Opened in partnership with two leading global food brands, Barilla and Lavazza, this start-up / scale-up call is looking for innovative solutions in the food grocery retail. Loomish is specifically searching for B2B or B2B2C start-ups/scale-ups working on consumer data capturing and omni-channel solutions.
Sponsoring Agency: Loomish
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/16/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
Opened in partnership with two leading global food brands, Barilla and Lavazza, this start-up / scale-up call is looking for innovative solutions in the food grocery retail. Loomish is specifically searching for B2B or B2B2C start-ups/scale-ups working on consumer data capturing and omni-channel solutions.
Categories
• Solutions that Enforce Client Engagement Across Touchpoints
o Help reinforce omnichannel + stronger alignment of online & offline
o Mobile grocery retail solutions
o Boost client engagement across all brand-owned & retailers’ touchpoints
o Stimulate & enable consumers to shop across channels
• Solutions that Enable Rich Data Capture
o Provide to brands better consumer behaviour and sell-out data
o Novel approaches to loyalty programs
o Employ data for better-targeted advertising on owned and retailers’ platforms
Prize Information
Both finalists and winners get a set of carefully tailored benefits, all designed to have an immediate effect on the start-ups’ scaling up:
• The Finalists Get:
o Closed-door pitch presentation: unprecedented visibility with potential customers from brands, retailers, investors and media;
o Possibility of one-to-one meetings and business introductions;
o Free consultancy session: “The road to scaling up” plus support on how to set your company in Ticino, by Loomish;
o 3 months free desk & office services for 1 person in Dagorà Innovation Hub Ticino, Switzerland, financed by UBS (If you have an office in Switzerland);
o Promotional activities and PR.
• The Winners (1/Category) Get:
o Matching mentors program: each start-up gets its dedicated high-profile mentor;
o 8 months free desk & office services for 1 person in Dagorà Innovation Hub Ticino, Switzerland, financed by UBS (If you have an office in Switzerland);
o Promotion as the Award winner in European and Swiss media, as well as on proprietary social media channels;
o The Food-tech Innovation Award trophy.
Start-up / Scale-up Call
Who Qualifies?
Loomish encourages applications from mature B2B start-ups / scale-ups that:
• Are in-revenue
• Have existent user cases and a structured team
• Have a solution that falls into one of the two categories
Early-stage start-ups do not qualify.
Why Apply?
They open doors for international start-ups / scale-ups to be part of the growing innovation landscape in Switzerland.
• Network: Connect with the leading market players in the arena who are actively searching for partnerships with start-ups;
• Visibility: The finalists get visibility on multiple social media channels of Loomish and Award partners; Present your services to a jury with well-known senior executives with demonstrated experience in your field;
• Strategic Growth: Both finalists and winners can benefit from a set of carefully designed services with an immediate effect on the scaling-up process: first-person introductions, designated free consultancy packages, publicity, etc.
More information at: https://awards.loomish.ch/?page_id=3157
