Justin Kern

Accelr8 Management LLC (Accelr8) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Elo Life Systems, Inc. is a company that focuses on creating innovative plant-based foods that are good for both consumers and the planet. The company is based in Durham, NC. The company aims to address problems associated with chronic human diseases and climate change by using their scientific expertise to save beloved fruits and vegetables from extinction. The company's products range from unique plant-based sweeteners to saving crops like the banana from extinction. Todd Rands has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Ozonebio Corp. is an environmentally Canadian friendly company that provides a platform for chemical production. The company's focus is on producing chemicals in a way that is sustainable and does not harm the environment.

The ISH Food Co. is a certified B-Corp plant-based food company founded in 2020. The company is based in Rockland, DE. The company's mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable, healthy, and delicious plant-based foods worldwide. The company's first product, Shrimpish®, launched in 2022 and has the taste, look, and cooks just like the seafood alternative. The company is building a robust pipeline, including Salmonish™, Crabish™, Lobsterish™, Codish™, and other portfolio complements. Currently available for sale in select countries, ISH starts from a simple place: make good, eat good, do good for our bodies and the world we live in. The company was founded in 2020 by Bernard David. The CEO is Christie Fleming.

Urban Farmer, Inc. offers design, installation and maintenance services to commercial, residential, sport and golf course markets. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Franktown, CO.

Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (Paine Schwartz Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Dexter Paine, Kevin Michael Schwartz and Mitchell S. Presser. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Spearhead International Ltd. operates farms including wheat, barley and other grains, oil seed rape, corn, sugar beet, milk, beef, potatoes, onions and fruits. It also ferments and distills grains for producing alcohol, as well as for other food, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. The firm serves supermarkets, food processors and manufacturers in Europe. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newmarket, the United Kingdom.

AgBiTech Pty Ltd. offers pest management solutions and biological insecticide products. The firm’s services include ViVUS Max, Magnet, and Optimol. The company was founded by Patrick Buerger, Anthony Hawes and Jeffrey Bidstrup in 2002 and is headquartered in Toowoomba, Australia.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.