EIT Food RisingFoodStars announces new cohort of agrifood scaleups to address long-term food sustainability
- 14 startups from across Europe chosen for prestigious programme to scale solutions that address the long-term sustainability of food and agriculture
- The chosen startups include sustainable palm oil alternatives, animal-free dairy products and platforms to manage agricultural data
- RisingFoodStars alumni have secured over $700 million in investment since the programme’s inception in 2018
“These organisations are truly rising stars in Europe’s agrifood space, and we see enormous potential for them to create impact across our food value chain. We are looking forward to providing these scaleups with the tools they need to boost their chance of business success, and supporting them as they continue to grow and thrive.”
"At RisingFoodStars, we recognise the complexity of ensuring food security, reducing CO2 emissions, and providing healthy options for EU residents while remaining competitive in the global market. With over 8% of EU citizens unable to afford regular meat, fish, or vegetarian meals, new solutions are essential. Our personalised approach is key to initiating transformative change, unlocking commercial opportunities, and facilitating rapid, sustainable growth for startups. For example, our alumni company Infinite Roots has secured $58 million from a leading European retailer and the holding company behind Haribo to scale its mycelium fermentation platform."
For more information about EIT Food’s entrepreneurship programmes, please visit: https://entrepreneurship.eitfood.eu.
About EIT Food
EIT Food is the world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community. We accelerate innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all.
Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system. We unlock innovation potential in businesses and universities and create and scale agrifood startups to bring new technologies and products to market. We equip entrepreneurs and professionals with the skills needed to transform the food system and put consumers at the heart of our work, helping build trust by reconnecting them to the origins of their food.
We are one of nine innovation communities established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.
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