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Market Watch November 15, 2022

SVG Ventures | THRIVE and ApexBrasil Join Forces to Accelerate Growth of Brazilian Agtech Companies

By SVG Ventures | THRIVE

SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, has announced a partnership with ApexBrasil, the Brazilian Agency for the promotion of exports and investments.

ApexBrasil’s mission is to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies by promoting the internationalization of their business and the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI). The partnership centers around the development of an immersion program which would aim to identify and support top Brazilian entrepreneurs and innovators who are developing cutting edge solutions for the global agtech value chain and to accelerate their access to investment, partnerships, networks and business opportunities in the U.S. and North America.

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“The U.S. represents a tremendous opportunity for Brazilian Agtech companies and we are excited to leverage our extensive network & award winning custom programming to help discover, elevate, and empower local startups to expand their footprint in the U.S.,” said John Hartnett, Founder & CEO SVG Ventures | THRIVE.

THRIVE is uniquely positioned to support Brazilian companies by connecting them with their extensive ecosystem and global network of investors, mentors and corporations. The immersion program which is an investment and business acceleration program will support companies across the agriculture and food sectors. The program will support companies with mentorship, programming, investor and corporate partner introductions in addition to a custom immersion week in the U.S.

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“Brazil has a blossoming agtech innovation environment that is bringing real improvements to the Food and Agriculture Sector. Our Ventures is an important step towards globalization and showcasing the fast-growing Brazilian agriculture capabilities,” said Mauro Cid, COO, North America.

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SVG Ventures | THRIVE is the leading global agrifood investment and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, and comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities, and investors. With a community of over 8,000 startups from over 100 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates, and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries. SVG’s global partners include leading government, agriculture, and technology corporations such as Alberta Government, Old’s College, Calgary Economic Development, Corteva, Driscoll’s, FCC, BASF, Kubota, Land O’Lakes, Trimble, Taylor Farms, Bayer, ICL, SHELL, Nutrien, Intel, Valmont, UFA, Yamaha Motor Ventures and Wilbur-Ellis.
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