2019年4月5日

建议从投资分析师亚博创业裘伊莱恩是一个即插即用的投资分析师(PnP)合资企业,专注于早期阶段投资Food-Tech和主要。投资分析师,伊莲曾与团队从泰森斯食品,史密斯菲尔德,杜邦、泰勒农场,Mondelez和其他大公司找到并实现前沿技术。她通过PnP型与国际食品企业家的社区工作在亚洲和欧洲的业务。AGR:嗨伊莲!告诉我们关于你的背景和你如何卷入食品和亚博吗?裘伊莲:我的兴趣在食品和农业产业开始在大学。我成长在城市环境中没有多少接触ag)工业直到我研究农业系统在中国。经过两年的激烈的学术训练,我转移到美国,我拿起了更多的实践技能在地里干活。实际的农业经验不仅使我脚踏实地并关闭与业界也让我各种角色在整个食品供应链,包括:生产买家,政策顾问,农场经营者,我目前投资的作用。我幸运地有机会探索和形成一个行业的整体视图。 How does Plug and Play support start-ups? Plug and Play is the leading Global Innovation Platform - we connect, empower, and invest in tomorrow’s innovators. More specially, we support startups through 2 folds - investment and network platform. First and foremost, we are very active early-stage investors. Plug and Play had many successes building a large portfolio, investing in over 200+ startups annually across 15 different industries and 30 locations around the world. Beyond investment, we’ve developed a world-class ecosystem that provides entrepreneurs the best opportunity to succeed by bringing together startups, investors, mentors, and Fortune 500 corporations. We have a team of 500 employees dedicated to facilitate and help with business development opportunities. Where do you see the industry going based on the AgFunder report? AgFunder aggregated large datasets that help to present the overall industry dynamic, along with highly relevant insights. One part I particularly agree with, is that the investment market is getting more mature and more investment will be made in innovation at both the field-level and the R&D level to capture upstream opportunities at the top of the food supply chain. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, but it can be a fairly good indicator. The Food and AgTech investment records are solid reference points. Thinking farther into the future the industry will see increasing cases of cross-industry and cross-discipline pollination. What obstacles are AgTech entrepreneurs facing when it comes to fundraising? The main obstacles AgTech entrepreneurs face when fundraising are: getting on investors radars and demonstrating enough traction. Investors are always hunting for good opportunities, however, not all entrepreneurs are not able to demonstrate they are achieving progress in the market by way of measurable outcomes, e.g. growth metrics. Another obstacle, unique to agtech, is being able to build trust and connections with farmers. This part can be especially challenging for heavily tech oriented startups. However, If you have a solid traction and a good business model then fundraising shouldn’t be too much of a hurdle to overcome. What advice would you give to startups who are looking for funding? You should be the best salesperson/PR/marketer for your company! Network a lot and don’t be afraid to ask for help throughout your network. Form a strong team of advocates for your company that will both help expand your network and grow your connections. It’s much easier to grab the attention of VCs and other institutional investors if you have a strong voice in the market. Top 3 favorite books or podcasts that all entrepreneurs should check out?! Planet Money! I promote this podcast whenever I can. They are the best storytellers. All books from Yuval Noah Harari! Out of control by Kevin Kelly! What can we expect to hear from you at AgLanta2019? I’m hoping to provide a mix of advice on cross-disciplinary inspiration, dealing with corporate collaborators/innovators, and general advice on pilots and scaling for startups. Meet Elaine Qiu at The AgLanta Conference , April 14 & 15 in Atlanta, Georgia! Elaine Qiu will be speaking on the panel PILOT | Creative Strategies for Proving Your Concept. Product/market fit is a crucial yet hard-to-define milestone in the entrepreneurial journey. For most early-stage entrepreneurs, arriving at a proof of concept requires serious creativity on a small budget. On this panel, we’ll explore various strategies that have helped startups get there.