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Fonseca: Agtech startup has a monthly burn rate of roughly $20,000

Bruno Fonseca · 1590 Why Farmes Are Buying This $1000 IoT Device to Increase Crop Yield · Dec 1, 2019 · at 12:31

Bruno Fonseca, founder and CEO of a Portuguese agtech startup, shares his company's operational burn rate with Nathan Latka.

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“So the burn rate is of about 20, 20 K per month.”

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