Packed with insights from multiple industry players plus a plethora of datasets, the report highlights include:
- An exploration of angel & seed deal flow
- Reviews of financing trends in key agtech subsectors
-Regional reviews from agtech experts in Israel, Canada and more
2018 Early-stage
Agtech Report
Data provided by
Credits & Contact
Finistere Ventures
ARAMA KUKUTAI Partner
INGRID FUNG Associate
finistere.com
Special thanks to:
DEAN TILYARD - SPROUT
SUSE REYNOLDS - ANGEL ASSOCIATION OF
NEW ZEALAND
SARAH NOLET - AGTHENTIC
KIRK HANEY - RADICLE GROWTH
REBECCA LINCOLN - RADICLE GROWTH
SHMUEL RAUSNITZ - START-UP NATION
CENTRAL
Introduction
3
Taxonomy & methodology
4
Market overview
5-6
Q&A: Kirk Haney & Dean Tilyard
7-8
Seed-stage survey data
9
Regional spotlight: Israel
11
Regional spotlight: Australia & New
Zealand
12
Regional spotlight: Canada
13
2018 Early-stage
Agtech Report
Contents
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FINISTERE VENTURES 2018 EARLY-STAGE AGTECH REPORT
Introduction
The last 10 years have seen remarkable growth in agtech investment. As agtech financings have grown, so have the number of
innovative new companies announcing their presence in this ecosystem. As our sector continues to mature, there is increasing
need for quality information on financing activity. After all, in both farming and investment, good decisions must be based on
quality data. This is why in 2017, Finistere Ventures partnered with PitchBook to curate a first-of-its-kind dataset that enabled clear
insights into financing activity and metrics in the agtech sector. The results of this effort culminated in the release of our AgTech
Investment Review.
While feedback on the report was largely positive, our team noted a noticeable gapa lack of insight into seed-stage investment
and a bias toward US financing data. At Finistere, a key feature of our firm is our global network of partners. We intentionally seek
investments from global centers of agtech excellence. And through our Farm2050 initiative with Innovation Endeavors, Finistere
has been bringing together leaders in agtech innovation from across the globe. As the global population rises, innovations that will
help feed us will come from all over the world. After all, agriculture is a global industry, and agtech innovation happens all over the
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