
Is Now the Time to Invest in AgTech
Despite the growing global population and demand for food, agriculture is still an under-represented sector in private equity, but several specialist firms are pursuing agricultural technology as a source of outsized returns. The thesis: ag tech will be the primary means to sustainably increase food production to meet the ever-growing demand. Privcap spoke to two PE players actively providing growth capital to the ag tech sector—New York-based Paine & Partners and California-