The GuidePost: November 2022

Vence acquired by Merck Animal Health, A Look Back at RFSI 2022, Our New Impact Metrics, and more!

Nov 09, 2022

Big news from the Trailhead Capital portfolio: Merck Animal Health has acquired Vence! The company’s virtual fencing for cattle and livestock management will complement Merck Animal Health’s portfolio of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and animal intelligence solutions. Congratulations to founder and CEO Frank Wooten and the whole Vence team!

We also recently co-sponsored The Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum in Denver, CO, the only event in our industry that brings together investors, capital activators, and critical stakeholders working to build a more resilient food system. What did we learn? That regeneration technology is still severely underfunded, that impact investors still need to be educated around the benefits of regenerative agriculture, and that farmers are still foundational to the future of this industry. Most of all, though, we all learned that the opportunities in this space have never been greater — or more needed — than they are right now, and we’re proud to be part of the community pushing this conversation forward. Here’s a great recap of the event from RFSI.

Trailhead Capital Managing Partner - Mark Lewis - addressing the audience at RFSI 2022.

Also, as an official Ambassador to ReFed’s Food Waste Funder Circle, we were excited to be featured in the organization’s Monthly Member Spotlight over the summer. ReFed is doing important work combating food waste and we were honored to be included.

And an ask: Mark Lewis is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Working Group on Carbon Credits, as part of the Crypto Sustainability Coalition. They are currently working on a set of recommendations for carbon credits on-chain and need your input. In an effort to collate as much information and insight into the marketplace as possible, we’ve pulled together a survey to better understand the pain points and opportunities at play. Please let us know your thoughts and share around! Click here to access the survey.

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