Jayce Hafner

Jayce Hafner is the Co-Founder and CEO of FarmRaise, a startup that helps farmers organize their financial information and access funding opportunities. Here are some key details about Jayce:

Background

• Grew up on an Angus beef cattle farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley13
• Gained hands-on experience managing various aspects of her family's farm business as a child3

Education

• MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business1
• MS in Agriculture and Land Use from Stanford University1
• BA in International Relations from Hendrix College1

Professional Experience

• Co-founded FarmRaise in March 2020 and currently serves as CEO1
• Previously worked at:
  • SLM Partners (Investments)
  • Apple (Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives)
  • The Episcopal Church (Environmental Policy Advisor)
  • U.S. Department of State (Fulbright Fellow)1

FarmRaise

Jayce co-founded FarmRaise to address challenges she observed in the farming industry:

• The company's software helps farmers organize financial information in one place1
• FarmRaise serves tens of thousands of farmers across the U.S.1
• The platform streamlines the process for agricultural grants and funding2
• It aims to make farm funding more accessible and help modernize farm operations2

Jayce's background in farming, combined with her policy and business experience, led her to create FarmRaise as a solution to help farmers improve their financial management and access to funding opportunities.