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First, let’s start easy: here’s a great recent story on how Napa Valley is stepping up and trying to do a better job of valuing and integrating the vineyard workers in their community. Next, here are some of our favorit...","published_at":"2017-09-01T19:18:05Z","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","url":"/feed/90811","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/90811"},{"id":90745,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:90745","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"AgTech investment is heating up!","preview":"We think you guys are on the right track as AgTech is a hot area of investment right now. \u0026nbsp;Check out all these companies that are developing tech solutions for farms. According to CB Insights, AgTech investment in Q1 of this year was $107M, the highest it’s ever been. \u0026nbsp;And you might notice that very few companies are working on helping farms manage their workforce. \u0026nbsp;So if we can demonstrate growing traction, there should be plenty of investors ready to invest in our next fundin...","published_at":"2017-08-28T22:21:03Z","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","url":"/feed/90745","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/90745"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":12226,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12226","question":"Hi I filled in financial inf. and got accredited statius by email, still it did not allow me to contribute higher amount. My net worth excluding my principal residence is more than 1M. I want to invest more amount in Ganaz. Please also let me know if my $300 earlier transfer for investment from my Canadian bank was properly executed. Thanks, Om Artham","author_name":"Omkaram Artham","votes":1,"created_at":"2017-08-21T00:14:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12226","answers":[]},{"id":333723,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:333723","question":"Hey how you doing this message is for Hanna it was said that y'all sold the company so where's our financial money back you made a signed papers but I don't see no money or check or anything going to my bank account","author_name":"Stanley. Evans","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-05-15T23:22:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-333723","answers":[]},{"id":328869,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:328869","question":"Hey to whom this may concern I was wondering you sold the company so where's our payments at you'll say you'll sell it but y'all didn't say when we were getting our payments","author_name":"Stanley. Evans","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-03-24T22:01:08Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-328869","answers":[]},{"id":247811,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:247811","question":"HEY GUYS WERE ARE THE RETURN ITS BEEN TWO YRS NOW THE MONEY IS OUT THERE!!!!","author_name":"Stanley. Evans","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-05-22T23:49:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-247811","answers":[]},{"id":165963,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:165963","question":"It would be nice to receive an update every once in a while maybe quarterly at least annually","author_name":"Robert V. Castro","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-08-26T16:24:35Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-165963","answers":[]},{"id":164812,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:164812","question":"Hi both, How are you doing? How is the business doing? Are you able to provide an update for investors? Thanks!","author_name":"Francois Guerin","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-08-21T21:52:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-164812","answers":[]},{"id":110120,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:110120","question":"Hi both, How are you doing? How is the business doing? Are you able to provide an update for investors? Thanks!","author_name":"Francois Guerin","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-10-13T01:47:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-110120","answers":[]},{"id":102305,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:102305","question":"How is Ganaz doing in these pandemic times? Please keep us posted on your challenges and progress. Thanks.","author_name":"Narayan Subramanian","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-08-14T19:12:21Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-102305","answers":[]},{"id":86610,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:86610","question":"HEY YOU GUYS ,WHATS GOING-ON NO UPDATES?????","author_name":"Stanley. Evans","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-04-20T04:58:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-86610","answers":[]},{"id":17069,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:17069","question":"What is your exit strategy?","author_name":"Craig J. Vom Lehn","votes":0,"created_at":"2018-01-10T17:08:52Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-17069","answers":[{"id":17071,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:17071","answer":"Hannah and I both see our work on Ganaz as building our dream... we really do believe it can meaningfully change the lives of over a billion people around the world, from a farmworker in California to a fisherman off the coast of Thailand. And right now we're really focused on building that dream, more so than figuring out how we'd leave it - and I'm not sure that we ever would. That said, I know there are some investors who have nearer-term horizons, and we totally get that - for those investors we might create options for either the company to buy them out or other private equity players to buy them out. We'll get more specific once we get closer to the time that investors might be thinking about an exit. Thanks Craig.