The Alfreds' of Canadian Ag Tech

In a world where founders of agtech companies are the superheroes of the story….Sean O’Conner and Kyle Scott of Emmertech are the self described “Alfreds'” of the Canadian Ag Tech world.Kyle Scott is the Managing Director at Conexus Venture Capital and Emmertech.Sean O’Conner is the head of Conexus Venture Capital who runs the VC fund on behalf of Conexus and Emmertech.This $60 million dollar fund has thrown out the Canadian playbook when it comes to venture capital.They have reinvented it and rebuilt a new investment approach to fit the world of ag tech.Dan, Sean, and Kyle discuss closing the venture capital gap between the massive investment in the US and Canada. This episode is an eye opening conversation on Canadian Ag Tech and funds.In this episode, you will learn:Who is Emmertech?Who is Conexus?Sean’s roleKyle’s roleHow to become a Venture Capital ManagerWhat it’s like spending other peoples moneyWhat ag tech in the prairies looks like todayWhat comic book heroes Kyle and Sean relate toThe work dynamic between Kyle and SeanWhat it’s like to receive money to investCore values of EmmertechHow hard it is to raise fundsWhat Kyle and Sean have to say to investors that have not put their money into the fundWhat do the funds currently look like for ag tech?Who are the investors?What does the role of an investor look likeCan investors lend anything other then moneyWhy don’t companies just bootstrap?How Kyle and Sean handle the different personalities of investorsThe top question Sean and Kyle ask new companiesWhat is different about AgTech from a conventional fund?Some of the exciting companies Sean and Kyle are working withWho is Emmertech currently investing inWhat’s next for Emmertech? Connect Sean:Twitter: https://twitter.com/seantoconnorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-o-connor-73310b46/ Connect with Kyle:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleascott/ Connect with Conexus Venture Capital and Emmertech:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Conexus_VCLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/conexusventurecapital/ Aberhart Family of Companies:https://aberhartagsolutions.cahttps://aberhartfarms.comhttps://suregrowth.cahttps://www.convergencegrowth.com Connect with us on AGvisorPro: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/aberhart-dan If you want to be part of the Growing the Future community, make sure to say hi on social at: https://linktr.ee/Growingthefuturepodcast  Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.