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Rex

S2 E13·Feb 8, 2018·33 min·Season 2

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When scientist Amado Guloy saw an opportunity to combine farm animals and big data, he traded the laboratory for the boardroom and created Rex Animal Health. But can he convince investors he’s got what it takes to make it in the business world?

Today's investors are Phil Nadel, Jillian Manus, Daniel Gulati and Charles Hudson.

The Panel

Phil Nadel, investor
Phil Nadel

Forefront Venture Fund

“When I'm investing, I'm looking at it strictly as a return on investment.”
Jillian Manus, investor
Jillian Manus

Structure Capital

“We invest in values, not just valuations.”
Daniel Gulati, investor
Daniel Gulati

Treble Capital

“The only way to make money in VC is to take a non-consensus view that turns out to be right.”
Charles Hudson, investor
Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

“We're people pickers at Precursor. That's what I do.”

The Outcome

$250,000 raised.

priced_round · $10.0M cap

The Deal

$250,000raised from 1 investor

Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

$250,000

priced_round / $10.0M

The Founder

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Amado Guloy

Founder at Rex Animal Health at Rex Animal Health

Amado Guloy is the founder of Rex Animal Health, a big-data platform for animal agriculture that pitched on The Pitch. Rex Animal Health applies data analytics to farm animals and the livestock industry. A scientist by background, Guloy left the laboratory to start the company. Rex Animal Health secured investment on The Pitch, where Charles Hudson backed the company.

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