Category: News From FI

AFI Closes First Half 2016 Funding 6 Deals

6/30/2016

Austin Foodshed Investors is on track to surpass internal targets for deal flow in 2016, having closed 6 deals in the first have of the year.

Funded deals include working capital, equipment loans, grants matching, and more.

FI Newsletter: May 2016

5/1/2016

New Deals ~ Richardson Farms ~ AFI Photo Contest, $1,000 in Prizes ~ Hops & Grain Happy Hour ~ Investor Interest

Foodshed Investors Newsletter May 2016

AFI Donates $10,000 to Capital Area Food Bank

2/4/2016

AFI is proud to support the Capital Area Foodbank, which delivers over 33 million pounds of food a year to over 45,000 hungry Central Texans through over 300 retail distribution partners like food pantries.

FI Newsletter: February 2016

2/1/2016

Tandem Farm Company ~ Cat Springs Yaupon Tea ~ New AFI Fundings ~ AFI Portfolio Case Studies ~ 2015 Retrospective ~ Supporting Our Community ~ TOFGA Conference ~ AFI Office Hours
Foodshed Investors Newsletter: February 2016

AFI Joins AIBA: Buy Local!

1/25/2016

We're proud to have just joined AIBA: the Austin Independent Business Alliance. AIBA's main goals are to educate the public about the cultural and economic benefits of buying locally, to promote AIBA members to the public, and to advocate to government on behalf of our members about issues of concern to local business.

AFI Newest Slow Food Small Business Supporter

1/22/2016

Austin Foodshed Investors announced today that it has become a Slow Food USA Small Business Supporter for 2016.

6 Things We Learned in 2015 that We'll Work on in 2016

1/21/2016

2015 was AFI's formative year. Of course, we learned a lot. But these six things really stuck out.

Keep AFI Weird: How We're Different - 2016

1/18/2016

When we started thinking about an AFI-like venture in mid-2014 we wanted it to be a different - and hopefully better - experience for both companies raising money and for individual investors looking to place capital.

AFI Co-Founder Curt Nelson Named a Mentor for UnLtd USA

1/15/2016

UnLtd USA exists to identify outstanding individuals, equip them with the necessary capital, resources and mentorship to scale their impact, and to embed them at the center of their city's most powerful network of individuals committed to accelerating their mission.

AFI 2015 Annual Report

1/4/2016

2015 was Austin Foodshed Investors' first year. Looking back, we believe it was a very promising start. Founders Jarred Maxwell and Curt Nelson evolved the concept for AFI in the spring and summer of 2014, building on Jarred's experience with Slow Money Austin...

AFI'S New Partner & CFO, Eric de Valpine

10/13/2015

We'd like to take a moment to introduce AFI's new partner and CFO, Eric de Valpine. Eric started volunteering with AFI last Spring. He has just come aboard formally, and now leads AFI’s operations including financial and fund management, investor relations, compliance, and staffing.

He also manages AFI’s CFO Network of financial professionals assisting AFI client companies.

Eric is an angel investor in Austin food-based businesses, driven by social responsibility and the opportunity to make things better.

FI Newsletter: September 2015

9/1/2015

Intake Meeting and Intro to Fundraising ~ Greenlights Mission Driven ~ Food Policy Board ~ Slow Money Harvest Weekend ~ Food Innovation in Austin ~ Slow Money Hoppy Hour ~ Social Capital Markets ~ Central Texas Angel Network ~ Angel Insights Exchange ~ AFI Dealflow Update Foodshed Investors Newsletter September 2015

FI Newsletter: June 2015

6/1/2015

AFI Pitch Fest ~ Slow Food, Slow Money ~ AFI Happy Hour ~ Food + Tech ~ Texas Venture Labs ~ Grub Trivia ~ Investors and Sustainable Foods ~ Flood Relief

Foodshed Investors June 2015 Newsletter

AFI's First PitchFest a Big Success !

4/17/2015

Austin Foodshed Investors held our first pitch fest last Thursday, 4/16/15, and it was a great success!
Six companies pitched to AFI Investors and financial partners at the Sustainable Food Center in East Austin.

FI Newsletter: March 2015

3/1/2015

AFI closes first deal ~ Bola gets new oven ~ Logro Farms and Mushrooms ~ AFI Investor Base is Growing ~ Kiva Zip ~ Happy Hours ~ And More....

Foodshed Investers March 2015 Newsletter

Slow Money Austin Announces Partnership With Kiva Zip

2/16/2015

AUSTIN, Texas (February 16, 2015) – Slow Money Austin announced a partnership with the Kiva Microfinance pilot program, Kiva Zip. Slow Money has been chosen to serve as a trustee; the organization will endorse sustainable food entrepreneurs located in the Austin Food Shed, and in return, Kiva Zip will offer the entrepreneurs 0% interest loans to fund their businesses. These loans range from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on the industry, and the entrepreneurs fundraising on Kiva Zip will have access to capital from all over the world.

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