Tech Company Financing Transactions

FarmLink Funding Round

FarmLink closed a $40 million Series B venture capital round on 8/21/2014. Backers included OpenAir Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/21/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$40,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

OpenAir Ventures (Lead Investor)

private investors (Donald Walsworth)

private investors (John Rose)

Proceeds Purpose
This equity round comes on the heels of a significant announcement between the American Soybean Association (ASA) and FarmLink, launching "Operation Benchmark", a first-of-its-kind partnership that will promote TrueHarvest to members and prospects of the ASA.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
1600 Genessee St. 700
Kansas City, MO 64102
USA
Email Address
Overview
We're a data science & tech company with a passion for helping #farmers. We focus on high-quality, actionable data analytics to help growers validate decisions.
Profile
FarmLink LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
FarmLink Company Twitter Account
Company News
FarmLink News
Facebook
FarmLink on Facebook
YouTube
FarmLink on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ron LeMay
  Ron LeMay LinkedIn Profile  Ron LeMay Twitter Account  Ron LeMay News  Ron LeMay on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Elliott
  Jeff Elliott LinkedIn Profile  Jeff Elliott Twitter Account  Jeff Elliott News  Jeff Elliott on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Bob McClure
  Bob McClure LinkedIn Profile  Bob McClure Twitter Account  Bob McClure News  Bob McClure on Facebook
President
Scott Robinson
  Scott Robinson LinkedIn Profile  Scott Robinson Twitter Account  Scott Robinson News  Scott Robinson on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Randy Barker
  Randy Barker LinkedIn Profile  Randy Barker Twitter Account  Randy Barker News  Randy Barker on Facebook
VP - Sales
Dan Alcazar
  Dan Alcazar LinkedIn Profile  Dan Alcazar Twitter Account  Dan Alcazar News  Dan Alcazar on Facebook


 

 

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