Thrive Accelerator

http://thriveagtech.com

Last activity: 21.03.2019

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Feb 13, 2019	60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now!	VOTING EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 1, 9AM ET! We’re very excited to open our Third Annual AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, where we recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward. Our nomination comm...
Jan 8, 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...
Nov 29, 2018	Pork Checkoff Embraces Startup Innovation for First Time with New MidWest THRIVE Accelerator Program	The National Pork Board (NPB or the Pork Checkoff) is partnering with Californian venture firm SVG Partners on its new MidWest THRIVE accelerator program. The Pork Checkoff is partnering alongside animal health group Elanco, Indiana’s agbio...
Mar 26, 2018	Startup Using Deep Learning to Fight Food Waste Raises $2m Seed Round	AgShift, a California-based food inspection technology startup using deep learning to assess the quality of produce has raised a $2 million seed round led by Exfinity Ventures, an Indian VC focused on frontier technologies. AgShift applies ...
Jan 15, 2018	EXCLUSIVE: Biotech Dominates THRIVE Top 50 in AgTech List	Biotech and predictive analytics startups dominate the Salinas, CA-based THRIVE AgTech’s Top 50 list of agtech companies shaping the future of agriculture for 2018. The largest technology category on last year’s list, “big data analytics,” ...
Dec 4, 2017	Tortuga AgTech Raises $2.4m Seed Round for Indoor Ag Robotics	Tortuga AgTech, a Denver-based robotics startup targeting controlled-environment fruit and vegetable growers has raised a $2.4 million Seed round. Tortuga Agtech is developing robotic systems for harvesting fresh produce in controlled envir...
Oct 23, 2017	A Mini-Guide to Ireland’s AgriFood Tech Startup Ecosystem	Agrifood technology stands to make a big impact to food systems and populations globally and food security is near the top of the list of worthy causes technology could positively impact. Global hunger is unfortunately on the rise, accordin...
Sep 15, 2017	Ag Industry Brief: Israel, China in $300m Agtech Deal, Mistletoe CEO Launches Indian Agtech Accelerator, Protix Acquires Insect Breeder, more	Israel and China Strike $300m Deal to Bring Agtech East Israel and China have signed a $300-million trade agreement to facilitate the export of environmentally-friendly Israeli technology to China. A statement from Israel’s finance ministry...
Aug 16, 2017	3Bar Raises $2m Seed Round for Biologicals With Unique Delivery	Columbus-based biologicals producer 3Bar has raised a $2 million Seed Round lead by Rev1 Ventures, an Ohio-focused early-stage VC with a focus on healthcare, materials, agribusiness, and cleantech. Maumee Ventures, Ohio TechAngel Funds, Que...
Aug 10, 2017	Q&A: Wells Fargo Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Growers and Tech	Adam Bergman is senior vice president for cleantech banking at Wells Fargo and is actively working to bridge the gap between agtech startups and the bank’s farm-owning customers who could benefit from their innovations. According to the Ame...
Apr 13, 2017	Agtech Funding Sheet: SEC Filing Reveals Freight Farms Has Raised $5.7m Towards Larger Series B	Freight Farms, the startup growing lettuce inside shipping containers, has raised $5.7 million in an $8 million round, according to a SEC filing. Since the startup raised $3.7 million in Series A funding in 2014, this could be its Series B ...
Mar 19, 2017	Y Combinator has a new AI track, and wants startups building ‘robot factory’ tech to apply	Y Combinator Partner Daniel Gross today announced that the accelerator-turned-venture-fund will offer its first “vertical” track exclusively for AI startups. YC gathers founders from different industries together in each investment cycle. T...
Mar 9, 2017	8 AgTech Accelerators That Are Changing The Game	Farming has been the age-old way of making a living and keeping people working. It’s also very sustainable if you didn’t notice. But what many don't realize is that agriculture technology has been blossoming in recent years. Big “Farma” com...
Feb 7, 2017	Exact Sciences, OnKöl, Fiserv, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Get caught up to speed on news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines: —Madison-based Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) said that Cologuard, the company...
Sep 16, 2016	Ag Industry Brief: Bayer to Acquire Monsanto, Coalition for Responsible Gene-Editing Launches, Farmigo Sells Delivery Business, more	Bayer to Acquire Monsanto for $66bn If you haven’t heard by now, you may be living under a rock. Monsanto has finally agreed to an acquisition deal with Bayer Ag for $66 billion. The German health and agricultural products company has been ...
Aug 25, 2016	A Complete Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology Innovation	Editor’s Note: Today, AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development (AgIDG) Group release a new report entitled: A Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology. The report details the 77 startup resources available to ...
	Concentric Ag Named to THRIVE Top 5 for Second Consecutive Year	Annual report ranks top 50 leading global agriculture innovators

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Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Thrive Accelerator, among them “60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now!” (Feb 13, 2019) and “Accelerators targeting agtech companies” (Jan 8, 2019).

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Yes, Thrive Accelerator is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 21, 2019.