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SUMMARY:Focus on Finance
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>Join us
  for a one-day event designed to connect innovatio
 n with investment across the agri-tech and agri-fo
 od sectors.</p>\n \n <p>The event brings together 
 start-ups seeking funding\, academics exploring co
 mmercialisation routes\, investors looking for hig
 h-quality deal flow\, and industry professionals s
 upporting business growth and innovation.</p>\n \n
  <p>You will gain insights into the full funding e
 cosystem – from public grants and early-stage ange
 l investment through to venture capital\, corporat
 e venturing and debt finance. Speakers will share 
 practical advice and perspectives on the current i
 nvestment landscape\, helping attendees better und
 erstand how to access finance and scale innovation
  successfully.</p>\n \n <p>The day will also featu
 re a <strong>live start-up pitching session</stron
 g>\, a highlight of the programme\, showcasing eme
 rging companies actively seeking investment and gr
 owth opportunities.</p>\n \n <h5><em>"Really great
  event\; it was the first AgriTech focused event I
  have attended and I found it fascinating!" - Focu
 s on Finance 2025 attendee</em></h5>\n \n <h3>Call
  for pitching start-ups:</h3>\n \n <p style="margi
 n-bottom:11px\;">Expressions of Interest open acro
 ss all TRLs. The event is a great place to validat
 e your idea and make new contacts including privat
 e investors and representatives from public fundin
 g bodies. If successful\, your details will be fea
 tured in a brochure that we will send to other inv
 estors within our network. <a href="https://urldef
 ense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.agri-2D
 tech-2De.co.uk_civicrm_mailing_url_-3Fu-3D35462-26
 qid-3D1963535&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwq
 Of-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=XRWg4eYd4SOMLRzXchUxyvDYLA1L_
 Ow9L4PzYpAGk7HX7b3mS6MxDd7QlSl701Ry&m=9ZErCIQKIRRQ
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 7n&s=XWyuGlTKpssy698wyCCtWex34ur2Jci97N65tpRE6lA&e
 =">Apply to pitch here.</a> </p>\n \n <p style="ma
 rgin-bottom:11px\;"> <img alt="" src="https://www.
 agri-tech-e.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Chris
 -Danks.png" style="width:319px\;height:250px\;" />
  <img alt="" src="https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/wp
 -content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_8851-scaled.jpeg" sty
 le="width:188px\;height:250px\;" /></p>\n \n <h3>O
 pportunity to exhibit:</h3>\n \n <p>A small number
  of exhibition opportunities are available. This i
 s a great opportunity to showcase your organisatio
 n and connect directly with innovators\, industry 
 professionals and decision-makers. The cost for me
 mbers / non-members is £250 / £330 (ex. VAT).</p>\
 n \n <h3>Who should attend:</h3>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>
 <strong>Tech developers and business leaders</stro
 ng> needing finance to take their commercial ventu
 re to the next level – early\, mid or late</li>\n 
 	<li><strong>Researchers and entrepreneurs</strong
 > seeking their first investments to establish pro
 of of concept and feasibility</li>\n 	<li><strong>
 Private investors </strong>(including angels\, VCs
 \, family offices) looking for deal flows or meein
 g new exciting companies</li>\n 	<li>Representativ
 es of <strong>grant-awarding bodies</strong> looki
 ng to help those who are raising money navigate th
 e public funding landscape</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pro
 fessional business support</strong> companies that
  are keen to offer help and advice to businesses a
 s they grow </li>\n 	<li>Delegates interested in u
 nderstanding more about the <strong>current invest
 ment and finance landscape</strong> for agri-tech 
 in the UK.</li>\n </ul>\n \n <h3>Cost:</h3>\n \n <
 p><strong>General event attendee / Agri-TechE non-
 member:</strong> £100 (ex VAT). </p>\n \n <p>If yo
 ur organisation is listed in our <a href="https://
 www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/member-directory/" rel="nore
 ferrer noopener" target="_blank">Member Directory<
 /a>\, you’re eligible for <strong>a discounted rat
 e</strong>. The discount is applied automatically 
 at checkout based on <strong>your membership tier<
 /strong>. To access it\, simply <a href="https://w
 ww.agri-tech-e.co.uk/login/" rel="noreferrer noope
 ner" target="_blank">login or register </a>with yo
 ur company email address. </p>\n \n <p><strong>Not
