Month: March 2019

Dutch province to become Silicon Valley of agrifood

Posted on by Dominique Cuppers
Dutch province to become Silicon Valley of agrifood The Dutch province of Gelderland is a (financial) supporter of the F&A Next event that will take place in May on the Wageningen University campus. Wageningen is situated in the province of Gelderland and it is for a good reason that...

Visual recognition transformational for livestock

Posted on by Dominique Cuppers
Visual recognition transformational for livestock Cainthus develops technology based on visual recognition of cows. Aidan Connolly, CEO of the company, will be speaking at the upcoming F&A Next event, where startups, investors and corporates will meet each other. Not so long ago, Aidan Connolly worked as Chief Innovation Officer...

Podcast: Venture capitalism takes on the future of food

Posted on by Mariet van Pluuren
Adam Anders of Anterra Capital talks impact investing Harm Edens of BNR radio interviews experts on why a bank is aiming to build a better world. This week, he speaks to Adam Anders, Managing Partner at Anterra Capital, about the role venture capitalism is playing to shape the future...

Food and agtech investors want to change the world

Posted on by Mariet van Pluuren
Impact investors on funding the future of food Impact investing – funding companies or organizations that can make a real difference to society – is creating a buzz in equity circles, but is it all that different from traditional venture capital? Three food and agtech investors explain. More than...