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Mad Capital announces $50m regenerative ag fund

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There’s “no shortage” of farmers who want to transition to regenerative-organic practices, Welch tells AgFunderNews. The shortage is on access to capital and the right capital partners to fund such transitions. Private credit firms like Mad Capital have sprung up in recent years to address this gap. “There’s a whole industry called ‘private credit’ that exists outside of the regulated banking industry,” explains Welch, adding that it’s a roughly $1.7 trillion industry on track to grow to $3.5 trillion by 2028. The big value is that private credit shops can usually understand the intricacies of a particular borrower’s market in much greater detail than would a traditional lender. Mad Capital, for example, has a narrow focus on farmers using certified organic and regenerative practices in the US. Along with its sister organization, Mad Agriculture, the firm works with farmers on everything from financing to strategy to community building in an effort to transition more farmers to regener

Image credit: Mad Capital Speciality finance shop Mad Capital has launched its Perennial Fund II that provides US farmers with loans to help them transition to regenerative and/or organic agriculture. The fund has received early commitments from The Rockefeller Foundation , impact investment platform Builders Vision , the Schmidt Family Foundation , family office Lacebark Investments , and many others. The fund, which is targeting $50 million, has already made two closes and is “actively” deploying capital to farmers, says Mad Capital co-founder and CEO Brandon Welch. Image credit:

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