Posts Tagged ‘Ag Startup Engine’
Takeaways from the 2023 Ag Startup Engine Unconference
Ag Startup Engine, a fund for agtech startups, hosted its 2023 Unconference event in Des Moines touching on the themes of data, artificial intelligence and sustainable agriculture.
Speakers from this year’s event shared their thoughts …
Ag Startup Engine adds Farmwave to portfolio
Ag Startup Engine, a seed capital program for agricultural startups, on Wednesday announced Farmwave as the latest company to join its portfolio.
According to the news release, Farmwave offers a solution to monitoring and managing …
Read MoreAg Innovators Unconference tackles talent
The current hiring landscape is on nearly every business leader’s mind. The Ag Startup Engine’s fifth annual Ag Innovators Unconference sought to inform …
Read MoreAnimal health startup Genvax heads for vaccine approval with $6.5M raise
Ames-based Genvax Technologies, a startup bringing advances in self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA) for animal vaccines, will move toward getting regulatory approval of its vaccines with $6.5 million in new series seed funding. According to a press …
Read MoreOnline marketplace for farmers accepted into Ag Startup Engine
Ag Startup Engine has announced a new initial investment in Le Clair, Iowa-based Haggle, an online marketplace where farmers can lend equipment and services they aren’t using to other farmers. “Haggle makes it easy for …
Read MoreAg Startup Engine announces Haber Technologies investment
The Ag Startup Engine has invested an initial $50,000 in Ames startup Haber Technologies Inc., which is commercializing a grain bin drying technology called DRI-Stack to reduce damage and spoilage once corn is harvested. The …
Read MoreAg Startup Engine announces initial investment in VetMeasure
Ag Startup Engine at the Iowa State University Research Park has made an investment in Ames-based VetMeasure, Inc., a producer of technology monitoring dogs in post-surgery recovery. VetMeasure’s MeasureON! harness is designed for dogs and …
Read MoreAg Startup Engine announces $50k investment in ClearFlame Engines
Ag Startup Engine at the Iowa State University Research Park has announced an initial seed investment of $50,000 in Chicago-based ClearFlame Engines – a company integrating low-carbon alternative fuels into diesel engines uses a high-temperature …
Read MoreFUNDED LATELY: LEAH Laboratories
LEAH (Lifengine Animal Health) Laboratories: $50,000 seed investment by the Ag Startup Engine at Iowa State University. LEAH Laboratories’ technology enables precision gene editing for treatment of B cell lymphoma in dogs, the most commonly …
Read MoreAg Startup Engine companies surpass $10 million in investments
The Ag Startup Engine’s seven initial agricultural startup companies have collectively raised more than $10 million in follow-on investments, the organization announced today. The seven portfolio companies within ASE at Iowa State University Research Park …
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