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: [email protected]  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.