RFSI

What RFSI does

RFSI (Regenerative Food Systems Investment) is a US-based, privately held event, education, and media company founded in late 2018 by Sarah Day Levesque and operating as an initiative of Questor Regen Co. The company's functional purpose is to facilitate connections between capital allocators (family offices, foundations, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, registered investment advisors) and capital activators (fund managers, regenerative farmers, ranchers, service providers) in order to mobilize investment into regenerative agriculture and food systems. It serves both demand-side investors seeking deal flow and education, and supply-side farmers/producers seeking capital and investor access.

RFSI's product portfolio is centered on three annual in-person convening franchises — the RFSI Forum (US, rotating between Denver, Minneapolis, and other cities; 7th Annual held October 2025), RFSI Europe (Brussels, 3rd Annual in March 2026), and RFSI Canada (Winnipeg, May 2026) — supplemented by the RFSI Online Bootcamp (fundraising education for farmers and early-stage start-ups), the RFSI Investor Workshop (pre-event program for institutional investors), an optional post-event Regen Farm & Food Systems Tour, a weekly Mailchimp-distributed newsletter (Raising Regenerative News), and an archived resources library of webinars and reports. The underlying technology stack is standard web/content infrastructure (WordPress site, YouTube, LinkedIn, Mailchimp) with no proprietary platform or AI components.

The business model is event-driven with three primary revenue streams: corporate event sponsorships across tiered packages (Diamond, Gold, Bronze, plus specialized networking/coffee break/reception tiers), event registration and Bootcamp ticket fees with farmer scholarships subsidizing producer attendance, and custom media/advertising packages. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Sponsorship roster includes mission-aligned regenerative agriculture capital allocators such as Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, Steward, SLM Partners, Mad Capital, Rodale Institute, and Good Roots. The company operates remotely with a 1-10 employee team and markets served include the United States, Canada, Belgium/Europe, and prior virtual events for Australia.

Name

RFSI

Legal name

Regenerative Food Systems Investment

Website

https://rfsi-forum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RFSI is a US-based event and media company that convenes investors, fund managers, and regenerative farmers through annual forums in the US, Europe, and Canada to mobilize capital into regenerative agriculture and food systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agriculture Investment Events and Education

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation (BPADAMAD)

Keywords

• Agriculture investment events
• Regenerative agriculture conferences
• Farm investment networking
• Food systems media
• Sustainable agriculture education

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships: RFSI generates revenue through corporate sponsorship packages at their events. Sponsors receive thought leadership positioning, participant access, and brand visibility before, during, and after events. Multiple sponsor tiers exist (Diamond, Gold, Bronze, etc.) with varying benefits.
2. Event Registration Fees: The company sells tickets to RFSI Forum events, Bootcamp programs, and farm tours. Registration fees vary with early bird and standard pricing. Farmer scholarships are available to subsidize attendance.
3. Custom Media and Advertising: RFSI offers media offerings and advertising packages alongside their event sponsorships, providing sponsors and partners visibility through their platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RFSI produces premier in-person convenings for investing in regenerative food and agriculture, anchored by the annual RFSI Forum in the United States (now in its 7th year), RFSI Europe (Brussels), and RFSI Canada (Winnipeg). The company complements these forums with the RFSI Online Bootcamp for farmers and start-ups, the RFSI News newsletter, and an archive of webinars and reports designed to educate and connect capital allocators, fund managers, farmers, and service providers in the regenerative agriculture investment ecosystem.

Product overview

RFSI (Regenerative Food Systems Investment) is an event, education, and media company that facilitates connections between capital allocators, investment professionals, and those who activate capital in regenerative agriculture and food systems. The company operates a portfolio of products centered around flagship in-person forum events (RFSI Forum in the US, RFSI Europe, and RFSI Canada), supplemented by the RFSI Online Bootcamp for fundraising education, RFSI News newsletter, and Resources (webinars and reports). Pre-event programming includes the RFSI Investor Workshop for institutional investors and the Regen Farm & Food Systems Tour. All offerings are designed to accelerate the flow of capital to regenerative agriculture by providing education, networking, and deal flow opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RFSI Forum The premier annual in-person event in the United States for investing in regenerative food and agriculture; convenes investors, fund managers, farmers, ranchers, and service providers to explore investment opportunities, share case studies, and facilitate capital deployment.
• RFSI Europe An annual European convening focused on catalyzing investment in Europe's regenerative agriculture and food sector, bringing together investors, funders, and innovators to explore the evolving investment landscape across the continent.
• RFSI Canada In-person events in Canada focused on accelerating capital for regenerative agriculture and food-system enterprises, connecting investors with producers, intermediaries, and policy influencers.
• RFSI Online Bootcamp

