PrairieCrestCapital

Midwest Venture Capital Firm focused on AgTech

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

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

https://t.co/k0IrSP289b via @NYTOpinion

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

Great piece on the pace of innovation in bio-materials - problems and some solutions including @NFW_Tech
#sustainablematerials #plasticsubstitutes

[NFW @NFW_Tech]

“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: https://t.co/pchzD6Pxth

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

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
https://t.co/uiwuLzlesJ

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

This is a really unique way to connect to your stakeholders as a start up founder. #startups

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

Great thread on #innovation in #science and policy frameworks around it.

[Heidi L. Williams @heidilwilliams_]

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…

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats #innovation #climateTech https://t.co/8H2Za5IT0L

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

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
https://t.co/renByWDsG8

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

"We designed this system and showed that it can grow the same or more crops without overusing nitrogen"
https://t.co/zsI8aepqhg via @physorg_com

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

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

[PrairieCrestCapital @PrairieCrestCap]

Eating packaged foods like cereal and frozen meals has been associated with anxiety, depression and cognitive decline. Scientists are still piecing together why.
https://t.co/eGrkOwqpEw

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

Such a brilliant and simple idea with so many benefits beyond energy and water preservation. #energy #water https://t.co/qke3vKjVxR

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

Biometric data privacy is rapidly becoming an important compliance issue.
https://t.co/X4510TvVgo

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

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. https://t.co/rYxECU9Ngi

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

This needs amplification. We need more platforms, process and transparency in #VentureCapital

[Mark White @MarkWhiteIA]

Supporting farmers to modernize practices and improving access to healthy nutrition should be a foundational for every #FarmBill going forward.

[Rob Leclerc @robleclerc]

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.

[Bread and Butter Ventures @Bread_ButterVC]

Currently raising? Here’s a thread on @BrettBrohl’s insights on how to fundraise faster:

[Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator @TS_FarmtoFork]

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: https://t.co/DfhNPP6ILI

[Bob Carver ✭ @cybersecboardrm]

How LifeScan Invents And Develops New Products Using Open Innovation #Innovation https://t.co/f6r8cSqo5c

[AgFunder @AgFunder]

Data Snapshot: eGrocery & alt-protein ruled seed deals in 2021. Times have changed. https://t.co/i9Tn8EnTGa