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Newsletter – April 2021
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AgVA’s Executive Director, Spencer Stensrude, recognized as March 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to recognize Spencer Stensrude of Ag Ventures Alliance in Mason City, IA as the March 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month. Spencer Stensrude is the CEO of Ag Ventures Alliance, a seed stage venture capital fund run by farmers, based in Mason City, Iowa. Read More
Newsletter – January 2021
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Ag Ventures Alliance made it as a finalist for Investor of the Year Award
In celebration for more and more kind-hearted individuals and businesses who support the Iowa Startup Ecosystem and continuously help it thrive, Clay & Milk announced the StartUp Iowa Awards. This year’s awards are as follows: Iowa StartUp of the Year; Investor of the Year; Accelerator of the Year; Entrepreneurial Support Organization of the Year; and Student Entrepreneur of the Year. …
Mark Hanna and his sons will combine their individual farm operations
Mark Hanna, an amazing business owner and Board Vice President of Ag Ventures Alliance, together with his equally amazing sons will unify their individual businesses to pave the way for Mark’s retirement. This transfer of assets will have all their equipment and land go into the LLC for their common goal of growing the operation for the future. Read more
Ag Ventures Alliance to Invest in Six Startup Companies
Ag Ventures Alliance, together with Innova Memphis and AgLaunch Farmer Network, announced six startup companies including ReEnvision Ag and LeafTech Ag to pitch for the full AgLaunch 365 Accelerator and in on-farm trials in 2021. Read more
Ag Ventures Alliance Portfolio Company Rantizo closed a $7.5 million Series A
Rantizo has just closed a $7.5 million Series A round led by Leaps by Bayer, with participation from a number of other agtech-focused investors – including Fall Line Capital, Innova Memphis, Lewis & Clark Ventures, KZValve, and Sukup Manufacturing. It brings the company’s total funding to date to $9 million. Launched in 2018, Rantizo’s software platform integrates with drones and …
Newsletter – November 2020
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Ag Ventures Alliance and Ag Startup Engine Invest in Continuum Ag
AMES, Iowa, November 12, 2020 – Ag Startup Engine (ASE), at the Iowa State University (ISU) Research Park, and Ag Ventures Alliance announced an initial $50,000 investment in Washington, Iowa based startup Continuum Ag, which gives farmers prescriptions for practices and products proven to work with biology – increasing soil health, removing guesswork, and facilitating a profitable transition to regenerative …