James A. Blome
Chairman at The Us Farming & Ranching Foundation
Network origin in James A. Blome first degree
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Builders VC LLC
 Builders VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Builders VC LLC (Builders VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Alex Kinnier, Jim Kim, Jocelyn Doe and Paul Lee. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Holding Company | Investment Managers | 14 |
Calyxt, Inc.
 Calyxt, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Calyxt, Inc. is technology company. engages in delivering plant-based solutions. Its products include high oleic soybean oil, high fiber wheat, high oleic soybean meal, and low lignin alfalfa. The company was founded by Daniel F. Voytas and André Choulika on January 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.
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| Extinct | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 13 |
Concentric Ag Corp.
 Concentric Ag Corp. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Concentric Ag Corp. develops and manufactures microbial solutions. The firm develops inocucor garden solution, a live-cell formulation that is fermented from micro-organisms, including yeasts and bacteria to interact with the phyto-microbiome and improve the plant and soil quality, act as a natural growth optimizer and help plants survive extreme weather conditions, such as drought. The company was founded by Margaret Bywater-Ekegard and Ananda Lynn Fitzsimmons in 2007 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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| Holding Company | Agricultural Commodities/Milling | 8 |
A.A.A Taranis Visual Ltd.
 A.A.A Taranis Visual Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services A.A.A Taranis Visual Ltd. provides solutions for farmers that allow the user to mitigate and respond to weather and crop disease threats. It offers solution to farmers to plan the field operations; analyze the planned tasks, field level weather forecast, and monitor conditions in the field. The company was founded by Ofir Schlam, Ayal Karmi, Asaf Horvitz and Eli Bukchin in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 7 |
Bayer CropScience LP
 Bayer CropScience LP Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Bayer CropScience LP provides crop protection products. The company was founded on December 3, 1999 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.
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| Subsidiary | Chemicals: Agricultural | 6 |
Concentric Agriculture, Inc.
 Concentric Agriculture, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Concentric Agriculture, Inc operates as a agri-tech company that develops biological and essential plant nutrient inputs for specialty and broad acre crops. The company was founded by Margaret Bywater–Ekegärd and Ananda Lynn Fitzsimmons in 2007 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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| Subsidiary | Information Technology Services | 5 |
Valent U.S.A. LLC
 Valent U.S.A. LLC Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Valent U.S.A. LLC develops and markets biologically-based crop protection and enhancement solutions. Its products include herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and plant growth regulator products for agricultural, seed protection, and professional use. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Chemicals: Agricultural | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to James A. Blome via their personal network
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| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | Food: Major Diversified | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Internet Retail | Director of Finance/CFO | |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA | Regional Banks | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MONSANTO | Wholesale Distributors | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
AgraQuest, Inc.
 AgraQuest, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries AgraQuest, Inc. develops pesticides and provides best management services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. | Chemicals: Agricultural | Director of Finance/CFO Sales & Marketing Sales & Marketing | |
| TITAN MACHINERY INC. | Wholesale Distributors | Director/Board Member | |
Viola Ventures Ltd.
 Viola Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Viola Ventures Ltd. (Viola Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Viola Group founded in 2000 by Dovrat Group, Aharon Dovrat , Shlomo Dovrat, Harel Beit-On and Avi Zeevi. The firm is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
| RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. | Chemicals: Specialty | Director/Board Member | |
KPMG LLP
 KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Iowa State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Augsburg College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Babson College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| State of Iowa | Province/State | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Montréal | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Tel-Aviv University
 Tel-Aviv University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| CELLECTIS S.A. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Chief Investment Officer | |
| University of Sherbrooke | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| HEC Montréal | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| University of Charles | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Khosla Ventures LLC
 Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Bayer CropScience, Inc.
 Bayer CropScience, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Bayer CropScience, Inc. manufactures crop protection products. Its products include agricultural insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and seed systems for the crop protection, biotechnology, and seed markets under the brand names InVigor, Admire, and Decis. The company offers integrated product portfolio of seed treatment technologies and plant biotechnology. Bayer CropScience is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Chemicals: Agricultural | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Kemin Industries, Inc.
