2023年7月26日

硅草原新闻5件事:亚博连接这些是几个主要的外卖从2023年亚博连接会议。TL;亚博博士是充满机会和内布拉斯加州的投资者正在关注。事件是由结合和内布拉斯加州的投资,吸引了来自内布拉斯加州和美国中西部。这是一个机会与创新者在亚博空间,包括一些熟悉的面孔像谷物象鼻虫CEO乍得约翰逊。请继续关注更多的故事很快从空间。这里有五个外卖的一天。这绝不是一个全面回顾一天的编程,但更多的是一种氛围检查:1。亚博的未来数据功能。从管理牧群优化灌溉努力测量土壤养分水平,利用数据来提高效率是一个重大主题从创业到大型企业和生产者。利用数据允许ag)生产商增加生产力和经济回报同时最小化成本。 2. All parts of the ecosystem have to be engaged in order to grow. In order for Nebraska to become a hub of agtech innovation, all the key stakeholders need to be aligned to make the greatest impact. That includes: startups, investors, universities, enterprise and local government. AgTech Connect obviously made an effort to engage all of these groups of stakeholders in the conference programming. 3. Sustainability matters. Sometimes sustainability is driven by consumer demands. Other times it comes from a more innate desire for conservation or a want to pass land down to future generations. Or maybe it’s about maximizing resources. Whatever the motivation, finding more sustainable ways to operate — in terms of business operation and the environmental impact — is a major opportunity for innovation. 4. Money is flowing right now from investors. Invest Nebraska, Grit Road Partners, MOVE VC, Nebraska Angels, NMotion and The Combine all had a presence during the conference. Several groups held roundtable discussions to discuss funding opportunities and how to prepare to seek outside investment. I connected with several startups on the verge of announcing $1M+ funding rounds. 5. You don’t have to have an agriculture background to win in agtech. One founder explained that since he didn’t have a background in ag it forced him to be laser focused on the end customer in order to make product decisions and form insights. Other founders cited a plethora of interesting and practical problems in need of solving as what drew them to building in the space. Founders and investors alike said that there are plenty of potential mentors and advisors thanks to the deep network of agricultural knowledge in Nebraska. Did you attend AgTech Connect? What were your major takeaways from the day? WEEKLY NEWSLETTER We’ll share event highlights, founder profiles and feature stories digging into all things related to Nebraska startups and small businesses. Delivered on Wednesdays.