Mike Zelkind
Mike Zelkind is Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman at 80 Acres Farms, and serves on the boards of Cintrifuse and Infinite Acres. He founded 80 Acres Farms, which is still running, and has expertise in leadership, board membership, and advising venture capital and private equity.
80 Acres Farms winds down operations after acquisition falls apart, closes Forest Park facility and lays off 110 workers
Ohio-based vertical farming startup 80 Acres Farms is winding down operations after a potential acquisition collapsed, closing its Forest Park, Georgia facility and affecting 110 workers. WARN notices were also filed in multiple other states as the company shuts down operations.
80 Acres Farms shutters Marysville facility, ceases operations after prospective buyer withdraws; 55 laid off
80 Acres Farms, a Hamilton, Ohio-based vertical farming startup that raised hundreds of millions in venture capital, is closing its Marysville production and packhouse facility and ceasing operations after a prospective buyer withdrew, resulting in 55 layoffs and citing financial and funding challenges.
Organizations
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Cintrifuse Member Board Of Directors 2020–present · current
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Infinite Acres Member Board of Directors 2019–present · current
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Unreasonable Unreasonable Fellow 2019–present · current
Education
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Emory University - Goizueta Business School MBA · 1993–1996
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University of Minnesota BSEE, Electrical Engineering · 1986–1990
