Ravensdown's Agnition is on a mission

Ravensdown's Agnition is on a mission
Agnition's chief executive Jasper van Halder. (Image: Ravensdown)
Riley Kennedy
Agnition is on a mission.Set up by fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown over a year ago as a corporate venture capital entity, it has a mandate to invest in future nutrient and soil health innovations.Agnition is led by chief executive Jasper van Halder, a former McKinsey & Company consultant. In New Zealand, he’s worked with companies including Fonterra and Synlait.In the Ravensdown structure, the entity operates in a hybrid approach.Van Halder sits on Ravensdown’s management team to ensure Agnition stays aligned to the co-op.But...

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