What Earthly Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Can Do for Intergalactic Farming For the next 50 years, the world’s farmers will have to feed more people than ever. Global population has risen to approximately 7 billion, leaving only 1.7 acres of agricultural…
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Planting, Cultivating, Reaping: Farm Investment Startup Experiencing Record Growth
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJust three months into 2022, AcreTrader is experiencing a record year for growth. The Fayetteville-based farmland investment company just received a $20 million investment from Drive Capital, the Ohio venture capital firm that has invested in more than 50 companies…
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AcreTrader Receives $20M Drive Capital Funding Amidst Record Growth
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAcreTrader, the online farmland investment company based in Arkansas, has expanded its $40 million Series B funding to over $60 million following an investment from Ohio-based venture capital firm Drive Capital. The funding round follows AcreTrader’s oversubscribed Series B round…
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Safe Bet: Experts See Farmland Remaining A Wise Investment
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleFarming is big business in Arkansas, forming the backbone of the state’s economy. Pumping $16 billion in the state’s economy each year, agriculture is the biggest industry in the state, impacting virtually everyone in the state. In Arkansas, producers are…
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AcreTrader Increased Farmland Investments by 12 Times in 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleIn 2020, Fayetteville startup AcreTrader experienced significant growth, expanding both its investor pool and total funds raised. According to the company, AcreTrader increased its total funds raised by a factor of 12. The platform’s investor pool also increased in 2020…
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Bill Gates Becomes Biggest U.S. Farmland Owner, Has Extensive Arkansas Land Holdings
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleBest known as the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates now lays claim to a new title: the biggest farmland owner in the United States. According to the Land Report, which bills itself as the “Magazine of the…
by Carter Malloy There are several ways farmland owners can earn income, with each model exhibiting different levels of risk and reward. The best choice will depend upon things like your level of capital reserves, your level of experience with…
by Tyler Hale Carter Malloy is connecting farmers and investors with AcreTrader Set high above Dickson Street in Fayetteville, AcreTrader’s offices, at first glance, look like any other startup space with tasteful but functional furniture, computer screens on the…
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AcreTrader CEO Talks Farmland Investing and Growth
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleInvesting in farmland is increasingly becoming a popular strategy for corporations and investment managers looking to add stable assets and diversify their portfolios. Carter Malloy, the CEO and founder of AcreTrader and a leader in the growing farmland investment sector, …
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AcreTrader Makes Farmland Investment Easier Than Ever
by Greg Grahamby Greg GrahamAfter spending 12 years as a successful professional investor, first working for Stephens Inc. in his hometown of Little Rock and then spending five years at a high-powered equity investment firm in bustling San Francisco, Carter Malloy was pulled off…