AgTech Consulting
AgTech consulting at AixPoint is hands-on work on the three things that decide whether an agricultural technology company gets funded: the investor story, the route to first revenue and the IP position. Dirk Vandenhirtz has done this as a founder four times, so the advice comes from rounds he has raised, not from slides.
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25+ years across deep-tech · €120M+ raised · 60+ patents · 4 exits
TL;DR
AgTech consulting is strategic advisory for agricultural-technology ventures, covering fundraising readiness, go-to-market strategy, IP defensibility and commercial due diligence. AixPoint provides independent AgTech consulting built on 25+ years of operator experience, €120M+ raised and 4 successful exits across precision agriculture, robotics and biotech.
Where AgTech Consulting actually pays back
Fundraising Readiness
Pre-empt the diligence conversation. We rebuild your data room, narrative, financial model and IP story.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Translate a precision-agriculture or biotech platform into a sequenced commercial plan: which farm, which crop, which channel, in which order.
IP & Patent Strategy
Map the freedom-to-operate landscape and convert lab IP into a defensible portfolio that investors and acquirers actually price.
Operational Scaling
Hire the first 20 people, build the unit economics, and operationalise the post-Series-A operating system.
How we work: the Validate → Build → Scale framework
- 01 Validate Two-week intensive: market sizing, customer interviews, technology audit, competitive defensibility.
- 02 Build Embedded advisory: fundraising materials, GTM motion, hiring plan, IP roadmap.
- 03 Scale Board-level operating cadence, investor introductions, EU/US expansion, M&A optionality.
Engagement model
Most engagements run as a quarterly retainer combined with success fees on closed funding rounds and strategic milestones. Equity participation is available for early-stage ventures.
Specialised advisory services
Go deep on a single topic. Each service is a dedicated advisory track.
AgTech fundraising advisory
Investor narrative, deck, model, data room, warm intros, Seed to Series B.
Discuss your fundraising readiness
patent portfolio analysis
FTO, claim architecture, filing roadmap, licensing risk, investor DD readiness.
Audit my IP
go-to-market strategy
ICP, channels, pricing, design partners, first €1M ARR motion.
Plan your go-to-market
fractional CCO services
Embedded commercial leader: pipeline, ops, OEM/grower channels, board reporting.
Discuss your commercial bottleneck
Robotics Launch Europe programme
CE strategy, distributors, demo sites, EIC funding routes for hardware founders.
Plan your European launch
AgTech regulatory readiness advisory
Investor-grade regulatory framing for biologicals, crop inputs, precision ag and AI tools in regulated agricultural markets.
Discuss regulatory and investor readiness
From the portfolio
Vertical Farming
Néboda Farms
Precision Optics
ENANTIOS
Bio-Surfactants
PureSurf
Agri-Voltaics
AckerKapital
Pyrolysis Heat & Biochar
KuroVia
Coffee AI
Agrivero
Water Intelligence
WAI
Circular Mineral Processing
CarboSlag
Questions about AgTech consulting
- What does AgTech consulting cost?
- A focused readiness sprint is priced as a fixed project; ongoing advisory is a monthly retainer. You get a written proposal after the free 30-minute call.
- Which stage is AgTech consulting most useful for?
- Seed to Series B: when the technology is proven but the investor story, first customers or IP position are not yet convincing.
- How is AixPoint different from a large consultancy?
- You work with Dirk Vandenhirtz himself, a founder with four exits, not with a team of junior analysts.
- What does an AgTech advisor help with?
- An AgTech advisor helps founders connect technical progress with a commercial plan. At AixPoint, this includes investor narrative, fundraising preparation, market entry, pricing, partnerships and IP positioning. The scope depends on the company’s stage and current priorities.
- What stage of AgTech company do you typically work with?
- Pre-seed through Series B: companies that have a working prototype or commercial pilot and are preparing for, or scaling after, an institutional round.
- Which AgTech sub-sectors do you cover?
- Precision agriculture, agricultural robotics, biotech & gene editing, vertical farming, ag-fintech, livestock-tech and food traceability.
- Do you also work with VCs and family offices?
- Yes. We provide diligence, deal sourcing and portfolio support to investors active in the AgTech and deep-tech space.
- Where are you based and where do you work?
- Headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Engagements span the EU, UK, North America and selected APAC markets.
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