{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrowing-the-future.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-alfreds-of-canadian-ag-tech-x52bYbnn","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why Canadian Ag-Tech Has Been Historically Undercapitalized","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1fa356cd-6e54-41a2-bbf4-99a91ee4ce68/9900f3c2-d88d-424c-91f4-0b6d68b2cc40/whatsapp_image_2026_07_28_at_91223_pm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0bcd2aa9-27d8-4595-97f2-5d9abd83f470\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why Canadian Ag-Tech Has Been Historically Undercapitalized\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Sean O'Connor and Kyle Scott make the case that Canadian ag-tech has been underfunded not because the companies are not viable, but because generalist venture capital does not understand what agricultural technology requires in terms of product completeness and proof of concept. They walk through the Emertech fund's investment thesis, the Grower Council model for validating product-market fit, and a portfolio that spans nutrient delivery, autonomous robotics, vineyard diagnostics, and pest analytics. The conversation is as much about the investment framework as it is about the individual companies."}