Welcome, Brazos Valley Office

Foodshed Investors (FI) is excited to roll out its services to the Brazos Valley - a region that includes the Bryan/College Station area, as well as the surrounding Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington Counties.

Justin Golbabai  will serve as the office’s founding Regional Lead and will work to connect FI services to local sustainable food and agricultural companies, research and business experts, and investors that share a common desire to have a positive impact on people and the planet. For more information, please see the  Brazos Valley Office page .

Foodshed Investors Podcast

Crowdfunding has evolved considerably since its nascent days as KickStarter. Companies can now raise funds through a variety of crowdfunding portals using a number of financial vehicles - donations, debt, equity, or a combination of these. Foodshed Investors Founder and Partner, Jarred Maxwell, discusses the history and potential impact of crowdfunding on the funding landscape moving forward.

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Happenings Around Town

Chobani Food Tech Residency Accepting Applications Chobani brings tech entrepreneurs to the front lines of food manufacturing to enable them to tap into our operations, supply chain, logistics and quality assurance expertise to build innovative solutions to the industry’s biggest challenges. Apply through July 14th. More information here

Foodshed Investors at The Good Food Merchants Summit Join Foodshed Investors at The Good Food Merchants Conference in Brooklyn, NY on June 25th. We will be co-presenting with FireFly Farms on "Finding The Right Money, The Right People, and The Right Structure" Full summit info here

Farm & Food Leadership Conference 2019 Texas State University will be hosting the Farm & Food Leadership Conference 2019, 8/11 - 8/13. Registration is open now. Foodshed Investors will be presenting on Funding Readiness and Financial Literacy, which we're very much looking forward to. Conference information here

What We're Reading @ FI

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers Report on the unfilled financing gap for small and medium sized businesses trying to access fair and appropriate capital. "... at least 83 percent of entrepreneurs do not access bank loans or venture capital at the time of startup. Almost 65 percent rely on personal and family savings for startup capital, and close to 10 percent carry balances on their personal credit cards." Full report here

The Mighty Pea is Everyone's New Favorite Plant-Based Protein Plant-based food science is evolving rapidly and we're starting to see it all over the grocery store - from produce, to frozen, to the middle of the store. It's just the beginning of more food innovations to come. Read the full article here

Four farms have received more than $1 million each in Trump trade war bailout payments, Treasury data show This New Food Economy article discusses the difficulties of implementing federal programs, at scale, quickly. Trouble in the heartland. Read the full article here

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Find opportunities to invest in good, local food companies. We work with Accredited, Unaccredited, and folks who are just looking to find out more.

Thanks Again... ... for all you do to support business with purpose, local food, and impact investing! All the best, Curt, Eric, Jarred, & Evan Foodshed Investors

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