AgTech Innovation Summit 2020 | Investment in Agtech: A Maturing Industry?
Channel: Illinois Research Park
Date: 2020-06-13

On March 4, 2020, a panel of experienced AgTech investors discussed how the industry continues to “mature,” and what technologies are attracting the most interest, why and what they hope to see in return. 

Panel moderator Harlee Sorkin is a Managing Director at Common Place Holdings, a health tech venture studio that provides management and seed funding for companies that it helps to form.

PANELISTS:

Dennis Beard is a Managing Partner at Serra Ventures and serves as an investment lead for early stage technology companies in the areas of agtech, devices, and IT. 

Nancy Sullivan is the CEO & Managing Director of Illinois Ventures. She is responsible for overall fund operations including serving as the main point of contact for limited partner based and investment management of leading portfolio companies

Dean Didato is a Partner at Innova Memphis, an early stage capital firm.

Abby Taubner is a Partner at Gener8tor, a nationally ranked accelerator program focused on growing communities through startups and venture capital, art and music, and corporate collaborations.

To learn more about the Illinois AgTech Accelerator, visit: https://researchpark.illinois.edu/tenant_directory/gener8tor/

To learn more about Illinois Ventures, visit: https://researchpark.illinois.edu/tenant_directory/illinois-ventures/

To learn more about the AgTech Innovation Summit, visit: https://researchpark.illinois.edu/events/agtechsummit/