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Liron Yanay discusses Agtech 2.0, managing capital stacks, and scaling through OEM partnerships.

Episode 109: AgriPass Robotics: Liron Yanay on "Agtech 2.0," Managing Smart Capital Stacks, and Scaling via OEMs In this episode, I catch up with Liron Yanay , CEO of AgriPass Robotics , an innovative agtech startup that recently closed a $7.5M Seed round . Liron details their journey from their initial pre-seed and matching grants with the Israel Innovation Authority to locking in Harbor Venture Consulting and E44 Climate as key institutional backers. Liron outlines what she calls "Agtech 2.0" —a disciplined philosophy that avoids building hardware from scratch, focusing instead on proprietary AI and contextual intelligence. She shares incredible, practical advice on managing data rooms, building detailed financial projections, and bypassing standard agtech pitfalls through strategic partnerships with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). 🎧 Listen to the full episode to learn how Liron leveraged specialized video updates to maintain deep investor trust, why targeting mid-sized farms beats chasing 18-month enterprise sales cycles, and how to successfully structure blended project financing for hardware tech. Key Facts: AgriPass Robotics Liron Yanay…

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Host: Alex Shandrovsky

Guest: Liron Yanay

Topics covered

• Agtech
• investment
• capital management
• OEM partnerships
• startup funding

Keywords

• Agtech 2.0
• smart capital stacks
• OEMs
• seed funding
• financial projections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AgriPass Robotics, Israel Innovation Authority, Harbor Venture Consulting, E44 Climate

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