 Kemin Industries, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Kemin Industries, Inc. develops and manufactures nutritional ingredients. It operates through two business units: Animal Nutrition & Health and Food & Human. The Animal Nutrition & Health business unit offers products that provide nutrition and health benefits for animals. The business unit?s products include ButiPEARL, ButiPEARL Z, CholiPEARL, CLOSTAT, ENDOX and FRESH CUT Plus. The Food & Human business unit offers products that benefits human health. The business unit?s products include AssuriTEA, FloraGLO, Neumentix, Slendesta and XSurge. The firm manufactures specialty ingredients for the global feed and food industries as well as the health, nutrition and beauty markets. The company operates offices and manufacturing facilities in Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, India, North America and South America regions. Kemin Industries was founded by Rolland W. Nelson and Mary Ann Nelson in 1961 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA. | Agricultural Commodities/Milling | Director/Board Member | |
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
 Buck Institute for Research on Aging Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Buck Institute for Research on Aging operates independent research institute for connection between aging and chronic disease. The company is headquartered in Novato, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
1st Financial Bank USA
 1st Financial Bank USA Regional BanksFinance 1st Financial Bank USA is a bank holding company, which provides commercial banking. Its services include ATM, online banking, mobile app, safe deposit boxes, bank wire transfer services, personal money orders, and notary. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Dakota Dunes, SD. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member | |
Anuvia Plant Nutrients Corp.
 Anuvia Plant Nutrients Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Anuvia Plant Nutrients Corp. engages in the manufacture of bio-based fertilizers for the agriculture, turf and lawn care industries. Its products include GreenTRX, Organic MaTRX, SymTRX, and ANUGREEN. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Burnham in 2015 and is headquartered in Winter Garden, FL. | Wholesale Distributors | Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Cansolv Technologies, Inc.
 Cansolv Technologies, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Part of Shell Plc, Cansolv Technologies, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides technologies designed to counter air pollution. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Cansolv Technologies was acquired by Shell Global Solutions International BV on December 01, 2008. | Industrial Machinery | Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Harvard Medical School | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree | |
Kaiima Bio Agritech Ltd.
 Kaiima Bio Agritech Ltd. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Kaiima Bio Agritech Ltd. provides breeding and agro-biotechnology, agro technology and energy services. The firm offers food, feed crops and castormax solutions. It uses its enhanced ploidy platform to increase crop productivity. The company was founded by Doron Gal, Zohar Benner and Amit Avidov, Dror Maayany and Alon Lerner in 2007 and is headquartered in Lower Galilee, Israel. | Agricultural Commodities/Milling | Director/Board Member | |
Cambridge Associates Ltd.
 Cambridge Associates Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cambridge Associates Ltd. is a global investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Cambridge Associates LLC in the US. Cambridge Associates builds and manages custom investment portfolios across asset classes for institutional investors, private clients, and family offices. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC
 MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC develops drug therapies for metabolic diseases. Its microbiome modulators are designed to augment the growth of certain desirable bacterial strains and discourage the growth of others. The company was founded by John B. Elstrott and Dale R. Pfost in 2009 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director/Board Member | |
Formation8 Partners LLC
 Formation8 Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formation8 Partners LLC (Formation8) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Joe Lonsdale, Brian Koo, and Jim Kim. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Founder Private Equity Investor | |
Blue River Technology, Inc.
 Blue River Technology, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Blue River Technology, Inc. develops technology for chemical intensive agriculture. Its systems use cameras, computer vision and machine learning algorithms. The company was founded by Jorge Heraud and Lee Redden on May 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| MEDTRONIC PLC | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Pathos AI, Inc.
 Pathos AI, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology The American company was founded by Ryan Fukushima and Eric Paul Lefkofsky, with Ryan Fukushima serving as the CEO since incorporation. Pathos AI leverages the power of AI technologies, multimodal real-world data, and patient-derived biological models to bring precision medicines to market through partnerships with biopharmaceutical companies. The company is focused on re-engineering drug development with the power of advanced AI technologies and has built a proprietary platform and operating model called Pathos to gain crucial insights and act on them at scale. | Biotechnology | Chief Operating Officer Director/Board Member | |
Quotetome, Inc.
