Unlocking Potential: A Deep Dive into the Funding Landscape of Agtech Start-Ups

Junada Sulillari – Economic Faculty, Fan S. Noli University, Korce, Albania

Abstract: This research aimed to identify some critical developments relat­ed to the funding landscape in agtech start-ups. It is exploratory and inter­pretative research based on secondary information. We collected informa­tion from the venture capital industry, agricultural organizations, industry reports, and other relevant research.

The research found that investments in the agtech sector have increased significantly in the last decade and venture capital plays a vital role in this. Some critical reasons for this are shifting consumer habits and needs, high capital requirements, the rise of impact investors, and having a greater vari­ety of exit options for agtech start-ups. The Covid-19 pandemic transformed the fundraising environment for these start-ups. However, the nature of these start-ups renders them more stable in terms of access to funding, be­cause of the existence of impact investors who are ready to balance between earning higher returns and investing in enterprises with social impact.

7th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2023 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin, University of Zagreb, Croatia), October 26, 2023

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