What AgTech founders get wrong about ROI

In episode 268 of The robot report Podcast, our guest is Connie Bowen, founding partner and general partner of Farmhand Ventures, a venture fund focused on AgTech investments.

Farmhand Ventures is a zero-impact investment firm shaping the future of work in agriculture. It enables strategic programs and innovation to make agricultural work more attractive, productive, profitable and resilient, improving the lives and livelihoods of farmers, workers and rural communities.

A lifelong agricultural leader and engineer, Bowen has planted orchards, harvested hemp and managed farm staff. This experience bases its investment objective on the realities of the sector.

Over the past decade, Bowen has built a career connecting agricultural technology with the practical needs of farming, holding roles at The Yield Lab, AgLaunch, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners and Grape Arbor Ventures before founding Farmhand.

Connie has backed dozens of agtech startups aligned with Farmhand’s mission, including L5 Automation, Scout, New West Genetics, and Nutt Bio.

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