Venture Capital & Funding Ideas in Agriculture | David Speller

About the Guest From vegetable farm manager to global ISO auditor, David then moved into the poultry sector when he purchased a UK broiler farm in 2004 and continues to operate a contract poultry farm management company in the UK. In 2018, David founded OPTIFarm. OPTIfarm is a very unique data driven support service, currently for poultry and swine, assessing real time farm data against animal behavioural knowledge and human considerations to increase productivity and welfare globally 24/7. David has a broad and open mind regarding the opportunities of data and digital solutions in farming and he has a passion for creating tangible value from digital solutions. ©Tim Scrivener Photographer 07850 303986 ….Covering Agriculture In The UK…. What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig? The current fundraising mechanisms and if they are working for the swine industry.How grants, incubators, accelerators and innovation awards help when developing a new startup business idea.Whether VC type funding actually can match the longer term decision cycles in agriculture.What VCs are actually looking for.A better way to develop products based on a needs first approach.How startups can truly understand what problems companies are willing to spend money fixing.