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Europe’s food system has come under unprecedented pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic that requires an urgent and coordinated response. As Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, EIT Food has launched two initiatives to support the…
Fostering transformation in European regions with modest to moderate agrifood innovation rates.
Innovation
We guide and accelerate food innovation to transform the food system. We focus on inclusive systems innovation, which enables all people and places to participate and benefit.
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We are attracting, developing and empowering bright minds to lead the transformation of the food system into an innovative sector that produces healthy and sustainable food, and is trusted by society.
Entrepreneurship
Startups play a fundamental role in transforming the food system. EIT Food supports innovative impactful agrifood entrepreneurs and startups to deliver new food innovations and businesses across Europe.
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We believe that we are all responsible for, and connected to, the food that we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it. Our activities are designed to engage with people so that they can become agents of change in the food…
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EIT Food has announced the 61 high-impact agrifood startups that have been selected to join the EIT Food Acceleration Network (EIT FAN) 2022. EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the…
StartLife
Profile
StartLife is Europe’s longest running and leading agrifoodtech accelerator. Its mission is to accelerate startups shaping a sustainable food system by providing business development support, mentoring, funding and access to a global community of investors, corporates and experts. StartLife is situated on Wageningen Campus and is closely connected to its co-founder Wageningen University & Research. Since 2010, StartLife has supported 400+ startups.
Competences & Capabilities
- Capital: up to €250K in soft loans for participating Food & Agtech startups
- Customers: warm introductions to leading corporates to partner up with
- Connections: international agri & food network, incl. research institutes, corporates and investors
- Competencies: business validation and personal coaching programs
- Country soft-landing: soft-landing programs for international startups.
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StartLife
Bronland 10-D
Wageningen 6708WH
The Netherlands
Wageningen 6708WH
The Netherlands
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