Jim Hardin is Vice President at Verdex Capital (formerly AVAC Group) and Founding Partner at Carrot Ventures. He has over 30 years of experience building and investing in agricultural, digital, and life science technology companies.

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Career

  1. AVAC · VP
  2. Carrot Ventures · Founding Partner
  3. Verdex Capital (Formerly the AVAC Group ) · Vice President
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Focus

agriculturaldigitallife science

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Who is Jim Hardin?

Jim Hardin is Vice President at Verdex Capital (formerly AVAC Group) and Founding Partner at Carrot Ventures. He has over 30 years of experience building and investing in agricultural, digital, and life science technology companies.

How much does Jim Hardin invest?

Verdex Capital (Formerly the AVAC Group ) has not reported a check size.

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What did Jim Hardin do before Verdex Capital (Formerly the AVAC Group )?

VP at AVAC; Founding Partner at Carrot Ventures.

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