Bootcamps are designed for entrepreneurs who are early in their business formation and who have not raised funding from outside dilutive sources. Aglaunch collaborates with partners across the United States to host bootcamps for innovators in food and agriculture. The bootcamps are a crash course in business fundamentals and training on innovation within the agriculture industry. The goal of the program is to support early-stage agriculture startups and prepare them for follow-on programming and resources offered by Aglaunch or Aglaunch partners.
Previous Bootcamps
CULTIVATE NORTHWEST
CULTIVATE APPALACHIA
AGLAUNCH CATALYST
Cultivate Northwest bootcamps work with early-stage ag startups in Oregon and any innovators with a novel idea they believe will bring value to Oregon’s Ag Supply Chain.
Innovation Areas of Interest:
- Specialty crops, including new grains for beverage or food markets
- New uses for forestry products
- Regenerative and organic agriculture
- Carbon markets
- Pasture-raised cattle
- Local, value-add products
- Novel technologies for farm-to-market
- Bioenergy
- Data and traceability
- Climate resiliency
Cultivate Appalachia works with Food & AgTech entrepreneurs of all stages in the Southern Appalachian region to provide mentorship, bootcamp programming, direct technical assistance, and serve as an entry point for the AgLaunch365 Accelerator, which is a specialized program that supports farmer-selected agtech start-ups with business development training, potential equity investment and customer acquisition opportunities, and sophisticated on-farm trials.
Our Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp, first held in 2022, is a combination of entrepreneurial and agricultural training, mentorship, information, and insight on regional challenges, opportunities, and resources.
AgLaunch Catalyst was developed with the earliest entrepreneurs in mind. In this workshop, attendees in the AgTech space learn what is required to be successful in the startup ecosystem, including:
Financing options: explore both dilutive and non-dilutive opportunities for funding your start-up
Legal requirements: Learn from legal professionals about the differences in legal structures and the best one for your business and gain insight into intellectual property considerations.
Customer discovery: Better understand your the customer through farmer panels and customer discovery exercises
Market potential: Explore the market potential for your technology through targeted research
Pitches: Build out and deliver your pitch to investors, other entrepreneurs, and farmers on the final day of the program