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2018-01-10T17:20:15Z"}]},{"id":17052,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:17052","question":"Do you intend to pay dividends?","author_name":"Craig J. Vom Lehn","votes":0,"created_at":"2018-01-10T15:50:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-17052","answers":[{"id":17062,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:17062","answer":"Hi Craig, thanks for your question! We've been doing a lot of thinking about the best way to provide a return for our investors, and as of now, dividends is one of our favorite options. A lot could change between now and when we are in a position to pay dividends, so we're remaining open-minded. All the best, -Sri","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":1,"created_at":"2018-01-10T16:22:01Z"}]},{"id":16209,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:16209","question":"HEY I INVESTED BUT I DID NOT GET A LEGAL AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS OR SHARES!!","author_name":"Stanley. Evans","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-12-05T19:06:18Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-16209","answers":[{"id":16212,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:16212","answer":"Hey Stanley! I just checked and it appears that Wefunder hasn't received your investment yet - have you been receiving any emails from them about that? We're still in the closing process, so you haven't missed out yet, and we'd love to have you on board.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-12-05T21:19:34Z"}]},{"id":15465,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:15465","question":"Great mission! I'm very intrigued by your business. Three questions: 1) What is your intended use with what you raise during this crowdfunding round? Is this going to salaries, Facebook ads (as you mentioned earlier), or some other activity? 2) Are you targeting farm owners for this fundraising round? I imagine, if you get a farmer to invest, he'll be more likely to use the service. 3) Regarding monetization, have you considered running the site like a marketplace -- where you manage the transactions and take a percentage? I know there may be additional legal/privacy elements involved with this, but I also know businesses and workers both view this model as low risk -- as the payments are directly tied to productivity (similar to Upwork.com, Fiverr.com, etc.). Connect with a service like Payoneer and you could pay out to workers from around the world, and they would be able to withdraw the funds from anywhere using the Payoneer debit card. From what I've seen, the temp agancy approaches seems to maintain long-term profitability better than a job posting type service.","author_name":"Robert Erich","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-11-09T17:39:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-15465","answers":[{"id":15468,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:15468","answer":"Hi Robert, thank you for the vote of confidence and the very thoughtful questions! Here are some initial responses on your questions: 1. Yes, covering essential living expenses, Facebook ads, and also paying our developers (about a third goes to this) 2. We totally agree - we have one farmer who seems pretty interested, though most likely they would invest outside of our Reg CF offering 3. We'd love to get into payments - as this would add a lot of value to both farmer and worker; however we have to tread carefully... as we understand it, if we start handling payments to farmworkers, we may be considered a Farm Labor Contractor, which has a whole Act (P.L. 88-582) dedicated to how that works. There are also a whole host of regulations that come into play once you start handling money on other people's behalf. So it's something we think about, but will have to approach carefully. We're huge fans of Upwork - in fact that's how we found our developers! Thanks again, and we hope to have you along the journey as an investor!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-11-09T18:10:08Z"}]},{"id":14626,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:14626","question":"What are your plans to convert the SAFE instrument? When do you expect to launch a Series A?","author_name":"Fabiola Salazar","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-10-13T20:53:39Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-14626","answers":[{"id":14628,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:14628","answer":"Hi Fabiola - thank you for your interest in Ganaz and your question! Of course predicting the future is always difficult, though if all goes to plan, we'll be raising our first priced round in the middle of next year. So at that point the SAFEs should convert to equity ownership. Hope that helps.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-10-13T22:29:26Z"}]},{"id":12463,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12463","question":"Could you elaborate more on the nature of revenue please. Why do you believe revenue will be recurring? Can't a farm just reach out to the same workers on its own next year? Is there strong seasonality of your revenue derived from the seasonality of farming?","author_name":"Mikalai Makaranka","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-27T03:18:50Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12463","answers":[{"id":12465,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12465","answer":"Hi Mikalai, thank you for the very thoughtful questions. You're right that most farms have a significant portion of their workforce that comes back year-after-year, which is a great sign of a mutually beneficial farmer-worker relationship. Just to put a number to it, let's say it's 80% that return from the previous year. However, there is always some amount of turnover each year, say because workers move or they find another job that suits their needs better. You're also right that recruiting in the U.S. is very seasonal, and will spike as temperatures warm in the spring and summer, and taper off in the winter. That said, our plan is to begin working in Mexico next year so we can really follow the growing seasons and be a useful tool year-round. Given our histories in Fair Trade, this is where we have the strongest relationships, and where we believe there's a greater need, so we're excited to start working there once we're ready. Thanks!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-27T21:57:18Z"}]},{"id":12432,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12432","question":"This sounds like a great idea! As a comp. sci. enthusiast, this is right up my alley. However, the success of an app like this is highly dependent of your user base, of course. Based on other comments, you seem to have had a somewhat slow growth. 