Rabobank is officially kicking off the 2021 Pitch program for FoodBytes!, the bank’s food and agriculture innovation platform, which drives connections and collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to implement solutions to food system challenges.
Sponsoring Agency: Rabobank
Type of Fund: Events, Workshops and Conferences
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/16/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
Rabobank is officially kicking off the 2021 Pitch program for FoodBytes!, the bank’s food and agriculture innovation platform, which drives connections and collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to implement solutions to food system challenges.
FoodBytes! Pitch is an annual multi-week program that helps startups validate and grow their businesses, and their impact, through global industry exposure, tailored mentorship sessions, individualized connections with corporates and investors, pitch refinement and industry awareness and recognition.
This year’s applicants will be vying for a coveted spot among the class of 45 startups – representing 15 companies in each of three sectors: agtech, food tech and CPG. Following an in-depth mentoring and coaching program, 15 of the 45 will be chosen to present at the platform’s live-streamed public competition which will be held on Wednesday, November 10. At the finale, one startup in each sector will be crowned a winner and walk away with prizes. Following FoodBytes! Pitch participation, all 45 startups will have access to the FoodBytes! network of more than 350 alumni entrepreneurs and receive ongoing connections and guidance to help drive their businesses forward.
Criteria
In 2021, FoodBytes! Pitch is seeking startups ranging from seed to Series B that are working on a truly innovative F&A product or technology with a demonstrated product market fit in the following areas:
• Sustainable supply chains: blockchain/traceability, livestock management, animal feed efficiency, meat processing automation, byproduct upcycling, commodities processing, shelf-life extension, clean food processing
• Improved resource management: carbon sequestration & reduction, precision irrigation, food loss mitigation, sustainable packaging, manufacturing robotics, on-farm automation, ag biotechnology, precision ag & AI, indoor farming
• Next frontier of nutrition: functional ingredients (i.e., aging, mental clarity, performance, immunity), food biotechnology/fermentation, cellular agriculture, grain & sugar alternatives, meal prep/home cooking simplification, personalized nutrition, consumer wearables & data gathering
More information at: https://www.foodbytesworld.com/apply/
Eligible Countries:
All Countries
