Investing – Page 2 – The Modern Acre

311: A First-Principles Approach to Farmland Investing with Ben Gordon, CEO and Co-Founder of Fractal Ag

October 31, 2023

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Ben Gordon is the CEO of Fractal Ag, a farmland investment platform that brings investors alongside farmers to drive impact and returns. Ben previously co-created Corteva Agriscience’s carbon program while also leading Business Development. His background includes experience in agriculture technology, management consulting, and private equity due diligence. Ben previously…

310: Seana Day & Mark Brooks on Investing in AgTech – Co-op Members Call Preview

October 27, 2023

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Join the Co-op for full episode! Seana Day of Culterra Capital and Mark Brooks of FMC Ventures led a Zoom call with our Co-op members discussing the latest in investing in agtech. We cover: Links: Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag. Check out our interview with Dane.

308: Private Equity Investing in Agriculture with Kevin Schwartz, CEO & Managing Partner of Paine Schwartz Partners

October 17, 2023

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Kevin Schwartz has been an investor in the food and agribusiness industry for more than two decades. Today he leads Paine Schwartz Partners as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. He is further the Chairman of Paine Schwartz Partners’ ESG Committee driving a truly differentiated approach to sustainable food chain…

306: Acre Insights – Investing into Regenerative Agriculture, VC’s Role, the Messy Middle & Other Takeaways from the RFSI Forum

October 10, 2023

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler break down their takeaways from attending the RFSI Forum last month in Denver focused on the investing landscape in regenerative agriculture. They also share some sound bites from Brian Dawson, Rosario Bennett, and Jack Richardson on their biggest takeaways as well….

303: Closing Series B and AgTech Growth Lessons from MyLand’s President Peter Williams

September 26, 2023

Peter Williams is the President of MyLand and has been with the company for three years, where he focuses on strategy, corporate finance, sales and marketing.

298: Investing in Regenerative Ag in 2023 with Sarah Day Levesque, Managing Director of RFSI

August 29, 2023

Sarah Day Levesque is the Founder and Managing Director of RFSI – Regenerative Food Systems Investment – and has spent more than 15 years working to connect agriculture and food systems stakeholders to the information and networks they need to be successful.

288: Systems-Approach to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture with Stephen Hohenrieder, CEO of Grounded Capital

June 27, 2023

Stephen Hohenrieder is the Founder and CEO of Grounded Capital which invests long-term private financial capital with a systems-based, holistic approach to achieve Impact across Five Areas of Focus: Places, Energy, People, Food and Nature.

277: Founding the Largest Farmland REIT with Paul Pittman, Founder of Farmland Partners

April 25, 2023

Paul Pittman is the founder and executive chairman of Farmland Partners, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that purchases, leases, and manages high-quality farmland throughout North America.

275: What is Agri FinTech? Investment, Trends, and More – Co-op Members Call

April 14, 2023

Niall Haughey is the Founder of Graze and writer of the Agri Fintech Newsletter covering the category globally.

269: State of AgriTech Investing with Michael Macolino of SVG Ventures Thrive – Co-op Members Call

March 17, 2023

Michael Macolino is the Managing Director for the APAC region at SVG Ventures THRIVE, as well as a serial entrepreneur and business advisor. He launched his first company at 21, which started a 15 year journey to launch four other businesses across a range of industries.