Tagged: rob leclerc

August 3, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AgFunder, an investment platform for accredited investors investing in agriculture and agriculture technology, announced the release of its 2015 Midyear AgTech Investing Report, tracking a record $2.06B in AgTech investment for the first half of 2015. This figure is only $300M shy of the $2.36B… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Carana Agribusiness, a for-profit aquaculture and agriculture company in Guyana, is raising a $1.225 million equity financing round on AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform for agriculture and agriculture technology (“agtech”). Carana, which was initially created through funding from USAID and the UK Government, is seeking to… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform for agriculture technology, today announced the release of its AgTech Investing Report 2014: Year in Review, covering $2.36 billion raised across 264 deals in the AgTech industry for 2014. From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, venture capitalists made investments… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

aWhere is set to launch a $4 million equity financing round on the investment crowdfunding platform AgFunder. The Colorado-based agtech company delivers hyperlocal weather data and recommendation to farmers. Its climate information service draws up exclusive data content and proprietary algorithms, and was developed to… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Agfunder investment crowdfunding platform CEO Rob Leclerc has been labeled an “Up and Comer” in a recent Forbes article.  Noted as an innovator who is finding ways to improve life on the farm, Leclerc’s work with his Agricultural industry crowdfunding platform was noted  for their… Read More

April 10, 2014 @ 8:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

AgFunder, the first equity crowdfunding platform for ag startups, has closed their $800,000 round for OnFarm, an agtech big-data company. This raise not only provides capital for OnFarm’s growth as a farm data management system, but also establishes AgFunder as a disruptive capital provider in… Read More

October 6, 2013 @ 8:00 am By Dominique Litmaath River  |  

Earlier this year I had opportunity to speak with Rob Leclerc as he prepared to launch a new accredited investor crowdfunding platform ExplorationFunder.   The platform was set to tackle natural resource projects on a global basis.  ExplorationFunder was to be one of a portfolio… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:12 pm By Rob Leclerc  |  

Recently a founder of FundersClub posted their stance on the [U.S. Congress and] SEC’s lift of the ban on general solicitation. While we respect Alex, Boris and the rest of the team and what they’ve accomplished, we were troubled by the apparent use of fear tactics in… Read More

March 27, 2013 @ 6:53 am By Dominique Litmaath River  |  

Crowdfunding started as a unique way to finance something small into something bigger – it has grown larger rather fast into funding or financing just about anything.  Today the largest crowdfunding sites are more generalists.  But we are now starting to see more niche focused… Read More