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S1E7: 007 Nicola Kerslake - Funding the Indoor AgTech Space
Vertical Farming Podcast
English - July 10, 2020 08:33 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBBusiness Education How To Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nikola Kerslake is a registered investment adviser and founder of Contain, a fintech platform for indoor agriculture that aids indoor farmers in finding lease funding for their projects. Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he and Nicola discuss common misconceptions about the indoor AgTech space, access to funding, and how her experience as a manager of private equity funds has contributed to her success in the vertical farming industry.
Special thanks to our Season 1 Sponsor
IGS – https://intelligentgrowthsolutions.com/
Key Takeaways
00:01 – Nicola shares her background in indoor agriculture and the origin story and goals of her FinTech company, Contain
05:09 – Nicola expounds on how she got involved in finance
08:42 – Nicola speaks to common misconceptions people have about the indoor AgTech space and lessons she’s learned from her work with Techstars
15:54 – Nicola details the process of how Contain identifies new companies to work with
20:21 – Trends and shifts in the indoor AgTech space that Nicola has noticed over the past few months and years
27:45 – What excites Nicola the most about the future of indoor AgTech and vertical farming
29:21 – What is something that Nicola has changed her mind about recently and where listeners can follow and connect with Nicola and Contain
Tweetables:
Links Mentioned:
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Nikola Kerslake is a registered investment adviser and founder of Contain, a fintech platform for indoor agriculture that aids indoor farmers in finding lease funding for their projects. Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he and Nicola discuss common misconceptions about the indoor AgTech space, access to funding, and how her experience as a manager of private equity funds has contributed to her success in the vertical farming industry.
Special thanks to our Season 1 Sponsor
IGS – https://intelligentgrowthsolutions.com/
Key Takeaways
00:01 – Nicola shares her background in indoor agriculture and the origin story and goals of her FinTech company, Contain
05:09 – Nicola expounds on how she got involved in finance
08:42 – Nicola speaks to common misconceptions people have about the indoor AgTech space and lessons she’s learned from her work with Techstars
15:54 – Nicola details the process of how Contain identifies new companies to work with
20:21 – Trends and shifts in the indoor AgTech space that Nicola has noticed over the past few months and years
27:45 – What excites Nicola the most about the future of indoor AgTech and vertical farming
29:21 – What is something that Nicola has changed her mind about recently and where listeners can follow and connect with Nicola and Contain
Tweetables:
Links Mentioned:
Intelligent Growth Solutions
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