Location: United States, Iowa, Des Moines
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.11.2020 | Historic storm highlights resilience of Iowa ag infrastructure through difficulties of 2020 | A number of new terms have been added to the global lexicon in 2020. Coronavirus, social distancing, and hybrid learning have become part of our common language in a way that no one could have expected 12 months ago. In early August, Iowans... |
| 28.09.2020 | Open innovation is driving growth, opportunities for startups & leading companies alike | Innovation has always driven agriculture in Iowa. But a new focus on open innovation has sparked a revolution. Leading companies are bringing new ideas to market faster than ever before thanks to collaborations with startups, students, farm... |
| 07.04.2020 | How Iowa’s startup ecosystem is supporting agtech startups | As the nation’s leading state for corn, pork, eggs, and renewable fuels, it is no secret that Iowa is a world leader in agriculture production. However, a fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem is proving that the state can also grow the ne... |
| 08.01.2019 | Accelerators targeting agtech companies | They include AgLaunch, The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, Hatch, Sprout Accelerator and TERRA For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but... |
| 03.04.2018 | How One Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Alum Found a Valuable Mentor from Unexpected Field | Amos Peterson is founder and CEO of FarrPro. After realizing that keeping piglets warm is an essential and challenging issue in hog rearing, Peterson, who grew up inventing ways to get out of chores on his family farm in Iowa, invented tech... |
| 30.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more | Ryan Rakestraw Joins Temasek From MGV A venture principal at Monsanto Growth Ventures since early 2015, Ryan Rakestraw has joined Singapore state fund Temasek. Rakestraw will focus on agriculture and food-related venture capital investments... |
| 05.01.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Cannabis News from Four States, World Bank Funds Ag Innovation, FDA in Hot Water Over Recalls, more | California Cannabis Regulations Do More Than Just Legalize On January 1, California became the latest state to legalize cannabis and the largest market for legal recreational cannbis use. Dispensaries staffed by ‘bud-tenders’ are now servin... |
| 16.06.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Amazon Buys Whole Foods, Monsanto & Atomwise Partner to Use AI for Discovery, MidWest Accelerators Announce Investments, more | Amazon is Buying Whole Foods for $13.4bn Amazon has agreed to buy the upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.4 billion, as the online retailer looks to conquer new territory in the supermarket aisle and bolster its own food delivery serv... |
| 12.05.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Future Food Asia Announces Finalists, Nonprofit Files IRS Complaint Against Whole Foods, Humane Society, GAP, more | Future Food Asia Announces 8 Finalists for FFA 2017 Asia’s first agritech and foodtech startup up competition will take place in Singapore later this month. Here are the eight companies that have been selected to present at the Future Food ... |
| 05.04.2017 | Why John Deere Invested in the Iowa Agritech Accelerator | Applications are now open for the Iowa Agritech Accelerator. The program will take on six startups from the region with an idea, intellectual property or prototype for agricultural innovation. Each will receive $40k in seed funding, as well... |