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#1 Chris Rawley: Agriculture investing through Harvest Returns
Dive into the world of investing in farms, ranches and tech that help meet our growing food needs.
In today’s episode I have the privilege of speaking with Chris Rawley, CEO of Harvest Returns. Harvest Returns is a FinTech marketplace that allows you to invest in agriculture. The platform allows farmers to raise debt or equity funding from investors via crowdfunding.
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Harvest Returns Overview
- 4 investment verticals:
- Specialty agriculture (orchards, vineyards, etc.)
- Controlled environment agriculture (indoor farms, vertical farms, indoor aquaculture)
- Livestock
- AgTech
- ~12,000 investors on the platform
- Closed ~50 deals, 9 exited, 6 with above projected return
- Only 4% to 5% of deals make it to the platform after the due diligence process
- 80% of deals that make it to the platform get funded
- Typical capital lockup period:
- Debt: 1-3 years
- Equity: 5-7 years
- Mainly for accredited investors
What you can expect in today’s episode
- How Chris found his way into farmland investing
- Harvest Returns investment options
- US farming regions
- Due diligence process
- Investor accreditation and barriers to wealth creation
- Impact of inflation on farmland investing
- Future outlook
- Chris’ personal investing experience and tips
Hope you enjoy it!
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