Agriculture, Agrifood, Mentorship, and Reflections with Managing Director Dr. Sherri Brown of the Yield Lab
Summary: Enabling entrepreneurs to sustainably revolutionize agrifood systems, globally is the best way to describe the Yield lab and Sherri in one sentence.<br> About Sherri<br> Sherri has spent a lifetime in agriculture making the world a healthier place through food. She now spends her time building the infrastructure for this generations next big startups in this space. she is actionable advice for people who are getting started, finding mentors, and more.<br> Yield Lab (source from website)<br> The Yield Lab formed in 2014 to address a lack of capital and support for early stage agriculture technology companies. Agriculture innovation is essential in feeding a rising global population and accompanying demand. Our founder, Thad Simons, brought together a group of former agribusiness executives to build a team that would provide capital and coaching to accelerate sustainable agtech companies.<br> Nineteen portfolio companies, four cohorts, and three international accelerators later, we continue to grow and evolve to meet the need for agricultural innovation in order to sustainably feed the world.<br> <br> We currently do this through our…<br> 1. <a href="https://www.theyieldlab.com/accelerators" target="_self">Accelerators</a><a href="https://www.theyieldlab.com/accelerators" target="_self"> – Each accelerator invests $100,000 in early stage agtech companies, provides network focused programming with a focus on customers, collaborators, and capital, and provides mentorship from our team of agribusiness experts.</a><br> <br> 2. <a href="http://www.theyieldabinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener undefined">The Yield Lab Institute </a><a href="http://www.theyieldabinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener undefined"> – The Institute strives to improve connectivity between agri-preneurs and relevant stakeholders. More information is available at t</a><a href="http://www.theyieldabinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener undefined">heyieldlabinstitute.org</a><br> Links:<br> https://www.theyieldlab.com/<br> https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherri-brown-3869813/<br> About this podcast<br> The Learning with Lowell; Science, deep tech, biotech, startup, and news podcast has new episodes every Tuesday. It is hosted by Lowell Thompson who started the podcast after suffering through e genetic illness that almost almost saw him die on a number of occasions, but now is managed and doesn’t cause too many problems. Lowell’s goal is to educate people on the different paths you can take to get into a science, deep tech, biotech, or startup related venture as a founder or member of the team. Additionally, Lowell wants to show you who these founders and experts are like as they answer questions about their work, passions, and interest.<br> <a href="http://www.learningwithlowell.com/subscribe-here/">Subscribe today</a>: http://www.learningwithlowell.com/subscribe-here/<br> Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChstfGtxlrNK6lfmvk4cBpA?view_as=subscriber">Youtube</a>: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChstfGtxlrNK6lfmvk4cBpA?view_as=subscriber<br> <a href="http://www.learningwithlowell.com/5-point-monday-email-subscription/">Join the newsletter</a>:http://www.learningwithlowell.com/5-point-monday-email-subscription/<br> Like and share on<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/lowellwashere">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/lowellwashere<br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LearningWithLowell/">Facebook</a>: https://www.facebook.com/LearningWithLowell/<br> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074/">Linkedin</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074/<br>
