Derick Jiwan

We provide cost-effective post-harvest solutions to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables during storage and transport. Were developing active packaging inserts that activate in-built defense mechanisms in fruits and vegetables to preserve their freshness and quality.

Sensegrass - Building soil intelligence system for nutrients and carbon management in agriculture. First Farm OS for agriculture analytics for personal recommendation and better decisions making.

Great businesses are built. Transferable businesses are engineered. Agora Value Partners is an advisory firm for owners of lower middle market businesses. We help you build a company that is stronger, more valuable, and less dependent on you, years before any decision is on the table. Most owners have the majority of their wealth inside their business, yet no clear read on what that business could command or whether it could run without them. We start there. The free VQ Snapshot takes about 20 minutes and shows you where you stand on the two things that drive value: how ready the business is, and how many options it gives you. From there, our Option Engine does the work weve done since 2013. Discover where value is trapped. Elevate the business until it performs without heroics. Position it so you can choose the when, the who, and the terms. We are advisors, not brokers. Nothing here requires you to sell. A business that could be sold on your terms is simply a better business to own. Start with the free Snapshot: agoravq.com

We support ambitious founders building gigatonne-scale climate solutions to decarbonize massive markets. We invest with conviction and help our founders succeed.

We provide cost-effective post-harvest solutions to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables during storage and transport. Were developing active packaging inserts that activate in-built defense mechanisms in fruits and vegetables to preserve their freshness and quality.

Propellant Ventures is Seed stage venture capital fund that invests in the growth of Chicago and the greater Midwest across a broad range of powerful, diverse, and leading-edge B2B industries such as healthcare, future of work, supply chain, fintech, and edtech.

Sensegrass - Building soil intelligence system for nutrients and carbon management in agriculture. First Farm OS for agriculture analytics for personal recommendation and better decisions making.