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S4E48: Eric Levesque, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Cultivatd on Overcoming Obstacles When Starting an Indoor Farm, Finding the Right Partner & Raising Funds
Episode Summary:
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque, co-founder and Managing Partner at Cultivatd, an organization that works with some of the indoor farming industry's best product developers and technologies to help people discover which vertical farm tech is best for their projects. Since he was last on the show, Cultivatd has made some incredible strides, including raising $3.5 million in funds during the past year. Today, Harry and Eric discuss the increasingly evolving vertical farming industry, what makes a great team and the process of educating larger, more entrenched corporations in the field of vertical farming. Eric expounds on how Cultivatd’s business model has changed in the past year and a half and their expansion efforts into the United States (USA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Australia. Finally, Eric speaks to what continues to drive and motivate him and speculates on new technologies that excite him about the future of vertical farming.
Episodes Sponsor
Cultivatd – https://cultivatd.com/
What We Covered:
03:41 – Harry welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque who provides an update on the insightful work he and his team are doing at Cultivatd and how they identify companies to partner with
12:13 – How Cultivatd’s business model has changed over the past year and how it has changed the trajectory of Cultivatd
17:38 – Massive Fundraising
25:12 – Eric shares what he’s seeing in the vertical farming environment in places like Dubai
32:09 – How Eric approaches building an effective team
33:48 – More and more vertical farming companies entering the industry
35:47 – New tech that has Eric excited about the future of AgTech
37:19 – Educating larger corporations on vertical farming
41:24 – Eric speculates on the evolution of the industry and how it impacts Cultivatd’s role
45:14 – The importance of continual education in the vertical farming space
46:33 – What keeps Eric driven and motivated
50:15 – Harry thanks Eric for joining the show and reiterates where listeners can go to learn more about Cultivatd and connect with Eric
Links Mentioned:
Eric’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-levesque-a03a33163/?originalSubdomain=ca
Cultivatd Website – https://cultivatd.com/
Link to Upstart University – https://university.upstartfarmers.com/
Link to Agritecture – https://www.agritecture.com/
Vertical Farming Podcast- https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com
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