Investing in Transformative Agrifood Tech

Meet some of the most promising Agtech, Foodtech and Biotech Companies from BC and Western Canada

We are back in person at VentureLabs downtown Vancouver at 555 West Hastings St, 11th Floor with the option to present and watch the livestream via Zoom.

There has never been a better time to invest in Agrifood Tech. New ways to grow, process and distribute cleaner, healthier and more nutritious foods at better yields. Innovation and industry transformation provide tremendous opportunities for investment at a global scale.

With this event, we want to introduce you to some of the most promising seed stage companies in Western Canada that have the potential to provide great returns for investors while contributing to the health and sustainability of our people and planet.

Together with accelerators, investors and other ecosystem partners, we selected and vetted Western Canada’s most promising seed and scale-up companies from across the farm to fork value chain. We invite accredited investors, industry experts and stakeholders for an afternoon of investor panels, pitches and networking.

This event is hosted by VANTEC Angel Network in collaboration with Foresight, agriNEXT, and support from Emmertech, Natural Products Canada, Raymond James and the Government of Canada.

A G E N D A

Registration & Networking 2:30pm

In-person networking and random networking on zoom.

3:00pm Welcome & introductions

3:05pm Investing in Agrifood

Investment trends and the emergence of theme based investing in Agrifood.

3.15 Panel Discussion

Speakers will discuss how agtech and foodtech innovations are helping to solve some of the most pressing problems across the agrifood value chain and how this is providing purposeful and rewarding investment opportunities for angel, impact and private equity investors.

Moderator: Thealzel Lee – President and Founder at eFund, Partner at Archangel Phoenix Fire, VP Operations at VANTEC
Sean O’Connor – Managing Director at Conexus Venture Capital & Emmertech
Wilson Acton – Managing Partner at Tallgrass Ventures
Frank Leffelaar – Agtech Angel Investor at VANTEC and eFund and Agtech EiR at Foresight agriNEXT
Female impact investor to be announced.

4:00pm Investor Meeting

4:15pm Company Presentations

PREVIEWS (90-seconds)
Boutey | Foodtech-Supply Chain-Circularity | BC | A unique window of opportunity now exists to implement a reuse system for wine bottles in British Columbia.
Flokk | Agtech-Livestock Management – Digitalization | AB | Herd management and traceability where it belongs. At the Herd.
Cannabiscuit | Foodtech-Novel Foods- Animal Health | AB | Seeking investment for international market entrance, brand development, sales channel expansion & marketing.
Refeed Fams | Agtech-Food Waste Redirection- Upcycling | BC | Localised manufacturing of regenerative soil amendments and bespoke microbiology from upcycled AgriFood byproducts.  Building circular food systems for future generations using Circular Nutrition™

UPDATES (90-seconds)
Nutrienvisus | Agtech-Farm Inputs-Upcycling | BC | We produce a sustainable & eco-friendly plant nutrient, but precision-formulated – it can promote healthy plant growth without harmful chemicals at all.
Flash Forest | Agtech-Planting- Automation | BC | A Canadian reforestation company that merges ecological science with RPAS, automation, and GIS technology to scale the rate of ecological restoration globally.
Gentle Processing | Foodtech-Processing-Plant Based Ingredients | AB | Nutrition the Way Nature Intended.
Save da Sea | Foodtech-Novel Foods-Plant Based Seafood | BC | Save Da Sea makes plant-based seafood made from wholesome ingredients that are good for you and our planet.

FULL PRESENTATIONS (3-minutes)
Farment Biosolutions | Agtech-Farm Inputs-Upcycling | BC | Farment developed a patented waste processing system addressing two critical challenges facing farmers: managing animal waste, and the high cost of fertilizer.
Picketa | Agtech-Precision Crop Management – Sustainability | NB | Real-time plant tissue analysis, full-nutrient reports for farmers and agronomists
Labora | Agtech-Fintech-Labour | BC | LABORA provides digital international money transfers for seasonal agricultural workers at discounted fees and exchange rates.
Theorymesh | Foodtech-Supply Chain-Software | MB | TheoryMesh is driving transparency, traceability and sustainability in the agriculture and food supply chain with an innovative software as a service platform.
Crush Dynamics | Foodtech-Novel Ingredients-Upcycling | BC | Winecrush upcycles wine making derivatives into high performance flavour enhancer.
Techbrew | Agtech-Indoor Ag-Automation | BC | Eliminating Labour Pain In Mushroom Industry
INHUB Farms | Agtech-Indoor Ag-Automation | BC | We are growing a network of smart mushroom farms in every city.
Sky Acres | Agtech-Indoor Ag-Food Security | BC | Alleviating food insecurity in food deserts using proprietary, cutting edge, low cost, low energy vertical farming systems.
Plantsome | Agtech-Ecommerce | BC | Delivering Handsome Tropical Plants to homes all over Canada using our proprietary and uniquely sustainable packaging, including our free Plantsome App!

5:30pm-6:30pm Meet the Companies and Founder & Investor Networking

In-person networking between investors, founders and community members. We will provide the companies with a table to meet with interested investors and serve complimentary beverages and appetizers.