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John Mann

Program Manager at Grand Farm

Fargo, North Dakota

Overview 

John Mann is a Program Manager at Grand Farm in Fargo, North Dakota, with a background in venture capital and finance. He has successfully led investment initiatives at Bison Investment Fund and Plug and Play Tech Center, specializing in AgTech sectors, showcasing strong financial analysis and portfolio management skills. Key highlights of John Mann's career include his roles as Vice President of Investments at Bison Investment Fund and Ventures Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center, where he focused on AgTech investments and demonstrated expertise in financial modeling and sustainable agriculture.

Work Experience 

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Grand Farm

  • Program Manager

    2023 - Current

Grand Farm aims to capitalize on the region’s potential in the agriculture and technology industries.

Raised $11,500,000.00 from North Dakota Department of Commerce.

grandfarm.com
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Plug and Play Tech Center

  • Ventures Associate - Agtech

    2021 - 2023

  • Ventures Analyst - AgTech

    2020 - 2021

    Responsibilities: -Sourcing and cold outreach to startups for investment consideration and Plug & Play programs. -Curate lists of startups to meet with large corporations such as CHS, Microsoft, and Cargill. -Host events and moderate panels related to agriculture. -Perform due diligence on investment candidates. -Remain up to date on industry trends and be a go to source of Agtech knowledge within Plug and Play.

Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.

plugandplaytechcenter.com

Bison Investment Fund

  • Vice President of Investments

    2018 - 2020

    Managed $1.3M endowment fund for the North Dakota State University. The fund varied in size from roughly 30-60 students and one faculty advisor. Responsibilities: -Fine tune and execute portfolio strategy -Track portfolio performance and report to board of advisors -Perform up to date research on portfolio holdings -Led a team of roughly 5 students in bottom up equity research on midcap companies -Pitched for and received additional allocation near the end of my service

  • Public Relations Officer

    2018 - 2019

    Responsibilities: -Create social media for the student run fund -Represent the Bison Investment Fund at public events -perform equity research as a part of a team of other students

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Textron Specialized Vehicles

  • Finance Intern

    2019 - 2019

    Provided support to accounting and finance departments. Individual projects including financial analysis of product lines and automation. Cross functional work with Sales & Marketing and Quality -Support the head cost accountant -Provide financial analysis on product lines -Work across functions with other interns Project highlight: I created a python program that combined daily scrap reports and provided visualization and analysis. This saved time and provided easy visual analysis to identify problems areas on the manufacturing lines.

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  • Finance Intern

    2018 - 2018

    -Analyzed potential billing service options -Established rapport with regular customers -Ensured facilities remained clean and operational

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