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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Corey Jones <corey@e2jdj.com><br>
<b>Date:</b> March 15, 2022 at 7:49:51 AM PDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Maxwell <mmaxwell@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>E²JDJ: AgriFood VC Fund - Partnership with UC Merced</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Hope you are doing well.<br>
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We are a VC fund that invests globally in sustainable AgriFood technology and science, including crop efficiency tech (e.g. robotics, AI, biologicals), biomaterials, biotechnology, climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, and foodtech.<br>
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We know that your University has a diverse set of growing and agricultural land that you all use to discover and introduce new products and technology that drive agricultural advances in the US. We would love to work with you to see how the companies we invest
in that are creating advanced and innovative technologies for farmers could work with your farmers and growers to increase their efficiency and innovation. We could obviously also think about how to involve students and faculty as well if that is of interest.<br>
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If you have the time, and I completely understand if you do not, feel free to let us know if you are open to discuss further by phone or videoconference, whichever is best for you.<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Corey Jones </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Founding Partner,</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.e2jdj.com/" target="_blank">E²JDJ</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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