Connie Bowen, founding general partner of Farmhand Ventures.
In Episode 268 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Connie Bowen, the founding general partner of Farmhand Ventures, a venture fund with a focus on AgTech investments.
Farmhand Ventures is an impact-first investment firm shaping the future of work in agriculture. It enables strategic programs and innovation to make farm work more attractive, productive, profitable, and resilient — improving the lives and livelihoods of farmers, farmworkers, and rural communities.
A lifelong ag leader and engineer, Bowen has planted orchards, harvested hemp, and managed farm crews. That experience grounds her investment lens in the realities of the field.
Over the past decade, Bowen has built a career connecting agricultural technology with practical farming needs, holding roles at The Yield Lab, AgLaunch, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners, and Grape Arbor Ventures before founding Farmhand.
Connie has backed dozens of agtech startups aligned with Farmhand’s mission — including L5 Automation, Scout, New West Genetics, and Nutt Bio.
Show timeline
- 4:54 – News of the week
- 23:40 – Connie Bowen, founding general partner of Farmhand Ventures
News of the week
- North American robot orders climb 24.8% in Q3 of 2026, says A3
- Humanoid developer Agility now expects to raise $465M in SPAC deal
- Agility and GXO Logistics plan expanded deployment of Digit humanoid
Sponsors
Closing the loop of autonomy takes more than a great robot.
WiBotic provides reliable wireless charging and fleet energy management for autonomous robots and other battery-powered systems.
This patented technology gives robots more freedom to charge throughout their normal workflow, helping increase the uptime, ROI, and safety of your fleet.
AMRs, drones, floor scrubbers, humanoids, and everything in between, WiBotic makes charging simple, seamless, and scalable.
Learn more at http://www.wibotic.com/robotreport
To learn how you can sponsor a future episode of The Robot Report Podcast, contact Jami Brownlee at [email protected]
Would you like to be a guest on a future episode? Contact Mike Oitzman at [email protected]
Submit your innovation now!
Tell Us What You Think!