 Quotetome, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Quotetome, Inc. is a privately owned Canadian technology company that is digitizing the construction procure-to-pay workflow by creating a network that connects transaction stakeholders. Quotetome is based in Edmonton, Canada and was founded by Roman Jaworsky and John Chabluk. The company's mission is to make the construction industry more efficient and modern by providing solutions that are easy to use and that streamline financial operations to better manage teams and projects. The company aims to eliminate manual purchase orders, tedious data entry, and invoices that do not match the p.os. John Chabluk has been the CEO since incorporation. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Consultant / Advisor | |
Aliment Capital Llc
 Aliment Capital Llc Investment ManagersFinance Aliment Capital LLC (Aliment Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pontifax Management Co. Ltd. founded in 2014 by Philip Robert Erlanger and Ben Belldegrun. The firm is headquartered in California, United States. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Founder | |
| Despacho, Inc. | Founder Director/Board Member | ||
SafeAI, Inc.
 SafeAI, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SafeAI, Inc. engages in provision of software services. It offers traditional mining and construction site models and heavy equipment. The company was founded by Bibhrajit Halder and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Packaged Software | Chairman Consultant / Advisor | |
| The Nelson Family Trust (United States) | Director/Board Member | ||
Iowa Economic Development Authority
 Iowa Economic Development Authority General GovernmentGovernment Iowa Economic Development Authority engages in strengthening economic and community vitality by building partnerships and leveraging resources to make Iowa the choice for people and business. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA. | General Government | Director/Board Member | |
Gabba Hey LLC
 Gabba Hey LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Gabba Hey LLC provides incubator services. The American company was founded by Mark H. Goldstein. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder | |
4M Analytics Ltd.
 4M Analytics Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 4M Analytics Ltd. is an Israeli company that aims to create the first digitized, accurate, and up-to-date map of buried utilities. The company is based in Herzliya, Israel and was founded in 2019. The company's unique technology provides a subsurface utility map with a complete and accurate subsurface-infrastructure database. Itzik Malka has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member | |
Pliops Ltd.
 Pliops Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pliops Ltd. enables cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50X faster with 1/10th of the computational load and power consumption. Its technology collapses multiple inefficient layers into one ultra-fast device based on a groundbreaking patent-pending approach. The company was founded by Uri Beitler, Moshe Twitto and ARYESH Mergi in 2017 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
Seebo Interactive Ltd.
 Seebo Interactive Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Seebo Interactive Ltd. provides end-to-end Internet of Things platform. Its Internet-of-Things development, production and runtime platform allows any product team to bring smart product ideas to mass market. The company was founded by Lior Akavia and Liran Akavia in 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
VI Technologies, Inc. (New York)
 VI Technologies, Inc. (New York) Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology VI Technologies, Inc. manufactures wearable instruments for measuring human performances. It offers Vi ear buds. The company was founded by Omri Yoffe and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Aerospace & Defense | Founder | |
LifeBEAM Technologies Ltd.
 LifeBEAM Technologies Ltd. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology LifeBEAM Technologies Ltd. manufactures wearable instruments for measuring human performances. Its products include helmets and hats, bio-sensors for motion-intensive activities to help pilots, special forces personnel. The company was founded by Zvika Orron and Omri Yoffe in 2011 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Aerospace & Defense | Founder | |
Inven Capital SICAV as
 Inven Capital SICAV as Investment ManagersFinance Inven Capital SICAV as (Inven Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of CEZ as founded in 2014 by Peter Míkovec. The firm is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor |
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International
| United States | 33 |
| Israel | 8 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| France | 2 |
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| Consumer Services | 13 |
| Finance | 9 |
| Process Industries | 6 |
| Commercial Services | 6 |
| Health Technology | 5 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 184 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 86 |
| Private Equity Investor | 49 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 39 |
| Founder | 34 |
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| Geoff Duyk | 42 |
| Mark Goldstein | 27 |
| John Elstrott | 22 |
| Laurent Arthaud | 21 |
| Claude Vachet | 20 |
| Bill Buckner Buckner | 20 |
| Jim Kim | 20 |
| Donald Marvin | 15 |
| Tam Hock Chuan | 15 |
| Amit Mehta | 14 |
| Joel R. Jung | 13 |
| Steve Dell'Orto | 13 |
| Alain Godard | 12 |
| Zvika Orron | 12 |
| Philippe Dumont | 12 |
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