DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture Capital
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David Rosenberg is the cofounder and CEO of AeroFarms which is an urban cleantech company that provides aeroponic growing systems to produce plants without sun or soil. The company has raised over $200 million from top tier investors which include GSR Ventures, Newark Venture Partners, Middleland Capital, 21Ventures, Wheatsheaf Group, MissionPoint Capital Partners, Cibus Fund, and ADM Capital to name a few.
In this episode you will learn:
Choosing the right investors
Finding business opportunities with great moats around them
Finding the right way to sell your product
Hiring and firing by culture and principles
The future of farming
How AeroFarms has grown through COVID-19
* Haitz‘s Law
David’s top tips for other entrepreneurs
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For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About David Rosenberg:
David Rosenberg co-founded and leads AeroFarms.
AeroFarms is a mission-driven company that builds and operates advanced vertical farms in urban environments. AeroFarms has been recognized as a Circular Economy 100 company.
In addition, Aerofarms was listed on Fast Company’s 2019 global list of Most Innovative Companies, and Inc. Magazine’s list of the 25 Most Disruptive Companies. AeroFarms also received the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
The company was also voted as the Best Growth Company to invest in at the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics conference. AeroFarms received the inaugural Global Sustainable Development Goal Award for Zero Hunger. What’s more, Aerofarms was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 2019 Best Inventions, and received The Ethical Corporation’s 2019 Responsible Business Award in Sustainable Innovation.
David Rosenberg dedicates his time to a number of local and international organizations. As a member of the World Economic Forum, David Rosenberg co-chaired the Young Global Leaders Circular Economy Taskforce. And, David Rosenberg is a member of the WEF Global IoT Council. David Rosenberg was also a member of the U.S. delegation to the B20 Sustainable Food System Taskforce, which advises the G20.
In addition, David Rosenberg serves as a Managing Trustee of New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center, prominent U.S. interactive science museum.
In this episode you will learn:
Choosing the right investors
Finding business opportunities with great moats around them
Finding the right way to sell your product
Hiring and firing by culture and principles
The future of farming
How AeroFarms has grown through COVID-19
* Haitz‘s Law
David’s top tips for other entrepreneurs
SUBSCRIBE ON:
For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About David Rosenberg:
David Rosenberg co-founded and leads AeroFarms.
AeroFarms is a mission-driven company that builds and operates advanced vertical farms in urban environments. AeroFarms has been recognized as a Circular Economy 100 company.
In addition, Aerofarms was listed on Fast Company’s 2019 global list of Most Innovative Companies, and Inc. Magazine’s list of the 25 Most Disruptive Companies. AeroFarms also received the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
The company was also voted as the Best Growth Company to invest in at the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics conference. AeroFarms received the inaugural Global Sustainable Development Goal Award for Zero Hunger. What’s more, Aerofarms was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 2019 Best Inventions, and received The Ethical Corporation’s 2019 Responsible Business Award in Sustainable Innovation.
David Rosenberg dedicates his time to a number of local and international organizations. As a member of the World Economic Forum, David Rosenberg co-chaired the Young Global Leaders Circular Economy Taskforce. And, David Rosenberg is a member of the WEF Global IoT Council. David Rosenberg was also a member of the U.S. delegation to the B20 Sustainable Food System Taskforce, which advises the G20.
In addition, David Rosenberg serves as a Managing Trustee of New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center, prominent U.S. interactive science museum.