SILICON VALLEY, CA, February 16, 2023 – SVG Ventures | THRIVE is thrilled to announce the 20 companies joining the THRIVE | ApexBrasil Agtech Immersion Program – a unique program focused on accelerating Brazilian based agrifood companies.
The program aims to identify and support top Brazilian entrepreneurs and innovators who are developing cutting edge solutions for the global agtech value chain, providing mentorship and accelerating access to investment, partnerships, networks, and business opportunities in the U.S. and North America.
The top eight companies will participate in a virtual program and will also join THRIVE & ApexBrasil for a week of in-person programming in Silicon Valley in March that includes business & investor roundtables, networking events, workshops, mentorship sessions, and more. An additional 12 companies were selected to participate in the virtual mentorship component of the program.
“We are delighted to empower this cohort of companies to expand into new markets and create a footprint in the US.” said John Hartnett, Founder & CEO SVG Ventures|THRIVE.
“We had a strong group of Brazilian Agri-Tech start-ups enrolled at the ApexBrasil | THRIVE Agtech Immersion Program. It was a real challenge for national and international judges to select those who could most benefit from this first cycle. The solutions presented were amazing and innovative and we have great expectations for the future of these companies and the partnership with THRIVE”, said Emanuel Figueira, Manager of ApexBrasil Office in San Francisco.
ApexBrasil’s mission is to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies by promoting the internationalization of their business and the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI). THRIVE is uniquely positioned to support Brazilian companies by connecting them with their extensive ecosystem and global network of investors, mentors and corporations. The immersion program which is an investment and business acceleration program will support companies across the agriculture and food sectors.
The top eight companies selected are: Agrotools, ARPAC, Decoy, DigiFarmz Smart Agriculture, Grao Direto, Pink Farms, Tarvos, Umgrauemeio
The 12 companies joining the virtual mentorship program are: Aegro, Agrointeli, AgTrace, Biotecland, Doroth, IZagro, Krilltech, NetWorld Agro, Plan C, RedSoft, SciCrop, Tbit
About SVG Ventures | THRIVE
SVG Ventures | THRIVE is the leading global agrifood investment and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, and comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities, and investors. With a community of over 8,000 startups from over 100 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates, and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries. SVG’s global partners include leading government, agriculture, and technology corporations such as Alberta Government, Old’s College, Calgary Economic Development, Corteva, Driscoll’s, FCC, BASF, Kubota, Land O’Lakes, Trimble, Taylor Farms, Bayer, ICL, SHELL, Nutrien, Intel, Valmont, UFA, Yamaha Motor Ventures and Wilbur-Ellis. Learn more at www.thriveagrifood.com.
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) is a non-profit entity, of collective interest and public utility, which has the responsibility of implementing policies to promote exports and attract foreign direct investments, in cooperation with the public authorities and in accordance with national development policies, particularly those related to the industrial, commercial, services and technological areas. ApexBrasil’s mission is to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, promoting the internationalization of their business and the attraction of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).
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