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Countryside Angels Meeting Presenters Jackson Kimle CEO & Founder of Midland Co.
https://www.midlands... Jackson Kimle has expansive and deep expertise in the aquaculture industry rooted in a passion for innovative food production and seafood. His motivation for aquaculture was founded in the s...
Read Bio Jackson Kimle Jackson Kimle has expansive and deep expertise in the aquaculture industry rooted in a passion for innovative food production and seafood. His motivation for aquaculture was founded in the summer of 2013 while working on a small shrimp farm. Since then, Jackson has visited over fifteen facilities worldwide, raised over $7.5 million for aquaculture facility development, and pursued an opportunity to establish a recirculating aquaculture facility in Iowa. This facility was not realized due to the technological constraints which led to the inspiration and founding of the solution- Midland Co. His experience has evolved to a grounded understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities the aquaculture industry faces.
Cara Wells CEO & Founder of EmGenisys, Inc.
https://www.emgenisy... Cara Wells is an entrepreneur, inventor, and animal scientist. Cara earned a B.S. in Animal Science (2013) and PhD in Animal Science (2017) from Texas Tech University. Prior to founding EmGe...
Read Bio Cara Wells Cara Wells is an entrepreneur, inventor, and animal scientist. Cara earned a B.S. in Animal Science (2013) and PhD in Animal Science (2017) from Texas Tech University. Prior to founding EmGenisys, Cara had the opportunity to work in both animal and human clinical IVF laboratories. These experiences fueled her interest in reproductive physiology, especially regarding assisted reproductive techniques. While Cara is generally interested in various verticals within the animal and human health industries, she has applied her research efforts to developing solutions which improve pregnancy outcomes of embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization. EmGenisys was founded to launch these innovations. Cara is a very active member of the global animal ag tech ecosystem. She has led EmGenisys to participate in 2 renowned business Accelerator Programs, including Creative Destruction Lab (Calgary, AB) and Luminate NextCrops (Rochester, NY) and received several awards recognizing EmGenisys’ market potential, including Texas A&M New Ventures Competition (2021, 2022), Grow NY Food and Agricultural Competition (2021), Femovate 2022, and Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge (2023). In addition to her work at EmGenisys, she loves mentoring the next generation of ambitious entrepreneurs and holds advisory roles in multiple companies, including a company working with pollinator conservation and biometric sensor technologies. She lives in Dripping Springs, TX with her husband, 2 horses, boxer dog and cat.
Ben Williamson Managing Director of Grit Road Partners
https://www.gritrd.c... Ben Williamson is a co-founder and Managing Director for Grit Road Partners, one of the Midwest’s leading AgTech seed funds. Ben has also lead the investment team for Invest Nebraska C...
Read Bio Ben Williamson Ben Williamson is a co-founder and Managing Director for Grit Road Partners, one of the Midwest’s leading AgTech seed funds. Ben has also lead the investment team for Invest Nebraska Corporation (who runs the Combine AgTech Incubator) for over six years and also serves as the company’s General Counsel. Additionally, prior to both endeavors, Ben spent several years as an in-house corporate attorney in the financial services space and also has experience as a small business owner. Ben has led over 100 early-stage venture deals in his career and has worked with over one-thousand companies and founders, including hundreds in the AgTech space to help them get their companies off the ground and begin to scale.
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