Chief Executive Officer - Ag Bioencapsulation – Remote - Remote,
Remote Big Idea Ventures
| Job Ref: | 1702 |
| Employer: | Big Idea Ventures |
| Company Name: | Big Idea Ventures |
| Category: |
Animal Health – Nutrition – Veterinary
Banking - Financial Services Farming Grain Human Resources Livestock Management Manufacturing Marketing Operations Organic Project – Program Management Sales – Business Development Seed |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
Location | |
| Country: | United States |
| City: | Remote |
| Map: | United States (Show on map) |
| Work From Home: | Yes |
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Big Idea Ventures The GFRP New Company Launch Model The Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (“GFRP” or the “Fund”), a part of Big Idea Ventures, collaborates with universities across the U.S. to identify high potential university-held Intellectual Property and launch startup companies. Our primary focus is breakthrough technologies in agriculture, food, and protein. GFRP is the founder of these startups, providing funding, relationships with a network of service providers, and existing relationships with strategic partners, to offer candidates a unique opportunity to become a CEO and hit the ground running. The Company Stealth NewCo (the “Company”) will bring to market a platform of bio-based encapsulation technologies designed to positively impact crop and animal performance utilizing biodegradable encapsulation methods for the biostimulant, biocontrol, seed, agrochemical, and animal feed and supplement industries. With rising interest and industry adoption, these products have the potential to reduce microplastic presence in soil and water sources on livestock, row, and specialty crop operations, offering a more sustainable and mutually beneficial solution for farmers and ranchers seeking to incorporate soil and gut microbiome benefits on their organic or conventional operations. The Role As CEO and the first employee, you will develop and bring to market a set of novel bioencapsulation technologies aimed at solving the challenges faced by the animal, seed, and crop input markets, specifically to enhance crop and animal performance through controlled release methods, and to reduce the presence of plastic contaminants in surrounding soil and water sources. This is an opportunity to build a business from the ground up around promising technology. You will collaborate closely with the GFRP team to utilize resources and networks of the Fund to accelerate time to market. What You’ll Do:
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About Generation Food Rural Partners: Generation Food Rural Partners (“GFRP” or the “Fund”) is a RBIC-licensed investment fund designed to drive economic growth and development in rural communities in the US. The Fund invests in the area of Food, Agriculture and Protein technologies to form new companies based on intellectual property, creating living wage jobs at its portfolio companies. GFRP is backed by members of the Farm Credit System, including Farm Credit Services of America, CoBank, Compeer Financial and Mid-America Farm Credit. GFRP is a part of Big Idea Ventures, the world’s most active investor in FoodTech, investing in the best food technology and AgriTech companies globally. Big Idea Ventures has offices in New York, Paris and Singapore and has invested in more than 100 companies across 30 countries. For more information, visit www.bigideaventures.com/generation-food-rural-partners . | |
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