AgriNovus will release new research today identifying critical challenges ripe for innovation that will serve as the foundation for the 2026 Velocity Accelerator, a six-month program that awards entrepreneurs three separate $25,000 cash prizes for their technology solutions in bioinnovation, farmer-focused innovation and food is health. Joining us on the podcast is Tayo Sanders from Arrowpoint Labs, authors of the study that shape the foundation for this year’s accelerator.
Are you interested in participating in this year's Velocity? Ten teams will be accepted for each track, so space is limited! Apply to participate today: https://agrinovusindiana.com/velocity/
Highlights include:
Tayo’s work at Arrowpoint Labs and who they serve through insights and research
The report that his team did for AgriNovus tied to 2026 Velocity, its findings and how it shaped this year’s challenge statements
Indiana’s “right to win” across the agricultural value chain, the state’s strongest advantage right now and biggest opportunities to grow
A theme in the report that emerges – bridging the gap in innovation among farmer-focused innovation, bioinnovation and food is health
Engaging with local, state and national stakeholders to gain insights for this study and how their input provided support or opposition to what had been gathered as existing research
The challenges that exist within the food is health space and gaps they identified in the report that could serve as opportunities for startups to innovate for in this year’s accelerator
Priorities that were shaped through insights and research on a growing bioeconomy and how entrepreneurs can tackle the challenge being presented in that track for Velocity
The value of connecting innovators at the farmgate to create new technologies that impact ROI and help develop new companies that can grow and scale through a program like Velocity
What excites Tayo the most about this report and its potential to inform and inspire new innovation
