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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator seeks applicants for 2017 cohort
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is seeking early-stage companies with an idea, intellectual property or prototype for agricultural innovation to participate in their inaugural cohort beginning on July 10 in Des Moines, Iowa. “We’re excited about the interest we’ve received throughout the AgTech community,” says Tej Dhawan, interim director of the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator. “We’ve received…
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CattleXpert prepares for launch of overhauled agTech software
CattleXpert has been building software for the cattle industry since the 1990s, but the company’s flagship software recently underwent a complete overhaul and is now set for a summer re-release. CattleXpert, located just west of Omaha in Elkhorn, Nebraska, is a modestly sized software company that provides optimum technology, support and service for managing feed…
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Benson Hill Biosystems closes Series B funding with $25M
St. Louis-based Benson Hill Biosystems announced today the close of a Series B funding round at $25 million. Last year, the company had set an early goal of raising $15 million but Matthew Crisp, CEO and co-founder of Benson Hill Biosystems, said he quickly realized that the excitement surrounding their CropOS platform would allow them…
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Farmobile raises $5.5 million in Series A
Kansas City-based ag startup Farmobile has announced a raise of $5.5 million in their Series A round. The round was led by Anterra Capital, a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam specializing in food and agriculture innovation. Anterra and Farmobile hope this investment will help make Farmobile the industry standard for farm data. Farmobile was…
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Watch this gorgeous video about Quantified Ag
Windstream posted this stunning video about Vishal Singh and his Lincoln-based Quantified Ag. Quantified Ag went through the NMotion accelerator in 2014. Windstream is a major supporter of the Silicon Prairie region. (H/t to Aaron Babcock)