According to Agfunder, there has never been more capital flowing into companies in the food and ag-tech sectors. While that sounds impressive, working with early-stage and growth-stage food and ag-tech businesses in Ireland, I know the reality is often very different. The global figures are bloated by later-stage investment deals and the prioritisation by investors of existing portfolio companies in a Covid-19 context. At a local level, initial funding through Local Enterprise Offices can be enhanced through programmes supported by Enterprise Ireland like the Competitive Start Fund or High Potential Start-up Funding and for a very select few, existing market…

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