The AgLaunch Accelerator is a 15 week program focused on agriculture that includes world-class curriculum & mentorship. Based in Memphis, the program is anchored in access to production agriculture across multiple crops & production environments through our relationships with farmers & companies across the region.

Participants will have access to:

• A $50K investment
• A network of venture capital investors focused on agriculture
• World-class mentor network from leading agricultural firms
• Incubator support assets including: prototype machine shop, lab facility, research farm for small plot trials, wet labs, biomass & food processing equipment, & university support
• Farm partners willing to provide feedback and customer development opportunities & local agribusiness firms providing ability to test solutions in the logistics, handling & storage component of the business
• Great support network of service providers including legal, accounting, marketing, & strategy

What type of companies are we looking for?

• Robotics & automation addressing labor and efficiency improvement
• Supply-chain improvements, packaging & delivery
• Biologic-based pest, weed & fungus controls focused on row crops
• Precision agriculture software & hardware especially integration approaches
• New equipment & equipment components addressing issues such as soil compaction, conservation production practices, & spray drift
• Environmentally sustainable technologies
• Food safety diagnostics and treatment, as well as food integrity solutions
• Specialty crops

For more information : http://aginnovationgroup.com/aglaunch/