1st Edition of the Ceres Awards

The following startups were awarded at the first edition of the EIT Food South Ceres Awards:

1. Best Marketed Innovation Award: remarkable products or services developed during or after participating in an EIT Food South project or programme.

Winner: Microfy.ai

2. Excellence in Growth Award: to acknowledge the progress startups have had since their participation in an EIT Food South project or programme. In this category we will grant two different awards:

2.1. Employment Creator Award: startups that have significantly broadened their workforce.

Winner: Nucaps

2.2. Revenue Generator Awards: the capacity to highly increase their financial revenues.

Winner: Agricolus

3. Fundraising Startup Award: startups which have attracted a great amount of funds, whether they come from public or private sources.

Winner: Pydro

4. Women in Agrifood Award: a specific award to female entrepreneurs who took part in an EIT Food South project or programme and have. In this category we will grant two different awards.

4.1. Marketed Innovation Award: innovative products/services created or improved by women entrepreneurs.

Winner: Ekolive

4.2. Female Founder Award: female-led startups consolidated since their participation in the EWA Programme.

Winner: Farmhood

The category "Growth Awards for Regenerative Farmers", honours the most successful projects to reduce carbon footprint and implement innovative technologies to improve farm management.

This category granted 3 prizes up to €10,000:

1. Prize 🥇 €10,000 Winner: Félix del Villar Igea
2. Prize🥈 €7,000 Winner: Mas Casanova - Xevi Quirante
3. Prize🥉 €3,000 Winner: Poultree - José Luis García de Castro

Thank you so much to all the applicants and we are looking forward for the next edition!