Ep 66: Jim Chambers (Trimble) and Derek Norman (Bayer) on agtech acquisitions

Agtech - So What?

English - May 06, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 65: The Alternative Protein Debate: live from Australia's first virtual, national agtech meetup

Next Episode: Ep 67: tips from three leading farmers using tech everyday (live from evokeAG)

Today’s episode is all about corporate investments and acquisitions in agtech. Two guests, Derek Norman (VP at Leaps by Bayer) and Jim Chambers (President and General Manager of the Worldwide Agriculture Business at Trimble) cover different ways startups can engage with corporates, from early stage direct strategic investments, to channel partnerships, to acquisitions.
We also discuss:what Bayer and Trimble are looking for and tips for startup to get investment- and acquisition-readyhow the M&A environment is changing with consolidation and coronaviruswhy we haven’t we seen more successful agtech exitswhat spaces are hot (and not), including how Bayer and Trimble are looking at autonomy, e-commerce, biologicals, indoor agriculture, and more
This episode was recorded LIVE at an event we co-hosted with Tim Hammerich, host of the Future of Agriculture podcast. If you're not yet a FoA listener, check out episode 201 featuring AgThentic Partner Matthew Pryor.
Tim's interview with Derek: 2:00 to 26:18Sarah's interview with Jim: 26:18 to 49:48QnA with both Jim and Derek: 49:48 to end
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More resources and links available on the AgTech...So What? website.