The Wild Ride of Agtech Startups

Show jumping can teach a person plenty about venture capital.

In show jumping (VC Agtech), where horses (startups) are racing (solving farmers problems) against a clock where time (money) is running out to navigate many challenging obstacles (regulatory hurdles, finding customers, and developing a sustainable business model), the horse (founder) has a personality of their own; the team must get to the end without too many mistakes (penalties) against you or your ride = zero.

There are some winners though, and big winners at that.

For Wilson Acton, Managing Partner at Tall Grass Ventures, a unique venture capital fund out of Alberta focused on agricultural companies, so far they've sifted through 160 companies to find 6 that could be winners.

Hear how Wilson applies the lessons learned as a 5th generation farmer, competing in show jumping, and a career as an M and A lawyer to helping agricultural startups in his stable on this episode. 

 

Connect with Wilson: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonacton/  

Website: https://www.tallgrass.vc 

Email: wacton@tallgrass.vc 

 

Aberhart Family of Companies:

https://aberhartagsolutions.ca

https://aberhartfarms.com

https://suregrowth.ca

https://www.convergencegrowth.com

 

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