How Small Growers Think about AgTech, with Sam Godwin, Washington Apple Grower
There are few areas of the ag sector that are more in need of tech solutions than tree fruits. All around the world, factors like labor shortages, an aging farm workforce, mounting regulations, and ri...
7 Feb 202430min
AgTech News …So What? January 2024 with Shane Thomas
This week, in a new experimental format, we’re breaking down the freshest announcements from leaders in the agribusiness, agtech, and ag production worlds to share insights and ask “so what?” Sarah is...
24 Jan 202438min
Reflecting on Nowadays, a Tenacious Portfolio Company Wind Down
Hearing the stats about startup failure rates (70 - 90%), and how one - only one- investment drives returns for most VC funds, is one thing. Actually experiencing it, is another. In line with our lear...
22 Nov 202334min
How Can Agtech Startups and Corporates Do More Together?
There's a persistent myth in the startup space, and in agtech especially, that the most important way that corporates can support startups is through direct investments. In our experience, this is an ...
8 Nov 202332min
What do LPs Look for In AgTech Funds?
2023 has been a year of both investing and fundraising for us here at Tenacious Ventures. And sitting on both sides of the table has highlighted to us just how much of the investing world is stuck in ...
25 Okt 202340min
How Outside Forces are Shaping the Food System with Ian Proudfoot, KPMG
We've spent a lot of time this year talking about the future of specific sub-spaces of the food system– fertilizer, vertical farming, alternative protein, and ag retail, just to name a few. We’ve focu...
11 Okt 202335min
Methane and the Climate Commitments that Matter Most Today
As 2030 looms and the climate commitments made in the last decade come into clear (and often disappointing) focus, one important lesson we’ve learned is that not all greenhouse gasses are created equa...
27 Sep 202335min
