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Foodbytes Startup Program 2021

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Foodbytes 2021 Program

Applications to FoodBytes! Pitch 2021 are now open! Join one of the industry’s most valuable global networks for food and agriculture innovators and showcase your sustainable solutions to the industry’s most innovative and mission-driven corporates and investors.

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.

In 2021, FoodBytes! Pitch is seeking growth stage (Seed to Series B) agtech, food tech and consumer food and beverage (CPG) startups that have a diverse team, demonstrated product market fit, collaborative mindset and focus on the triple bottom line. Our robust member cohort are driving scouting themes to align with their innovation and investment priorities:

    • 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

Deadline: Sunday, May 16. Learn more and apply for FoodBytes! Pitch here:


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