  a member? </strong><a href="https://www.agri-tech
 -e.co.uk/become-a-member-of-agri-teche/" rel="nore
 ferrer noopener" target="_blank">Join today!</a></
 p>\n \n <p><strong>Investors</strong> can <a href=
 "http://agri-tech-e.co.uk">email Agri-TechE</a> to
  discount tickets to £60 (+VAT).</p>\n \n <p>Pleas
 e note the fee is non-refundable for cancellation 
 within 5 working days of the event. </p></body></h
 tml>
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one-day event designed to connect in
 novation with investment across the agri-tech and 
 agri-food sectors.\n \n \n \n The event brings tog
 ether start-ups seeking funding\, academics explor
 ing commercialisation routes\, investors looking f
 or high-quality deal flow\, and industry professio
 nals supporting business growth and innovation.\n 
 \n \n \n You will gain insights into the full fund
 ing ecosystem – from public grants and early-stage
  angel investment through to venture capital\, cor
 porate venturing and debt finance. Speakers will s
 hare practical advice and perspectives on the curr
 ent investment landscape\, helping attendees bette
 r understand how to access finance and scale innov
 ation successfully.\n \n \n \n The day will also f
 eature a live start-up pitching session\, a highli
 ght of the programme\, showcasing emerging compani
 es actively seeking investment and growth opportun
 ities.\n \n \n \n "Really great event\; it was the
  first AgriTech focused event I have attended and 
 I found it fascinating!" - Focus on Finance 2025 a
 ttendee\n \n \n Call for pitching start-ups:\n \n 
 \n Expressions of Interest open across all TRLs. T
 he event is a great place to validate your idea an
 d make new contacts including private investors an
 d representatives from public funding bodies. If s
 uccessful\, your details will be featured in a bro
 chure that we will send to other investors within 
 our network. Apply to pitch here. (https://urldefe
 nse.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.agri-2Dt
 ech-2De.co.uk_civicrm_mailing_url_-3Fu-3D35462-26q
 id-3D1963535&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqO
 f-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=XRWg4eYd4SOMLRzXchUxyvDYLA1L_O
 w9L4PzYpAGk7HX7b3mS6MxDd7QlSl701Ry&m=9ZErCIQKIRRQf
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 ) \n \n \n \n   \n \n \n \n Opportunity to exhibit
 :\n \n \n A small number of exhibition opportuniti
 es are available. This is a great opportunity to s
 howcase your organisation and connect directly wit
 h innovators\, industry professionals and decision
 -makers. The cost for members / non-members is £25
 0 / £330 (ex. VAT).\n \n \n \n Who should attend:\
 n \n \n \n 	Tech developers and business leaders n
 eeding finance to take their commercial venture to
  the next level – early\, mid or late\n 	Researche
 rs and entrepreneurs seeking their first investmen
 ts to establish proof of concept and feasibility\n
  	Private investors (including angels\, VCs\, fami
 ly offices) looking for deal flows or meeing new e
 xciting companies\n 	Representatives of grant-awar
 ding bodies looking to help those who are raising 
 money navigate the public funding landscape\n 	Pro
 fessional business support companies that are keen
  to offer help and advice to businesses as they gr
 ow \n 	Delegates interested in understanding more 
 about the current investment and finance landscape
  for agri-tech in the UK.\n \n \n Cost:\n \n \n Ge
 neral event attendee / Agri-TechE non-member: £100
  (ex VAT). \n \n \n \n If your organisation is lis
 ted in our Member Directory (https://www.agri-tech
 -e.co.uk/member-directory/)\, you’re eligible for 
 a discounted rate. The discount is applied automat
 ically at checkout based on your membership tier. 
 To access it\, simply login or register  (https://
 www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/login/)with your company ema
 il address. \n \n \n \n Not a member? Join today! 
 (https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/become-a-member-of-
 agri-teche/)\n \n \n \n Investors can email Agri-T
 echE (http://agri-tech-e.co.uk) to discount ticket
 s to £60 (+VAT).\n \n \n \n Please note the fee is
  non-refundable for cancellation within 5 working 
 days of the event. \n \n 
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T100000
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LOCATION:Niab Park Farm\n Cambridge\, CB24 9NZ\n United Kin
 gdom\n 
URL:https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=27334
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