300 users in 3 months indicates to me that you need a new strategy for reaching target users. Have you tried reaching out to local Hispanic advocacy groups to engage their help?","author_name":"Alexander Skage","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-25T16:19:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12432","answers":[{"id":12438,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12438","answer":"Thanks Alexander for the encouraging words and ideas! You're right that we got off to a slow start with users - to be honest we had a lot of trouble getting to workers effectively at the outset. Thankfully we found an effective way to get to workers a couple of months ago - mobile Facebook ads - we're getting a lot of reach and engagement with them. Since we started to use Facebook our weekly active users have been increasing by double-digits (from 12 users the week of July 3rd to 106 last week). And our engagement on Facebook is much much higher. That said, worker advocacy groups and other community leaders are great ways to get the word out, and avenues that we're pursuing as well. Hope you'll join us for the journey, and keep the ideas coming. Thanks!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-25T19:27:20Z"}]},{"id":12403,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12403","question":"Hi Ganaz team. I'm wondering what your next milestones look like, in terms of specific growth goals and geographic focus. I take it you're based on the West Coast: when do you plan to market to farmers on the Midwest, South, East Coast, and Mexico? Also, do you have any press? I would imagine that ag writers and food tech writers would love to learn about your product.","author_name":"Wythe Marschall","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-24T22:07:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12403","answers":[{"id":12421,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12421","answer":"Hi Wythe, Our focus to-date geographically has been Hood River, OR (east of Portland) and the Central Coast of California. Though as the growing seasons in those areas start to wind down, we're starting to set our sights on Southern California, the area around Yuma, and possibly Florida - areas that are very active during the winter. We think trade publications could be a great way to get awareness amongst growers and are planning an outreach soon. Any specific suggestions for publications to reach out to are very welcome. Thanks!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-25T05:05:42Z"}]},{"id":12369,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12369","question":"I was wondering if you collect information, can it be used by law enforcement?","author_name":"Raymond Wu","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-24T17:13:52Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12369","answers":[{"id":12395,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12395","answer":"Hi Raymond - really great question and definitely a concern of ours. Right now workers just need a phone number and a 4-digit PIN to use the app. So we're not collecting any personally identifiable information.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":2,"created_at":"2017-08-24T20:07:21Z"}]},{"id":12237,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12237","question":"My main question is the valuation. Form C shows you pre-revenue, also cash flow seems to show that you have not yet any revenue. How many actives user you have and how many farmers you have using this app (precise number not necessary just range will do also e.g. 5-10, 10 -20 etc) and how much they would bring in if you would start charging them. Those numbers could give some ground to this number, hopefully. Also you mentioned in form C that there is a interested investor who would like to tag along with 50k investment if the target is met - will this investor invest at the same valuation or lower?","author_name":"Kristaps Soms","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T10:42:24Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12237","answers":[{"id":12255,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12255","answer":"Hi Kristaps, you're right, we're still pre-revenue (though planning to start charging in a month or so). We have about 12 farms that we've worked with so far and about 300 hundred workers who have downloaded our app. If we did hit our target of an average of $2,000 per farm, then we would earn $24,000 this year on an annualized basis. Note that we've only been promoting our app for about 3 months. Our intention with the interested investor is that the terms match the Wefunder terms, though we haven't reached this stage in our discussions. Hope this helps!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T23:18:55Z"}]},{"id":12230,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12230","question":"Can you explain the \"$2,000 per customer per farm\" target? That means the average farm would pay $2,000 for the service? How many workers does that get? How have the farmers you have engaged reacted to the price tag?","author_name":"Craig J. Vom Lehn","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T02:26:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12230","answers":[{"id":12234,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12234","answer":"Hi Craig, great question! What farmers will be willing to pay us is perhaps one of our greatest areas of uncertainty. Our thinking on $2,000 is that an average farm might need to recruit about 20 workers each year, and would pay $100 per posting. When we talk to farmers they either tell us that $100 is reasonable or even a bargain. Their options right now are (a) word-of-mouth, which is really inefficient, (b) use a recruiter, which typically costs a $1,000 or more, or (c) leave their crop in the field, which is a huge loss of revenue for them. We've had some very successful tests recruiting workers for farms, so we're planning to start charging for the recruiting function in September. We'll know a lot more about what the market thinks of our pricing at that time for sure.