Tag: Startup Corner

AFN introduces… SinGENE and Back of the Yards algae sciences

October 21, 2019

We speak to two up and coming startups in the GROW accelerator's latest cohort, as they tackle contemporary problems with age-old solutions.

GROW Accelerator’s Christine Pitt on corporate approach to innovation and solving customer painpoints

August 6, 2019

Christine Pitt is executive director of GROW, the new foodtech and agtech accelerator we’ve launched with Rocket Seeder in Singapore. (Applications are now open until August 19 so apply now!)

Indigo launches Terraton Challenge for innovators to accelerate, quantify & reward soil carbon sequestration – apply now!

July 23, 2019

Applications are now open for innovators to apply to Indigo's Terraton Challenge for the chance of winning $20k in grant funding and up to $3m in Indigo contracts, as well as participation in a virtual incubation program, and trials with Indigo's farmer partners.

FoodBytes! by Rabobank is Returning to London in November 2019: Applications Open Now!

June 24, 2019

For Rob Wilson, chief toaster at startup Toast Ale, the experience was far more than just a pitch competition and demo day.

FoodShot Announces Winners of Soil 3.0 Challenge inc Trace Genomics & Carbon Sequestration Measurement

June 6, 2019

The multistakeholder investment platform catalyzed $3m in equity investment soil microbiome testing startup Trace Genomics and $535k in grant funding for three research projects.

Applications Open for Rockstart AgriFood’s Inaugural Accelerator Program

May 20, 2019

Every accelerator participant will receive a convertible note of €100k for participating in the program, and Rockstart can invest up-to €2 million in those it supports into later stage alongside investor partners.

TERRA Growth Stage AgriFood Accelerator Opens for Applications!

April 18, 2019

TERRA, a non-equity-based accelerator program, is unique in its approach to acceleration by focusing on startups that are ready to scale their businesses, as opposed to those at the proof of concept stage refining their pitches for seed funding.

Got an Innovative Food Idea? The European Union Wants to Know

April 8, 2019

The agrifood industry needs more qualified entrepreneurs to enter the space, according to a new initiative from the European Union (EU) that wants to propel more entrepreneurs and innovators into the sector.

How THRIVE Built 2019’s Most Valuable AgriFood Tech Accelerator

March 27, 2019

THRIVE was voted Most Valuable Accelerator by the AgFunder network. It has built a platform to accelerate agrifood tech startup innovation by partnering with leading organizations and corporates across the agrifood and tech industries.

Evolving to Serve a Dynamic Agri-Food Market – What’s Next for Benson Hill?

March 7, 2019

Matt Crisp is cofounder and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop genomics platform using computational biology and gene editing. Here he writes about the startup's evolution and transition to now serving a broad range of clients across the food system.

Elemental Excelerator Provides Up-to $1m to Startups Tackling Our Biggest Agriculture Challenges

February 27, 2019

Elemental Excelerator, a non-profit funder of agriculture, water, energy, mobility, and circular economy startups, is accepting applications for its 8th cohort.

60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now!

February 13, 2019

Voting will close at 5 pm PT on February 28. The winners will be exclusively announced at the ReThink Agri-Food Innovation Week in San Francisco on March 20 at a special networking evening bridging the World Agri-Tech and the Future Food-Tech Summits.

From Lab-Grown Meat to Blockchain, Alltech Accelerator Selects 10 Global Startups at the Cutting Edge of AgTech

February 5, 2019

A record number of startups applied for the third year of The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, organized and run by global agtech business Alltech alongside Irish tech community hub Dogpatch Labs.

FoodBytes! By Rabobank Selects 15 AgriFood Tech Startups to Pitch in San Francisco

January 31, 2019

The FoodBytes! platform is introducing some new elements this year including new prizes and resources for participating startups, and new categories.

FarmLogs Launches AutoHedge App to Help Farmers Market Their Grain Before Harvest

January 23, 2019

The free app is aimed at helping overstretched and frustrated farmers take advantage of futures markets, which are complex and time-consuming, using research-based software and automation.

Alltech’s Pearse Lyons Accelerator Offers Route to Market for Scaling Startups – apply now!

December 19, 2018

Alltech does not take any equity from the startups and instead focuses on helping them with their business development and route to market, a big challenge for agtech startups. Deadline to apply is December 31, 2018.

Saving Our Soils Will Require a Diverse Set of Technologies and Tools

December 17, 2018

Rajiv Singh, the former CEO of Rabobank North America, writes about FoodShot's search for projects and ideas that utilize the latest in technology, science, and engineering to address the crisis of soil deterioration ahead of the January 8, 2019 deadline.