startups
Intrapreneurial projects are a way for large companies gain in agility, to the benefit of the whole food and agriculture innovation ecosystem, writes Christophe Breuillet.
SproutX Accelerator Now Open for Applications from Australia and Overseas!
Applications close on May 8, so hurry up and click here to find out more!
How To Find The Best Support For Your Food & Ag Startup
There are now over 100 resources globally, from accelerators to incubators, to pitch competitions, all aimed at helping food & ag startups build their businesses, but it can be overwhelming to navigate them all. Here are some tips.
Why MIT is Now Offering an Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and Environment Course
“The interface between environment, agriculture, food, and water has become increasingly important for us at MIT,” Markus J. Buehler, professor of engineering and instructor for the course, tells AgFunderNews.
3 Female Agtech Founders Win FoodBytes! SF During Women’s History Month
Three women-led startups won Rabobank’s FoodBytes! 2017 San Francisco event, beating more than 160 startups from 20 countries that applied to pitch at the event.
Q&A: SupraSensor Founder 9 Months On from Climate Corp Acquisition
We caught up with SupraSensor founder Calden Carroll to find out a bit more about the acquisition and how the startup merged with Climate Corp.
Applying for Innovation Grants in the EU Just Got Easier
Obi Ezenwa is managing director of Pine Global, a startup consultancy that, among other things, helps startups apply for grant funding in Europe.
Why Kirchner’s Impact-focused Food Fellowship is Expanding to Mexico to ‘Harness the Power of Millennials’
The Kirchner Impact Foundation, the non-profit investment arm of Canadian merchant bank Kirchner Group, is taking its Food Fellowship to Mexico this year.
John Deere and DuPont to Mentor and Invest in New Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Cultivation Corridor have launched the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator to promote agriculture innovation in the state.
Venture Capital Versus Customer Capital: What’s Right For Your Agritech Startup?
The decision on how to fund your early stage agritech startup has significant consequences for founders who are navigating the avalanche of information surrounding startup financing.
Exclusive: TechAccel Invests in Agrivida Solidifying its Unique Agritech Acceleration Platform
Equity investing in just one way TechAccel, a venture development organization, works to accelerate innovation in agriculture.
The Yield Lab Invests $300k in Latest Agritech Cohort Taking Total to $1.8m
The Yield Lab has made three new investments of $100k each in agritech startups joining its 2017 cohort in St Louis.
BREAKING: AgFunder Innovation Awards 2016 Winners Announced
Your nominations were counted and verified, and the top five companies in each category are...
Hacker Unit Launches Remote Agtech Accelerator with AgFunder Alumni Mentors
The multi-sector accelerator program is launching its first agtech program alongside one for robotics and employs a different model to most.
From Food-X to FoodFutureCo: Shen Tong’s Reflections on Launching an Accelerator
FoodFutureCo is about to graduate its first cohort so we caught up with Shen Tong, founder, to find out more about the program and how it compares to his other program Food-X.
AgFunder Innovation Awards – Deadline Fast Approaching
To ensure the innovators driving the industry forward get the recognition and encouragement they deserve, we are launching the AgFunder Innovation Awards. These are peer-selected awards based on nominations from our network.
3 Ways Accelerators Add Value to Venture Capital Firms
While the value of accelerators for startups is quite clear, how venture capital firms view these resources is less so. Here, Matt Plummer from The Yield Lab explores the value accelerators offer to venture capital firms.
5 Lessons on Pitching from the Judges of FoodBytes! Sydney
As with all startups competitions, the pitches at FoodBytes varied in quality, so here three of the judges -- Saran Nolet, Sam Trethewey, and Michael Dean, offer 5 pieces of advice to startups to help them perfect their pitch.
It’s ON: Connecting Science and Entrepreneurship in Australia
Australia’s national body for science and innovation CSIRO is trying to change the country's poor record for collaboration between research and industry with its innovation accelerator ON.