F3 Tech Accelerator awards $25,000 pitch prize to Holganix
Summary
The Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) created F3 Tech in 2018 to focus on filling gaps in Maryland’s agriculture industry by identifying early-stage tech companies that are already manufacturing solutions, and providing assistance to help the companies scale. F3 Tech saw the company as the perfect example of an agtech business ready to jump to the next stage of growth with the help of the accelerator’s Maryland market connections. Now that Holganix has won the prize, ESEC and F3 tech are working to connect the company with large-scale commercial customers locally as it eyes a move to Maryland. For 2022, the accelerator is shifting to a rolling admission so it can engage and grow with early stage companies immediately when they are ready to take that next step in growth. “The expert guidance and industry contacts we received through the F3 Tech accelerator program are invaluable as we look to fully scale up and reach our maximum commercial potential,” said Holganix founder and CEO Barrett Ersek, in a statement.