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AgLaunch Portfolio Company , NovoClade, tapped by USDA with funding to target New World Screwworm
Huge congratulations to AgLaunch portfolio company, NovoClade, tapped by USDA funding to target New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that is one of the biggest threats facing U.S. livestock and our food supply right now. The problem: facilities fighting screwworm use the sterile insect technique, but they have no efficient way to [...]
AgLaunch Equity Model Gains Momentum: Farmer Checks Range from Hundreds to $21K
AgLaunch enables farmers to earn ownership stakes in startups by providing field trials, data and expertise—and it’s paying off. AgLaunch Farmers LLC is announcing two new “Farmer Innovation Dividends” - the second and third exits in their portfolio, following their first exit about a year ago. According to Pete Nelson, executive [...]
AgLaunch Welcomes American Competitiveness Exchange
AgLaunch joined regional leaders in welcoming delegates from countries across the Americas interested in collaborating on new business opportunities. Three days of tours, meetings, and cultural exchange were coordinated by our friends at StartCo in partnership with Edge, Mayor's office and others. Website about the event is linked here. ACE [...]
AgLaunch Expands in Partnership with NSF AgTech Engine
AgLaunch is excited to announce our continued partnership with the North Dakota-based U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) AgTech Engine (“the Engine”).. Working together, the Engine and AgLaunch will continue to expand the reach of AgLaunch’s existing nationwide farmer network, putting farmers at the center of innovation and creating ownership opportunities [...]
The Next California: A Sustainable Future for American Food
AgLaunch is excited to collaborate with World Wildlife Fund and The Center for Mississippi Food Systems to explore diversifying crop production in the Mississippi Delta to add an additional $2.5B in farm gate revenue and 33,000 downstream jobs. The premise for the project is that California is home to much [...]
Barnwell Bio Raises $6M to Transform Livestock Health Through Metagenomic Biosurveillance
AgLaunch Farmers LLC. portfolio company - Barnwell Bio announced on January 26, 2026 that it has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale its metagenomic biosurveillance system—a platform that provides poultry producers and stakeholders across the poultry supply chain with an early warning window against emerging disease threats. The [...]
