Rethink Capital Partners

Love this! Fantastic to see all the positive relationships that Rethink Community has built around its development projects in Nashville. 💫

👀 Live progress underway at our City Vista mixed-use development project in East Nashville! The team stopped by the site today (along with Broadmoor) for a status check while in town for a community happy hour we’re co-hosting with Polsinelli at The Nashville Food Project. Stay tuned for more updates! Learn more about our Nashville development projects ⬇️ City Vista: https://lnkd.in/gR3Jfcap Broadmoor: https://lnkd.in/g3wwfXkq

We’re thrilled to announce our latest investment in Agtonomy, a farmer-founded #AgTech and software company that has just closed a $32.8M Series A round! 🎉   Agtonomy is leveraging AI-driven automation to help address agriculture’s most pressing challenges, including labor shortages, climate change, and diminishing profit margins. Its technology integrates with brand-name tractors, transforming them into remote-operated machines that can perform tasks more efficiently and sustainably. 🚜 🌿   This investment aligns seamlessly with our mission to digitize and decarbonize the food system by improving yields and supporting sustainable practices through automation. We’re so proud to support co-founders Tim Bucher and Valerie Syme, and the entire team alongside Autotech Ventures, Allison Transmission, Black Forest Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Flybridge, and Carvallo Partners. See the full announcement 👉 https://lnkd.in/gUGVei5X

Our team had a productive retreat in Philly 🏙️ last week! We focused on team building, thesis refinement, and engaged with different local groups to learn about the intersection of education, innovation, and startups in the city, including: 🔹 Nick Bayer, Rosie Clark-Parsons, PhD, and John Purisima, Drexel’s student CEO, of Saxbys, an experiential learning program for university students that combines hands-on business training with coffee prep and service to empower students; 🔹 Dr. Michael Golden and Rita Ferrandino of Catalyst @ Penn GSE, an initiative designed to support and accelerate education startups by providing mentorship, resources, and funding to aspiring entrepreneurs; 🔹 Laura Plunkett of Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs shared Comcast’s strategic approach to supporting startups and evolving focus on AI; 🔹 Beyond the Bell Tours Co-Founder rebecca fisher took us on a walking tour of Old City focused on gender and racial equity and education; 🔹 And Margot Kane and Sabrina Bainbridge of Spring Point Partners for hosting us. Thank you to all for sharing the impactful work you do with us! It was such a valuable opportunity, and we left feeling motivated, energized, and excited for what’s to come. 💭💡 ✍ Amy Nelson Matt Greenfield Andre Bennin Bridget Duru Monique Malcolm-Hay Michael Walden Tammy Mank Wincup

Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks in the broader #edtech ecosystem this week at EDTECH WEEK! Reach out to our team Matt Greenfield, Amy Nelson, Bridget Duru to connect while you’re here, and don’t miss the chance to join our featured panel discussions (below).    🎤 Wed. 10/9 @ 10 AM: "Commercializing EdTech R&D: Moving Evidence from the Lab to the Market" with Matt Greenfield 🎤 Wed. 10/9 @ 11 AM: “Harnessing Impact Investment: Strategies for Sustainable Educational Innovation” with Amy Nelson    🎤 Thurs. 10/10 @ 6 PM: “If Not College, Then What? 21st-Century Pathways to Meaningful Work” with Bridget Duru and Eleanor Cooper of our PortCo Pathstream    #edtechweek #etw24 #started #edtech

📢 We’re hiring! 📢 Are you a skilled accountant with experience in real estate and/or public accounting? Rethink Capital Partners is looking for a Senior Property Accountant to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for assisting with the financial reporting for our real estate funds, working directly with the fund controller. Key responsibilities include: ➡️ Preparing monthly property financials and reporting packages ➡️ Managing lease compliance, tenant billing, and payments ➡️ Analyzing cash needs for properties and processing payments ➡️ Preparing CAM reconciliations and construction draws ➡️ Supporting budgeting, cash flow analysis, and lender reporting If you’re ready to bring your knowledge to our growing team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eRsQsaFv #Hiring #SeniorPropertyAccountant #RealEstateAccounting #Accounting

Our first-ever Rethink Food Annual General Meeting (AGM) was a success! 🎉   To coincide with #ClimateWeek 🌱, we hosted our AGM yesterday in Manhattan. The event featured insights on current and future sustainability market trends, discussions with our various portfolio company leaders, and a sample tasting from the delicious Kernel Foods 🍔.   A special thanks to our fabulous speakers Shalini Unnikrishnan, Julia Collins, and Steve Ells for sharing their insights with the group and to Goodwin for hosting us in their beautiful space! Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this event a success. We are so grateful for the support of our mission!

We are still #hiring! Know anyone who might be interested?

Our Senior VP & Director of Asset Management, Malika Basheer, is headed to Vancouver for the 2024 CREW Network Convention, September 25-27.    Malika will be speaking at the breakout session on “Market Trends in Medical Outpatient and Medical Office Spaces” alongside Chantily Malibago, MHA of Mortenson and Jennifer Tanner of CommonSpirit Health. Be sure to catch the session from 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT on Friday, September 27, for valuable insights on the key factors that are shaping today’s healthcare real estate market.     If you’re attending, be sure to add this session to your calendar or reach out to Malika to connect!    Register and learn more: https://lnkd.in/eifSWMUA   #crewconvention #crewomen #womeninrealestate

Our September Newsletter is live! Dive into the latest Rethink Education updates, featuring: ✅ Highlights from our latest AI x Education Discussion Group Series in collaboration with The Robin Hood Foundation 🤖 ✅ Recap of our Annual Meeting & 2023 Impact Report launch 🚀 ✅ Takeaways from our research with VestedWorld on the opportunity for EdTech to alleviate the unemployment crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa 💼 ✅ Our investment in Aanaab, an upskilling platform for teachers in MENA 👩🏫 ✅ Other exciting portfolio company news and recognitions ⚡ ✅ What our team has been up to – leadership updates, panels, and developments ✍ ✅ Upcoming events and opportunities on the horizon including HolonIQ 'Back to School' Summit, EDTECH WEEK, SOCAP Global and more 🎤 Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gz9e3TTa