North Carolina is Sowing Seeds of Success for AgTech Startups
There is a powerful competitive advantage for AgTech startups located in North Carolina (NC), with the key determinant of success being proximity to a healthy ecosystem that provides access to talent, patient capital, entrepreneurial development, and existing market opportunities in the context of a supportive and committed legislature. It is by no accident that NC is one of the most fertile AgTech startup ecosystems in the world; the state’s government in collaboration with some of the top research and agriculture institutions in the US, alongside the world’s largest agricultural companies, have worked diligently to leverage the human and natural capital abundant in the region.