Our company is committed to changing the global agriculture market by electrifying the fertilizer industry; our proprietary technology helps farmers make nitrogenous fertilizer using just air, water, and electricity.

To direct our investment campaign, we are in need of investment diligence support to identify venture capital partners for outreach.

We would like to collaborate with students to develop a deliverable that meets our goals.

This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

• Familiarizing themselves with our product, markets, and AgTech & CleanTech industry
• Research on individual and institutional investors that meet the criteria of "smart money"
• Diligence of provided long-list of global VCs with partners involved in AgTech or Clean Tech

Bonus steps in the process would also include:

• Creating an Excel document with a list of names and emails of venture capital partners, ready for outreach.

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

• Familiarity with Venture Capital firms and their partner investment preferences
• Exposure to CleanTech and AgTech industries
• Understanding of "smart money" framework for investment sourcing

Bonus steps would include:

• Recommending batches of outreach in certain order

Final deliverables should include

• Presentation defining and defending "smart money" priority -- How do we define a good investor for our company?
• Excel document with list of names and emails of venture capital partners which students believe would be optimal for outreach

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

• How the venture capital and investment industry functions
• Our product, our market, and the AgTech/CleanTech startup ecosystem
• Sources and tools they can use to optimize search of VCs and investors