Deadline: 11 August 2024
Do you lead a Food or AgriTech startup that challenges the status quo? Are you passionate about your innovation, are looking to scale and need to raise capital and partner with corporates to build, test, and validate your hypothesis? Then this program is for you!
The Food & AgriTech Accelerator looks towards new technologies along the food value chain to meet the growing demand for food safety, digitalization and sustainability.
The food and agriculture sector is undergoing significant technological advancements, particularly in developed nations, developing countries are gradually making strides in this direction. Data availability, accessibility and quality are already transforming the agricultural sector and increasingly becoming the three key elements driving digital innovation in any sector. Emerging food & agriculture trends are marking a shift towards smart farming and efficient utilization of time and resources while reducing crop losses as well as towards more sustainable and personalized food choices. The focus is to not only improve the overall quality and quantity of the food value chain, but also to reach the ultimate goal of a sustainable future.
Focus Areas
- Vertical Farming
- Sustainable Packaging
- Precision Agriculture
- Alternative Proteins
- Food Waste Reduction
- AgriTech Hardware
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Farm-to-Table Platform
- Agri-FinTech
Benefits
- Digital Acceleration
- An intense 3-month hybrid accelerator designed to enable growth at speed.
- Capital
- Including cash investment per startup to cover expenses during the program, and €500K+ startup deal kit with exclusive partner deals.
- Mentorship
- Carefully selected mentors with industry-specific knowledge, who provide hands-on support and valuable introductions.
- Events
- 1:1 matchmaking with mentors, investors and partners. Ongoing collaborations for exposure, media & PR activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Looking for companies:
- in Supply Chain, Irrigation, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Safety, Farms, Horticulture, Carbon Footprinting, Cleantech, Livestock Farm Management, Vertical Farming, Carbon Capture, Food & Nutrition Composition, Sustainable Foods, Food Waste Management, AgriTech, Agri Fintech, AI Infrastructure, Data Marketplace, Industrial Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture
- located in Asia, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
- incorporated or not
- idea, prototype, users or paying users stage
- Angel, Pre-seed or Seed
- have raised funding or not
- currently raising or not raising funds
- have revenue or not
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