The THRIVE Europe Challenge solves problems of the European agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scaleups for investment and global recognition.
Sponsoring Agency: SVG Ventures
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/02/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
The THRIVE Europe Challenge solves problems of the European agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scaleups for investment and global recognition.
The Challenge is closely aligned with the European Green Deal which seeks to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 while doubling down on achieving the UN SDG’s. The Green Deal’s Farm to Fork Strategy will be central to achieving these goals. If you are an innovative European startup leaving a positive impact on the environment and society, they want to hear from you.
Startups should be seed to series a with technologies focused in the following areas:
• Software
• Food Safety
• Indoor Farming
• Biotechnology
• Farm Management
• Sensing and IOT
• Animal Health & Livestock
• Robotics & Automation
• Innovative Food (Ingredient Innovation)
• Big Data & Predictive Analytics
• Supply Chain Management & Traceability
• Packaging & Freshness Solutions
• Crop Nutrition
• Plant Breeding
Winning Company receives
• The winner will receive the THRIVE Europe Challenge Award and advance to the finals of the Global THRIVE Accelerator Program with an opportunity to be selected for the THRIVE VIII Cohort in Silicon Valley, CA.
• Recognition Award: THRIVE Europe Challenge Award
• Invitation to pitch at the THRIVE VIII Accelerator Finals. Selected companies receive investment and the opportunity to pitch at THRIVE|Forbes Demo Day 2022 in Salinas, CA, USA
• Recognition by SVG THRIVE and Forbes Media
• Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2022 for two founders, hosted by THRIVE (US $15k value)
• Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
Benefits for Entrepreneurs
• Recognition as one of the most promising agrifood companies in Europe—boosting existing ecosystems and attracting new agrifood innovation to the region
• Exposure to local and international investors and organizations
• THRIVE Accelerator Program qualification for the winning company
• Brand amplification through Forbes Media and THRIVE communication channels
• Access to expert mentors and advisors as well as access to THRIVE's extensive global entrepreneur network
How to Engage
• HEADLINE PARTNER
o Headline Partners are looking to be the key sponsors and supporters of the Challenge—spotlighting early-stage startups that solve local or global agrifood tech challenges while getting visibility from the global innovation ecosystem.
• CHALLENGE PARTNER
o Challenge Partners are looking to support the regional challenge, highlight the best startups in the region, and collaborate with key innovation leaders in the agrifood space.
• STARTUP PARTNER
o Startup Partners are interested in supporting the challenge winner while getting visibility in the region and globally through community of over 18k startups, scaleups, corporations, and investors in agrifood tech.
• CO-MARKETING PARTNER
o Co-Marketing Partners have an extensive network of agrifood innovators in the region and are interested in getting visibility within the community of over 18k startups, scaleups, corporations, and investors in agrifood tech, while supporting the communication of the Challenge.
More information at: https://thriveagrifood.com/europe-challenge/
Eligible Countries:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
