The Government of Saskatchewan recently selected Conexus Venture Capital Inc. (CVC) as the fund manager for the government's $15 million agtech venture capital investment.
This investment will be part of CVC's Emmertech fund, which invests in agtech startups across Canada focusing on early-stage investments in digital farm technologies that will be used by producers. Innovation Saskatchewan's investment will be deployed exclusively in Saskatchewan-based agtech startups. The fund is currently in its final stage of raising capital, and is anticipated to go live very soon.
Learn more about the announcement here.