The startup operates an investment platform that provides access to vetted farmland investments, complete with due diligence reviews and legal document signing services. This platform enables individual investors to participate in farmland as an asset class, addressing the lack of accessible investment opportunities in agricultural real estate.
Funding
$27.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Individual investors often lack access to farmland, a historically stable asset class, due to high capital requirements and the complexities of agricultural real estate transactions. This limited access prevents diversification beyond traditional assets like stocks and bonds, potentially missing out on attractive risk-adjusted returns and inflation hedging.
Solution
FarmTogether provides an investment platform that enables accredited investors to participate in farmland ownership through fractional shares, diversified funds, and bespoke offerings. The platform offers access to rigorously vetted farmland investment opportunities, complete with due diligence reviews, financial summaries, and legal documentation. Investors can browse curated offerings, invest in specific properties or diversified portfolios, and manage their farmland investments through a user-friendly digital interface. FarmTogether's investment team leverages proprietary technology and a 105-point due diligence checklist to identify high-quality, off-market opportunities, ensuring that less than 1% of assessed deals are offered on the platform.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes accredited individual investors, family offices, and institutional investors seeking to diversify their portfolios with farmland assets and gain exposure to agricultural real estate.
Features
- Crowdfunding Offerings: Fractional ownership of individual farmland properties with investments starting at $15,000.
- Sustainable Farmland Fund: Diversified portfolio of U.S. farmland with exposure to various crop types and geographic regions, minimum investment of $100,000.
- Bespoke Offerings: Customized farmland acquisition services for investors seeking sole ownership, starting at $3,000,000.
- Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs): Multi-asset accounts with flexible investment mandates, minimum investment of $20,000,000.
- 1031 Exchange Program: Facilitates tax-deferred exchanges of investment properties into farmland.
- Due diligence process incorporating over 90 data sets and a 105-point checklist covering soil health, water availability, and market analysis.
- Digital platform providing access to offering details, legal documents, and investment management tools.