The Band of Angels AgFood Tech vertical was inaugurated as a Special Interest Group (SiG) in 2016. The goal was to invest in new markets created by digitalization of farming and food systems including consumption and delivery. In the past few years, we have witnessed amazing innovations and creation of new markets that is nothing short of transformative. As she outlines in this presentation (https://bit.ly/AFHvertical), Chair Jaleh Daie is broadening the group's mission and investment theme to go beyond food and agriculture to include wellness and healthspan and changing the name of this SiG to AgFoodHealthspan (AFH). She is also innovating by adding a formal way for non-members to participate; her Advisory Council (https://bit.ly/AFHadvisors) will expand the number of people with deep domain expertise (eg. real life farmers/growers, journalists, other early investors) participating in the group. Check out the “rules” for participating and consider people you might nominate to join. Welcome to the AFH Advisory Council Deane Falcone, CTO of Band portfolio company CropOne and Amy Wu, a journalist.
Welcome to the Portfolio: OpsCruise Emerges From Stealth Raises $5M In Seed Funding Led By The Fabric to Revolutionize the $17B Cloud Observability Market
OpsCruise, the cloud application observability company, emerged from stealth today with $5 million in Seed funding led by The Fabric and focused on the $17 billion market opportunity for IT monitoring and observability. In addition to The Fabric other notable investors include First Rays Venture Partners, Impact Ventures, The Band of Angels and TiE Silicon Valley. Read press release
Portfolio Exit: AEye becomes latest lidar company to go public via SPAC
AEye, a lidar startup that developed its technology for use in autonomous vehicles as well as to support advanced driver assistance systems in passenger cars, is going public through a merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III that will value the company at $2 billion. Read TechCrunch article
Portfolio Exit: The Detection Group
We are excited to announce that The Detection Group (January 2015 Dinner) is now officially part of the Watts Water Technologies family of brands. The Detection Group offers a wireless remote water leak detection system for commercial and residential buildings and campuses.
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