DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hi Fidelity Genetics (HFG), a computational crop breeding company, announced it has closed an $8.5 million Series A round of financing co-led by agtech investment pioneers Fall Line Capital and Finistere Ventures. Gro Alliance, KdT Ventures, Prairie Crest Capital, S2G and Tom Farms also joined the round. “In agriculture, the most consolidated…

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recently, more than 150 national ag leaders joined together at the Prairie Crest Capital Annual Ag Tech Investor Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, which featured legendary investor Steve Forbes as the keynote speaker. Forbes spoke about the importance of technology in agriculture and the impact globalization…

One of the presenting companies at last weeks Prairie Crest Capital Ag Tech Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, Performance Livestock Analytics, announced on last week that they have entered into an agreement with Cargill to provide proprietary advanced feedlot analytics for their customers. From the press release…. “Cargill and Performance Livestock Analytics, Inc. (PLA) are…

Prairie Crest Capital welcomes you to Des Moines, Iowa, for its second Ag Tech Investor Conference.  Des Moines is the Capitol City of the state that is the largest producer of pork, corn, soybeans and eggs in the country, and is fifth in red meat production.  Agriculture is not only the core of Iowa’s economy,…

IOWA — Governor Kim Reynolds showed appreciation for agricultural entrepreneurs on Monday morning. She signed the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Week Proclamation, which is meant to show an appreciation for the impact agricultural entrepreneurs add to the state and Iowa’s legacy in helping create world changing technologies, products, and services. Following Monday morning’s signing, reporters asked the…

Firm to optimize investments in agriculture and technology sectors, leveraging Midwest location Des Moines, IA, Oct. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Media Contact: Ben Handfelt                                                            …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Venture Capital Firm, Prairie Crest Capital, launches in Des Moines Firm to optimize investments in agriculture and technology sectors, leveraging Midwest location  DES MOINES, IA (October 12, 2016)—Prairie Crest Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early to mid-stage investments in breakthrough agriculture and technology firms, has been launched in Des…