The team at Acreage Farm had the privilege of participating in an opportunity to pitch at ESHIP TECH TALK. This event was hosted by The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the O’Maley College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. We were one of just six startups selected to pitch their technologies to a panelist that contained experts from a variety of industries. Collin Topolski, CEO, presented our Mobile Monitoring System and its ability to capture data relevant to plant health. Presenting at the ESHIP TECH TALK provided invaluable connections that take us one step closer to reaching our goal of lowering monitoring costs for vertical farms and establishing a standardized method of capturing environmental data in these types of growing spaces. It was great to get to interact with so many different individuals working towards developing innovations of the future!

Acreage Farms is thrilled to announce that the team won second place at our first pitch competition, Launch Your Venture. The competition was held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s MicaPlex Research Park on March 31, 2023. During the competition, Collin Topolski (CEO) and Andy Zamora (COO) presented our Mobile Monitoring System to a panelist of judges who were experts in entrepreneurship and technology. The presentation included the first demonstration of our prototype model collecting sensor data at various plant sites in real-time. The team was also able to show how that data could potentially be utilized for plant health and microclimate monitoring. We are beyond proud of the work the entire team put in to make this event a success! The funding we received from Launch Your Venture will be used to develop a minimal viable product of our Mobile Monitoring System. Everyone at Acreage Farm is looking forward to fully creating the baseline functionality of our technology! We would also like to send a big thank you to all the judges and supporters who were able to attend the event and make it such an amazing experience!

This week, Collin Topolski (CEO) and Andy Zamora (COO) completed StarterStudio’s Test Flight Bootcamp. The Test Flight Bootcamp was a four week long course that focused on teaching participants how to conduct customer discovery, present their problem-solution in a pitch format, and methods to begin growing their companies. Participating in this program helped Acreage Farms learn how to present our technology solutions to potential customers and other parties interested in learning more. Both Collin and Andy enjoyed receiving guidance from the StarterStudio team and gained invaluable feedback on the vision and goals of the company. The team looks forward to using what they learned in preparation for submitting an application for Embry-Riddle’s 2023 Launch Your Venture.