AgTech – Page 15 – The Modern Acre

133: A Founder and Farmer – Nav Athwal on Building a Startup, Trends in Ag, & Making Investing Accessible with FarmTogether

August 18, 2020

Nav Athwal is the principle of TriNut Farms and is the former CEO of RealtyShares. Nav has over a decade of experience in real estate and technology as an engineer, real estate broker, real estate and land use attorney and real estate investor. At RealtyShares, he helped to deploy close to $1B in the capital for real estate transactions valued over $3B. Nav advises FarmTogether on overall strategy.

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130: Building an Innovative Venture Fund and Accelerator with the CEO and Founder of SVG Ventures, John Hartnett

August 4, 2020

John Hartnett is the founder and CEO of SVG Ventures and the THRIVE accelerator. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is a leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities and investors. With a community of over 2,000 startups from 82 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally.

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128: Diving Deep on Farmland Investing in 2020 with Artem Milinchuk, Founder and CEO of FarmTogether

July 20, 2020

Artem joins us on the podcast once again for a discussion about the current state of farmland investing. We get into the current economic climate, why sustainability is critical to investing, and the outlook of the California almond market. Tune in!

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127: Solving the Food Waste Problem Through Technology with Jenny Du, VP of Operations at Apeel Sciences

July 14, 2020

Jenny Du is the Vice President of Operations at Apeel Sciences, an agtech startup that develops plant-derived solutions to help organic and conventional fresh food providers increase produce quality and reduce food waste. Jenny is one of the founding team members at Apeel and shares more about how and why the company started, how it has scaled, and how it has stayed true to its mission to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Tune in!

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126: International Ag Investing Strategies and Insights with Michael DeSa, Founder and Managing Director of AGD Consulting

July 7, 2020

Michael DeSa is the Founder and Managing Director of AGD Consulting, a veteran-owned, strategic advisory firm servicing the global food and agriculture investment and technology sectors.

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122: Global Food Security at Risk – Motivo Engineering Webinar Bonus Episode

June 11, 2020

Motivo Engineering recently hosted a great Food/Ag forum focused on one of the most pressing industry challenges: global food security. 70+ industry leaders/brands participated in the session including Smithfield Foods, Kubota, CNH Industrial, Sun World, Autodesk, JV Smith, Cummins, and SVG Ventures-THRIVE to name a few.

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121: A Farmer Starts an AgTech Company with Iftach Birger, COO and Co-Founder of Fieldin

June 9, 2020

Iftach Birger is the COO and Co-Founder of Fieldin, a smart farming platform that helps growers manage and optimize pesticide applications, harvest activities and other critical field operations. Fieldin seamlessly connects tractors, machinery and in-field sensors to provide managers with actionable data that improves production, transparency and efficiency in the field.

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116: Starting an AgTech Company with FarmTogether Founder and CEO, Artem Milinchuk

May 5, 2020

Artem Milinchuk is the Founder and CEO of FarmTogether, a crowdfunding platform that allows retail investors to directly invest in farmland.

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115: eCommerce Insights and Investing in FarmTogether with Gian Scozzaro

April 28, 2020

Gian Scozzaro is currently leads business development and strategy for Bolt, a technology company dedicated to faster checkout experiences online. He is also an investor in FarmTogether, who we are partnering with on a series focused on investing in farmland.

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114: Farmland Investment Made Easy with David Chan, COO of FarmTogether

April 21, 2020

David Chan is the COO and a founding team member of FarmTogether, a crowdfunding platform that allows retail investors to directly invest in farmland.

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