Regenerative Food Systems Investment is pleased to announce the 5th annual RFSI Forum on September 26-27 – the ONLY event that exclusively brings together investors, capital activators,… Read more “What’s New in 2023 at the RFSI Forum”
Category: Blog
After 2 Shark Tank Investments, Chapul Opens $10M Series A to Leverage Insects for Soil Health and Reduced Food Waste
Diverting organics from landfills is the #1 actionable item to address climate change, but we “lack scalable technologies” to address the problem (Project Drawdown, 2022). In the… Read more “After 2 Shark Tank Investments, Chapul Opens $10M Series A to Leverage Insects for Soil Health and Reduced Food Waste”
Meet the Activator: Trace
Meet the Activator is a regular series designed to highlight the incredible and diverse solution builders activating capital for regeneration across the agriculture and food system. Company: Trace… Read more “Meet the Activator: Trace”
Financial Barriers and Investment Opportunities to Support the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
In the lead-up to the their March 28-29 event, the producers of the Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems Summit USA sat down with RFSI’s Founder and Managing… Read more “Financial Barriers and Investment Opportunities to Support the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture”
SVB Fall Out: How Can Food and Ag Finance Do Better?
As the nation and world reflects on what the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) means for start-ups, businesses, and banking, we were wondering what exactly this… Read more “SVB Fall Out: How Can Food and Ag Finance Do Better?”
Black Farmer Fund Launches $20 Million Second Fund
With a successful pilot fund raised and more than two-thirds deployed, Black Farmer Fund (BFF) has announced an ambitious $20 million second fund: Black Farmer Fund 2.0.… Read more “Black Farmer Fund Launches $20 Million Second Fund”
Women Leading Investment in Regenerative Food Systems
Here’s the bad news first: women are grossly under-represented in the finance and investment space, especially in key decision-making and leadership roles. Just take a look at… Read more “Women Leading Investment in Regenerative Food Systems”
How Mad Capital is Changing the Trajectory of Regenerative Farm Finance
In an agricultural system where degradation is perpetuated by an antiquated financial system that incentivizes the status quo, financing options that meet the unique needs of farmers… Read more “How Mad Capital is Changing the Trajectory of Regenerative Farm Finance”
A Primer for the Role of Capital Across the Ag Value Chain
There are few who have been advocating for capital investment in ecological and regenerative farming as long as Paul McMahon of SLM Partners, and while he claims… Read more “A Primer for the Role of Capital Across the Ag Value Chain”
How Key Lessons for Regenerative Farmers Can Be Applied to the Regenerative Food System Funder
Peer-to-peer learning and technical expertise are two keys to increasing farmer adoption of regenerative agriculture, which makes events like last week’s Regen Rev all the more valuable.… Read more “How Key Lessons for Regenerative Farmers Can Be Applied to the Regenerative Food System Funder”