Midwest Venture Capital Firm focused on AgTech
Tulsa, OK & Washington DC
Joined June 2017
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PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
The dawn of cultivation brought with it a mess. This is a sober call for a new green revolution by that is contrary to the current vibe. #agriculture
nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opini… via @NYTOpinion
Great piece on the pace of innovation in bio-materials - problems and some solutions including @NFW_Tech
#sustainablematerials #plasticsubstitutes
“Our mission isn’t just about scaling niche products so that the very wealthy can buy beautiful things and feel emotionally comforted that they’re doing right by nature. Our mission is about displacing substantial portions of synthetic and high-intensity materials,” NFW vice president of product line management Greg Stillman.
Read more in Atmos Magazine's recent deep dive into material solutions: atmos.earth/reweaving-the-fu…
From apples that don't burn in the sunlight to avocados that use less water, innovation in breeding and trait development lead the march for adaptable food crops. #sustainableagriculture
nytimes.com/2023/09/25/dinin…
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
This is a really unique way to connect to your stakeholders as a start up founder. #startups
Today I attended a startup’s ‘board meeting’ in London but the thing is, this startup doesn’t have an official BOD. Instead, they invite a rotating group of current and potential investors, mentors and super-fans to attend these quarterly meetings where they discuss strategy and receive feedback.
Super unique and refreshing format for early stage founders, I’m totally into it 🙌🏼
Great thread on #innovation in #science and policy frameworks around it.
How can we accelerate scientific progress?
New piece from @mattsclancy @CorreaDan @jddwor @PaulFNiehaus @calebwatney + me in @nature arguing we need more “use-inspired” science policy research.
Here are the quick highlights…
To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats #innovation #climateTech nytimes.com/2023/07/12/clima…
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
I have said before, the 2020's will be the most innovative decade in history: "“I think we’re at an extraordinary time of accelerating discoveries.” #innovation #biotech
nytimes.com/2023/06/23/magaz…
"We designed this system and showed that it can grow the same or more crops without overusing nitrogen"
phys.org/news/2023-06-smart-… via @physorg_com
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
In all the hysteria created by AI “experts” (note the experts quoted in media know little about AI), this is a most rational take. #AI
Eating packaged foods like cereal and frozen meals has been associated with anxiety, depression and cognitive decline. Scientists are still piecing together why.
nytimes.com/2023/05/04/well/…
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
Such a brilliant and simple idea with so many benefits beyond energy and water preservation. #energy #water nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/ca…
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Biometric data privacy is rapidly becoming an important compliance issue.
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PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
We provide novel evidence that large-scale irrigation heterogeneously shifts the temperature distribution towards cooler temperatures during the months of the growing season relative to the rest of the year. nber.org/papers/w30966#.Y_TS…
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This needs amplification. We need more platforms, process and transparency in #VentureCapital
Venture capital diversity initiatives have completely failed women & minority founders, as well as the non-elite & those from disfavored regions
Too often, VC reformers push for "community rooted" solutions that inflame the problem rather than solve it theinformation.com/articles/…
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
Supporting farmers to modernize practices and improving access to healthy nutrition should be a foundational for every #FarmBill going forward.
As #FarmBill talks get underway, recent polling shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans favor modernizing the bill to support farmers as they implement more sustainable farming practices to protect our water and soil. Read key findings: ow.ly/aUjx50Mu1Qv
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
AI as a tool to help understand, organize new data should be one of those tools and unlike x-ray or telescopes it will apply across a large number of scientific domains. This may turn out to be the most exciting and productive century in the history of science and innovation.
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
Currently raising? Here’s a thread on @BrettBrohl’s insights on how to fundraise faster:
PrairieCrestCapital retweeted
Presenting the 2022 Class of @Techstars Farm to Fork!
🔸AgroCenta
🔸Availyst
🔸Borde
🔸CarbonBridge
🔸Clockout
🔸CropConex
🔸Digiphy
🔸EcoBloc
🔸Kadeya
🔸Organicin Scientific
🔸SRVE
🔸Transship
Read more about the companies here: techstars.com/newsroom/annou…
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How LifeScan Invents And Develops New Products Using Open Innovation #Innovation forbes.com/sites/stephenkey/…
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Data Snapshot: eGrocery & alt-protein ruled seed deals in 2021. Times have changed. agfundernews.com/egrocery-al…