Navigating Opportunity in Agtech: Scaling, Execution & Capital Models
This session moves from macro trends to investment decision-making and execution realities. It focuses on how investors evaluate agtech and agri-food innovation in practice, particularly at early and growth stages.
Key themes include:
- Why many agtech ventures fail to transition from pilot to scale
- What defines true scalability in fragmented agricultural markets
- Deep tech defensibility versus commercial execution risk
- The impact of biological timelines on investment structures and exits
- The role of retailers, corporates, and supply chains in enabling scale
- Capital models better aligned with long-cycle agricultural innovation