I-Western Growers kanye ne-S2G Ventures manje sezamukela izicelo zoMqhudelwano we-AgSharks ka-2021, umcimbi lapho izinkampani eziqalayo zenza izinto ezintsha phambi kwezihlwele ezibukhoma zabakhiqizi bezitshalo abakhethekile abakhulu emhlabeni ukuze bawine ukutshalwa kwezimali okungenani okungama-$250,000.
Osomabhizinisi abaqhutshwa umthelela kanye nabaqalayo abathuthukisa ubuchwepheshe obukhuthaza ukudla okunempilo nokuqhubekayo kanye nohlelo lwezolimo bangafaka izicelo zoMqhudelwano we-AgSharks kokuthi 2021agsharks.splashthat.com. Izicelo zivalwa ngoMsombuluko, Oct. 11, 2021.
“Umncintiswano wethu we-AgSharks uwumcimbi ojabulisayo nonomthelela osevele uveze izinzuzo ezibalulekile kumalungu ethu,” uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Western Growers (WG) uDave Puglia. kusho umbiko wezindaba. “Nakuba kusekuningi esikwenzayo ukusheshisa ubuchwepheshe obusha embonini yethu, i-AgSharks idala ithuba elikhethekile losomabhizinisi be-agtech ukuze bazuze izinhliziyo nezingqondo zabalimi abaseqophelweni eliphezulu kakhulu. Siwubheke ngabomvu umqhudelwano walo nyaka.”
Kuzokhethwa iziqalo ezinhlanu ukuze ziveze okuqanjiwe kwazo kuphaneli yabalimi, abathumeli, abaprosesa kanye nosongxowankulu abasafufusa phambi kwabalimi bemikhiqizo emisha engaphezu kuka-300 nabaholi bezimboni phakathi NoMhlangano Wonyaka We-WG eSan Diego, eCalifornia, ngoNovemba 9, 2021. Ngokungeziwe emalini yokutshalwa kwezimali, abawinile bazothola ukuqashelwa kwamazwe ngamazwe, ukululekwa yi-S2G ne-WG, ukufinyelela okungaba khona endaweni yepulazi ukuze bahlole ubuchwepheshe babo kanye nokufinyelela kunethiwekhi enwetshiwe ye-WG yezinkampani ezikhiqiza imikhiqizo emisha ehamba phambili.
“I-AgSharks ihola njengokuphela komncintiswano onikeza i-agtech ukuqala izethameli ezinezinkampani ezinkulu zezolimo emhlabeni wonke,” kusho u-Audre Kapacinskas, iPhini Likamongameli kwa-S2G Ventures. “Inhlanganisela yokufinyelela okukhethekile kumakhulu abaholi bezimboni kanye nemali yokutshalwa kwezimali ukuze kuthuthukiswe uphethiloli yizici ezimbili ezibalulekile ekuphumeleleni kwesiqalo kule mboni.”
I-AgSharks yabanjwa okokuqala ngo-2017, futhi ngalo mncintiswano, izinkampani ezintathu ezisafufusa zithole imali yembewu ukuze zikhuphulele amabhizinisi azo kwelinye izinga. Eqinisweni, abawine bangaphambilini i-Hazel Technologies kanye ne-Burro, eyayaziwa ngokuthi i-Augean Robotics, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi balethe imikhiqizo yabo isuka ekuthuthukisweni iye emakethe. I-Hazel Technologies isanda kuvala umjikelezo wezezimali we-Series C futhi manje ithuthukisa imboni ngamasaka anweba impilo yeshalofu yomkhiqizo omusha ngokuphindwe kathathu. I-Burro isiza ukuxazulula izinkinga zabasebenzi ngokunwetshwa kwenqwaba yamarobhothi azimele ukuya emapulazini entshonalanga.