Ag-tech session

Chair: Robert Walker

Dreaming of an ag-tech unicorn: the new world of startups

Patrick Walsh Founder of Dogpatch Labs

Our diverse community of startups range from big to small and focus on areas such as fintech, AI, security, IoT and empowering people for

social change.

Ag-tech and new food

Ag-tech was the

second-fastest-

growing sector in

tech for startups in

2017.

Change is happening

In 2017, more than $1.5 billion

was invested in ag-tech startups,

while 2018 saw more than $2

billion invested.

Note: Does not include food-tech startups. Pitchbook data

up to Aug. 2018. Projection by Dogpatch Labs.

$2B invested

in ag-tech

Ag-tech VC investments broke $2 billion in 2018

?

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

$147m

$32m

$75m

$34m$75m

12 $40m

$127m

$115m

?

$19m

$125m$42m

$25m

$20m

$110m

$125m*

$105m

$105m

$24m

2018

$60m

$60m

$24m

$52m

$46m

Notable funds

$200 m

$147 m

$127 m

$125 m

*Anterra Capital Fund I (extended)

CapAgro Innovation Fund

Fall Line Farms Fund I

S2G Ventures

2018

2017

2013

2015

$115 m Cultivian Sandbox Fund II2013

$75m*

More ag funds created in the past three years than in the previous 12

Keeping InTouch with your customers

Eddie DalyBusiness development manager, InTouch

• Tech is meant to serve the customer• Data serves to provide to actionable insights• Have a strong value proposition

Building the best brand for your business

Kevin DardisSenior business development manager

• Focus on customer-centricity• 7 different fundamentals:

o Differentiate o Collaborate o Innovate o Validate o Cultivate o Be purposeful

Using telematics to drive business efficiency and build better customer relationships

James BettsClass Europe

Farming equipment tends to be very big, very expensive and extremely heavy. That means that the operator can’t exactly stop at the local dealership if something goes wrong, and when it does, it can be major, leaving the combine or whatever other vehicle in the middle of the field, unable to move under its own power.

That’s why telematics are a lifesaver for many farmers, since the maintenance company or manufacturer can monitor the vehicle remotely, checking its systems and checking that the vehicle isn’t set to overload any stressed components.

Farmers now have the ability to remotely collect and manage information from their field equipment by using telematics technology. The future of farming is here today.

Pearse Lyons Accelerator Lightning Pitches

Swine Tech, U.S.SwineTech is the world’s leading solution to reduce piglet crushing and pre-weaning mortality, as well as to monitor sow health.SomaDetect, CanadaIn-line sensor that measures every critical indicator of dairy quality (including fat, protein, somatic cell count, progesterone and antibiotics) from every cow at every milking.Breedr, U.K. The world's first trading app for livestock farmers that uses shared data to optimize yield, quality and profitability.Terra Nutritech, IrelandPrecisely feeding supplements into the water systems on farms, reducing labour and improving returns.Biome Makers, U.S.Measuring crop health and functional biodiversity by using DNA sequencing and intelligent computing.

Precision Liquid Supplementation

Generating unseen data for agriculture

US Patent application No. 62263488 Rapid, actionable results

DNA sequencing

Bio-informatics

Artificial intelligence

10,000,000 Microbes/gr

The perfect biomarker of soil

health

Ag-tech capital: Creating future growth through funding and collaboration

Aidan ConnollyCEO of Caintis

• Senior management need to act like a VC.

• Create internal moonshot weekends, hackathons.

• Encourage your people to put up their hands and volunteer.

• Identify essential projects — and support them from the top .

• Accelerate. Everything.

Panel discussion: How ag-tech is transforming the food supply chain

Moderated by Damien O’Reilly

• Processors need to refine data delivery to enable farmers to make more informed decisions.• All parties in the food supply chain need to be respectful and selective in the extraction and

use of data. • Data needs to add value through a transparent/translation approach. • For farmers, it is all about the simplicity of retrieving and using the data.• Ag-tech is accelerating food transparency from start to finish.