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  • Accelerated Ag Technologies, aka PowerPollen, Receives Additional Funding

    Accelerated Ag Technologies, aka PowerPollen, Receives Additional Funding

    On the 21st of August, Accelerated Ag Technologies, the parent to PowerPollen, filed paperwork with the SEC that it had received debt financing of more than $600k.  As you may recall, SPN profiled PowerPollen in early 2018, (https://spnewsnjt.wpengine.com/2018/01/powerpollen-boosts-yields-cuts-costs-growers/). The company has created a new mechanism to harvest pollen and improve the creation of new seed. …

  • 1Comm Medical announces 2.5M fundraise, led by Next Level Ventures

    1Comm Medical announces 2.5M fundraise, led by Next Level Ventures

    1Comm Medical has announced the close of a 2.5 million fundraising round, led by Next Level Ventures. Founded in Ankeny, Iowa, in 2013, 1 Comm Medical offers an online portal for doctors and nurses to connect with patients testing blood in home. 1Comm had $1.2 million in sales last year and over 1,000 patients using the…