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ investors, funders, producers, and policy influencers expected at RFSI Canada 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Questor Regen CocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRFSI is a Questor Regen Co initiative. Questor Regen Co is an education, event, and media company working to grow impactful niche market and business communities in agriculture and food by facilitating opportunities to learn and build stronger business relationships and networks through high-quality events, online platforms, and publications.
• Acres USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRFSI's Managing Director Sarah Day Levesque previously worked closely with regenerative farmers in her role leading development and execution of educational experiences at Acres USA, a Questor Regen Co company. This connection provides experiential knowledge for RFSI event programming.
• Rodale InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead sponsor and co-host. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to growing the organic movement through rigorous research, farmer training, and education with nearly 80-year history.
• Good RootsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiamond sponsor. A professional services firm building a better food system by empowering farmers and food entrepreneurs with strong foundations in finance, marketing, and management. Has helped over 700 businesses strengthen the food system.
• The Conservation FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetworking sponsor. Their Farms Fund initiative expands affordable farmland access, supports successful farm businesses, and permanently protects working farmland for the next generation of farmers.
• Food Finance InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBootcamp sponsor. Helps food and farm businesses thrive at every stage through finance-forward training, coaching, and consulting. Co-sponsors the RFSI Bootcamp educational program.
• Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoffee break sponsor. An impact ecosystem of investors, funders, and enterprises dedicated to unlocking capital for regenerative businesses, developing financial innovations and building a market for regenerative, equitable, and climate-resilient food future.
• Zero Foodprint + Healing Soils FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective sponsors. 1% from each Forum attendee registration funds regenerative agriculture projects in Minnesota, matched by Healing Soils Foundation.
• The First ThirtymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPitch session sponsor. Venture capital for the AgriHealth Evolution, investing in technologies where agriculture meets human health.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HighQuest Group (Global AgInvesting): Operates Global AgInvesting events, media, and digital content for institutional investors in agriculture, farmland, and ag-tech. Directly comparable audience (family offices, pensions, fund managers deploying capital into agriculture) and event/media business model; Sarah Day Levesque previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Global AgInvesting Media.
• EcoFarm Conference (Ecological Farming Association): Long-running annual conference and educational programming for organic and regenerative farmers, ranchers, and allied food system stakeholders. Comparable event-driven mission and audience, though less investment-focused; overlap in regenerative agriculture thought leadership.
• Acres USA: Direct sister entity under parent Questor Regen Co; produces educational events, conferences, and media for regenerative and organic farmers. Highly comparable business model (event/media/community) in the same regenerative agriculture niche, with overlap in audience and even founder lineage (Sarah Day Levesque previously led educational experiences there).
• Bioneers: Nonprofit media and event organization producing an annual conference on regenerative solutions including food and agriculture. Comparable audience of impact-oriented investors, practitioners, and activists; similar event/media/community model.
• Food Tank: Nonprofit focused on food system transformation, producing events, articles, books, and research. Comparable media/events business model, audience (investors, farmers, policymakers), and regenerative/sustainable food system focus.
• Soil Health Conference (Soil Health Initiative): Event series focused on soil health education, bringing together farmers, researchers, and policymakers. Comparable regenerative agriculture focus, event-driven model, and educational mission; partial audience overlap with RFSI's farmer segment.
• Regenerative Agriculture Summit: Industry conference series focused on scaling regenerative agriculture, with overlapping attendance from CPG brands, farmers, and capital providers. Most directly competitive event in the regenerative ag investment category.

Broad incumbents

• Reuters Events (Food & Agriculture): Large B2B events arm of Reuters that runs sustainability and food system conferences. Overlap in institutional audience (especially CPG, agribusiness executives and investors), but operates at significantly larger scale across broader sustainability themes.
• Informa Connect (Agriculture & Food Events): Large B2B media and events company that runs numerous agriculture and food system conferences including Women in Agribusiness and Organic & Non-GMO Forum (both brands Sarah Day Levesque helped develop). Broad incumbent with scale advantages in event production, sponsorship sales, and content distribution.

Emerging players

• Regeneration International: Nonprofit advocacy organization promoting regenerative agriculture globally via events, education, and network-building. Comparable mission and overlapping audience of regenerative farmers and advocates, but more advocacy-oriented than the investment-facilitation angle that defines RFSI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCioTXUiJBS33DOk6c7f3-ZA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regenerative-food-systems-investment/about
• Xx.com/Invest_RegenAg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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