AgTech

255: The Data-Driven Case for Regenerative Agriculture with Proof’s Shannon Boselli and Clara Cecil

Shannon Boselli and Clara Cecil are the Head of Sales and Business Development and the Head of Customer Success, respectively, at Proof. Proof aims to lead the next evolution of business intelligence through verified ESG & Impact Data.

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251: Building Tech for Carbon Markets with Troy Carter, CEO and Co-Founder of Earthshot Labs

Troy Carter is the CEO and Co-founder of Earthshot Labs, a startup building the technology and expert guidance to develop and finance nature based carbon projects globally. Their mission is to restore nature at the planetary scale. Seizing the unprecedented opportunity of the carbon market, Earthshot is building the technology and operational capacity to scale carbon credits globally in alignment with regenerative principles.

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249: John Deere Acquisition, Scaling Autonomous Tractors, and Product Market Fit with Igino Cafiero, CEO and Co-founder of Bear Flag Robotics

Igino Cafiero is the Co-founder and CEO of Bear Flag Robotics, which was acquired by Deere & Co in August 2021 and is now run as an independent subsidiary. Bear Flag Robotics is developing autonomous farming technology. Growers can orchestrate a fleet of autonomous equipment directly from their smartphone or tablet, allowing them to realize productivity gains and reduce their operational expenses.

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248: Learning from the Soil through DNA Sequencing with Rob Hranac, CEO of Pattern Ag

Rob Hranac is the CEO of Pattern Ag, an agtech startup developing a recommendation and product discovery platform centered around a deep understanding of soil. They are leveraging advances in genomics, robotics, and high-resolution agronomic data to build this knowledge, in service of improving farm profitability.

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245: Fractionalized Farm Ownership in an Emerging Market with Oscar Baracaldo, CEO and Co-Founder of Farmfolio

Oscar Baracaldo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Farmfolio, an agtech platform that has come together to fulfill a single mission ― To Evolve Agribusiness Ownership. This simple and compelling mission has guided the company to create some of the most meaningful operations in the country of Colombia, for Farmfolio, and for farm owners across the globe.

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244: Focused Venture Capital and the Venture Studio Model with Connie Bowen, General Partner of Farmhand Ventures

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Connie Bowen is the founding General Partner of Farmhand Ventures, a venture studio building the future of work in specialty crop agriculture. She’s also a Venture Partner with Republic, where she collaborates across the startup ecosystem to support founders and their ideas. She is passionate about distributing knowledge and inspiring inclusive,…

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243: Innovating the Ag Retail Model with Alexander Reichert, Co-Founder and CEO of AgVend

Alexander Reichert is the co-founder and CEO of AgVend, a digital commerce platform in the agriculture industry. AgVend’s tools constructively power the omnichannel experiences for ag retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. Alexander joins us the podcast to talk about founding AgVend, evolving the business model, disruption vs. innovation, and much more. Tune in!

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241: Tokenizing Agro Commodities on the Blockchain with Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO & Co-Founder of Agrotoken

Eduardo Novillo Astrada is the CEO & Co-Founder of Agrotoken. Agrotoken is a blockchain company that was the first to create stable coins backed by Agro-Commodities. By creating stable coins enabled by blockchain and smart contracts, they create new, unique and improved financial products that will satisfy financial needs in superior ways.

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239: AgTech Realties and Hot Takes with Nathan Faleide, AgTech Consultant

Nathan Faleide is an independent agtech consultant with an extensive background in remote sensing. Nathan recently started an agtech newsletter with his takes on the industry. He joins the podcast to dig into some of the realties of agtech and share some hot takes. Tune in!

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238: Developing Natural Ingredients to Reduce Food Waste with Natasha Dhayagude, Co-Founder & CEO of Chinova Bioworks

Natasha Dhayagude is the CEO and Co-founder of Chinova Bioworks, who has developed a revolutionary clean-label preservation technology extracted from white button mushrooms for use in food and beverage applications.

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