AgLaunch

AgLaunch is an innovation engine powered by a national network of diverse, forward-thinking farmers. Its mission is to create sustainable, future-ready farms capable of feeding a growing population while transforming regional agricultural and food economies. By connecting entrepreneurs with farmers, AgLaunch co-develops cutting-edge solutions, from nutrient-dense crops and soil health to carbon-neutral farming systems. Through its open-innovation model, farmers collaborate with and gain ownership in promising startups, ensuring technologies benefit those who use them. By fostering agtech startups, creating new value chains, and empowering farmer-led innovation, AgLaunch is building future-ready farms and transforming agricultural economies. AgLaunch offers a comprehensive, national mentorship network designed to support and meet the needs of agtech startups as they complete the accelerator and executive field trials. The AgLaunch Mentor Network is composed of university and business leaders, agricultural industry experts, startup founders, and farmers. Mentors provide one-on-one coaching, conduct training sessions, and offer invaluable feedback during AgLaunch programming. They guide startups through essential topics such as go-to-market strategies, regulatory compliance, fundraising, investor presentations, intellectual property, and more. AgLaunch also coordinates field trials for all of its startups across its trial network to ground truth technologies and give startups qualitative and quantitative feedback from the producers who represent their end client. AgLaunch has unparalleled support from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, which is committed to supporting farmers' access to new technologies and to making Tennessee a favorable place for Ag-Tech startups to do business.