398. AgFunder News’ Jennifer Marston on the good news for VC, rethinking how to fund startups + Indiana as a unique pocket for innovation

This is a podcast episode titled, 398. AgFunder News’ Jennifer Marston on the good news for VC, rethinking how to fund startups + Indiana as a unique pocket for innovation. The summary for this episode is: <p>From food is health to biologicals, what innovations and emerging trends took over the agbiosciences in 2025 and where are we headed in 2026? Perhaps no one better a source than Jennifer Marston, Global AgTech Editor at AgFunder News, to join us as we talk through the state of venture capital, its down market and the good news about where it’s headed in the future. She gets into:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>A high-level overview of the venture capital market in 2025&nbsp;</li><li>The categories of agbioscience that are securing deals – and the areas of the globe that seem to be doing better than others with venture capital deals&nbsp;</li><li>The shifts in the last 18-24 months across dealmaking and what feedback Jenn has heard while talking with both VCs and startups while writing stories&nbsp;</li><li>What the startups and entrepreneurs who are winning are doing differently&nbsp;</li><li>With longer sales cycles, regulatory pressures, etc., does Jenn think we are due for a reset in how innovation is funded in agbioscience?&nbsp;</li><li>Indiana’s unique models unfolding with Corteva Catalyst, the launch of Elanco’s One Health Innovation District and how those might create a new ecosystem in the Midwest for entrepreneurs to grow and thrive&nbsp;</li><li>New startups and innovation partnerships out of the Midwest that have Jenn most excited right now&nbsp;</li><li>Upcoming stories and things coming from AgFunder News that she wants people to know about&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p>