NewSeed Advisors, U.S. Venture Partners and SPIN-Farming Host Agriculture 2.0 TM
on March 24, 2010
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Co-hosts NewSeed Advisors, U.S. Venture Partners and SPIN-Farming will assemble
hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts who are catalyzing and
capitalizing the transition to a more sustainable agricultural system, for the
second Agriculture 2.0 conference in Palo Alto.
U.S. Venture Partners, one of Silicon Valley`s most-established venture capital
firms, is co-hosting the conference, citing its goal to be an early player in a
sector that is attracting innovative entrepreneurs and a new wave of investor
interest. "The way new technologies are addressing the global food system is
reminiscent of the early days of cleantech investing," said Paul Matteucci,
General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners. "Feeding nearly 10 billion people by
2050, without destroying the planet is both a daunting problem and an enormous
economic opportunity."
"The caliber of the attendees at the first-ever Agriculture 2.0 conference in
New York City proved both that sustainable agriculture is interesting to
mainstream investors and that entrepreneurs actually have compelling ideas in
this field" says Janine Yorio, Managing Director of NewSeed Advisors.
"The Agriculture 2.0 conference in New York City was standing-room-only until
the last speakers took the stage at 5:30 pm. At every break, entrepreneurs
engaged in animated conversations with truly interested investors," says Roxanne
Christensen, co-founder of SPIN-Farming. "Agriculture 2.0 is a results-oriented
conference where the knowledge, talent and money gather to re-engineer the food
system."
Once again, Agriculture 2.0 will feature a competitive application process for
entrepreneurs to present their business plans to the audience. Sixteen such
entrepreneurs will be selected by jury. Applicants will be selected on a rolling
basis with a final deadline of January 15, 2010.
Detailed information about the conference, including registration details,
agenda, speaker biographies and sponsorship opportunities are available at
www.agriculture20.com.
ABOUT AGRICULTURE 2.0
Agriculture 2.0 is the pre-eminent gathering for entrepreneurs, investors, food
producers, and experts working to catalyze-and capitalize on-the transition to a
more sustainable agricultural and food system. It`s where the sustainable
agriculture industry is being defined, built and funded, and is creating a path
to profitability fostering collaboration and accelerating growth. For more
information: www.agriculture20.com.
ABOUT NEWSEED ADVISORS
NewSeed Advisors identifies, nurtures and invests in companies that make
agriculture more sustainable. NewSeed Advisors advocates on behalf of the
sustainable agriculture industry to improve access to the capital needed to
accelerate changes. New Seed Advisors is dedicated to growing companies that
improve food quality and take better care of the earth. For more information:
www.newseedadvisors.com.
ABOUT U.S. VENTURE PARTNERS
U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm,
dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build world-class companies that are leaders
in their industry. USVP focuses on early stage opportunities in sectors where
the Partners have the domain expertise, operating experience and network of
relationships. These sectors include business and consumer software and
services, digital communications and networking systems, semiconductors and
components, clean technologies, and medical devices and biopharmaceuticals. For
more information: www.usvp.com.
ABOUT SPIN-FARMING
SPIN-Farming LLC is a multi-national cottage industry which publishes the
SPIN-Farming and SPIN-Gardening online learning series and conducts workshops in
partnership with farming, gardening and environmental organizations. The company
is dedicated to providing farming and gardening how-to that can be learned and
practiced across all economic classes and geographic boundaries. For more
information: www.spinfarming.com.
NewSeed Advisors
Bailey Stoler, 877-233-4921
Bailey@newseedadvisors.com
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