Ag Venture Capital: Here’s What Investors Are Watching in 2018
From AgDaily: Software, social media and the latest wearable gadgets might be getting all the attention, but its the technological changes that are shaking up the agriculture market that are really going to change lives over the next decade. And it’s coming not a moment too soon.
Read moreAgrilyst Closes Strategic Funding Round
Agrilyst, the intelligence platform for indoor farms, is pleased to announce the recent closure of its latest strategic fundraising round. New investors included iSelect Fund, Argonautic Ventures, Horizons Lab and Onlan Capital Ventures, with existing investors Compound and New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund joining as a follow-on.
Read moreiSelect Monthly Update: January 2018
This is iSelect’s monthly venture update for the month of January 2018. Learn about Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to St. Louis, what iSelect offers to entrepreneurs, what our portfolio companies have been up to, and more.
Read moreWhy Gen X Can’t Retire: Changing the Calculus of Retirement
As of 2013, the mean retirement savings of all working-age families was just over $95,000, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Broken down by age group, the average 60+ year old had about $163,000 in total retirement savings (notably down from $211,000 before the financial crisis) while those under 40 barely peaked above $40,000.
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