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T05:32:16Z"}]},{"id":12228,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12228","question":"I like what you're doing - great way to use tech to solve a low-tech problem! Just to add to the conversation on perks, t-shirts, polo shirts, sunglasses and the like all could be considered - with your brand and/or slogan.","author_name":"Barnaby Zelman","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T01:02:49Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12228","answers":[{"id":12235,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12235","answer":"Thank you for the suggestion Barnaby, and the vote of confidence! We're definitely hearing that perks are important to potential investors. Let us think on it. Thanks!","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-21T05:35:13Z"}]},{"id":12202,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12202","question":"Thanks for quick reply, Sri (apparently posting new question is only way to continue the thread?). Curious: what did your beta \u0026amp; user research reveal about penetration of a native app with these target users? I agree that improved experience of a native app could be great, but I'm concerned that this group (a) may be sensitive to the amount of data they use and (b) may operate in low-bandwidth/weak coverage areas, resulting in download of an app becoming an unnecessary barrier to adoption (particularly if same functionality could be delivered via webapp, like Glassdoor offers?).","author_name":"John Deniston","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-19T19:11:59Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12202","answers":[{"id":12205,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12205","answer":"Great questions John! In the U.S. this doesn't really seem to be an issue - almost all farm workers have smartphones, and they're familiar with apps like Facebook and WhatsApp. Actually, most of our farm worker outreach is via Facebook ads, so we're reaching them at a time that they have connectivity (e.g., back at home after the workday). That said, the next country we want to target is Mexico, and there both smartphone adoption and connectivity are likely to be much bigger issues. So we're considering something even less sophisticated, like a chatbot, or even a call center. A webapp isn't something we considered for this challenge, but could be a reasonable approach too.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":3,"created_at":"2017-08-19T19:48:47Z"}]},{"id":12197,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12197","question":"Sounds like a great opportunity + strong team. Question: are you pursuing a web app (can be used via web browser of any smartphone / nothing to install) or a native app (must be downloaded from app store \u0026amp; installed)? Also, any plans for investor perks at various levels of investment?","author_name":"John Deniston","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-19T17:17:10Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/ganaz#question-12197","answers":[{"id":12200,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:12200","answer":"Thanks for your interest John! Early on we decided to build native iOS and Android apps, as a lot of the users we're targeting aren't terribly tech-savvy, so we prioritized ease-of-use. By the way, it's available on both the App Store and Google Play if you'd like to see for yourself. As for investor perks, we struggled to come up with something meaningful to give our investors based on what we're doing (for example, we're not operating a restaurant where we could reward our investors with free meals); but we're open to suggestions! We really see our investors as part of our community and want this to be the beginning of an ongoing relationship.","author_name":"Srinivas Artham","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-08-19T19:02:19Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Sounds like a great opportunity + strong team. Question: are you pursuing a web app (can be used via web browser of any smartphone / nothing to install) or a native app (must be downloaded from app store \u0026amp; installed)? Also, any plans for investor perks at various levels of...","answer":"Thanks for your interest John! Early on we decided to build native iOS and Android apps, as a lot of the users we're targeting aren't terribly tech-savvy, so we prioritized ease-of-use. By the way, it's available on both the App Store and Google Play if you'd like to see for yourself. As for investor perks, we struggled to come up with something meaningful to give our investors based on what we're doing (for example, we're not operating a restaurant where we could reward our investors with fr..."},{"question":"Thanks for quick reply, Sri (apparently posting new question is only way to continue the thread?). Curious: what did your beta \u0026amp; user research reveal about penetration of a native app with these target users? I agree that improved experience of a native app could be great,...","answer":"Great questions John! In the U.S. this doesn't really seem to be an issue - almost all farm workers have smartphones, and they're familiar with apps like Facebook and WhatsApp. Actually, most of our farm worker outreach is via Facebook ads, so we're reaching them at a time that they have connectivity (e.g., back at home after the workday). That said, the next country we want to target is Mexico, and there both smartphone adoption and connectivity are likely to be much bigger issues. So we're ..."},{"question":"I like what you're doing - great way to use tech to solve a low-tech problem! Just to add to the conversation on perks, t-shirts, polo shirts, sunglasses and the like all could be considered - with your brand and/or slogan.","answer":"Thank you for the suggestion Barnaby, and the vote of confidence! We're definitely hearing that perks are important to potential investors. Let us think on it. Thanks!"},{"question":"Can you explain the \"$2,000 per customer per farm\" target? That means the average farm would pay $2,000 for the service? How many workers does that get? How have the farmers you have engaged reacted to the price tag?","answer":"Hi Craig, great question! What farmers will be willing to pay us is perhaps one of our greatest areas of uncertainty. Our thinking on $2,000 is that an average farm might need to recruit about 20 workers each year, and would pay $100 per posting. When we talk to farmers they either tell us that $100 is reasonable or even a bargain. Their options right now are (a) word-of-mouth, which is really inefficient, (b) use a recruiter, which typically costs a $1,000 or more, or (c) leave their crop in..."},{"question":"My main question is the valuation. Form C shows you pre-revenue, also cash flow seems to show that you have not yet any revenue. How many actives user you have and how many farmers you have using this app (precise number not necessary just range will do also e.g. 5-10, 10 -20 ...","answer":"Hi Kristaps, you're right, we're still pre-revenue (though planning to start charging in a month or so). We have about 12 farms that we've worked with so far and about 300 hundred workers who have downloaded our app. If we did hit our target of an average of $2,000 per farm, then we would earn $24,000 this year on an annualized basis. Note that we've only been promoting our app for about 3 months. Our intention with the interested investor is that the terms match the Wefunder terms, though we..."}]}}}