How Policy Hamstrings AgTech in California with Walt Duflock
When it comes to the production of high-value food crops, California is, without question, a global leader. Plus, much of the state’s thousands of acres of farmland lies within close proximity of Sili...
9 Jul 202538min
Is AI the Secret to Next Gen Soil Sampling? with Jack Oslan and Nate Storey
Finding the right solution often starts with finding many, many wrong solutions. When it comes to some of agtech's most beguiling challenges, like real-time, granular soil testing, many startups have ...
27 Jun 202536min
Disrupting the AgTech Ecosystem with Ron Adner
Longtime listeners have heard Sarah and Matthew talk about ideas like “ecosystem disruption” and “adoption chain risk” and “value architecture,” all of which stem from the works of Ron Adner. Ron is a...
11 Jun 202542min
Making Sense of Recent AgTech Acquisitions with Shane Thomas
Despite a persistent sense of uncertainty in the AgTech market lately, we’re still seeing startups get acquired– even if information about those acquisitions is opaque. Case in point: Syngenta recentl...
28 Mai 202535min
How GLP-1 Drugs are Reshaping the Food and Ag Landscape with Mary Shelman
Over the last few decades, a lot of products and technologies have promised to disrupt the diets and food buying habits of the world’s consumers. But nothing has made true on that promise quite like t...
14 Mai 202537min
Beyond VC: Redeemable Equity in AgTech with Connie Bowen
Big news from Tenacious– WE’RE HIRING! Do you share our mission of unlocking impact at scale in agri-food systems? Check out our open roles here. ...Is agtech a good fit for venture capital, and vice ...
30 Apr 202534min
Merging AgTech Startups to Multiply Value and Impact with Ron Hannam
Between COVID-19, Avian Influenza, and African Swine Fever, ordinary consumers are more aware than ever of the risks of infectious diseases on animal and human health, and to society at large. Ag tech...
16 Apr 202533min
Paying for Ag R&D When Consumers Won’t with Brooke Sauer of Boolah
For commercial farming operations, determining whether or not new tools, technology, and practices work can be a big undertaking. From install and setup costs to helping the team involved climb the le...
2 Apr 202536min
