The Global Food Venture Programme has supported a growing community of PhD innovators who are turning research into real-world impact. These success stories showcase how alumni have combined science, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to transforming the food system into meaningful ventures.
Orbem GFVP 2018
Orbem is unleashing AI-powered imaging for the poultry industry, seed quality control and other applications. Their solution prevents the waste of more than 10 billion unfertilised eggs, enough to feed an egg per day to more than 28 million people for a year. The company is a spin-off of TUM university and has raised 9.5 MIO investment.
Cano-ela is a food tech company that aims to remove refined ingredients from the food supply chain using an unique extraction process on oil-rich seeds. Cano-ela is a pre-seed company and has raised an undisclosed amount of funding.
Revo Foods is a deep tech university spin-off that offers seafood made 100% out of plants, aiming to change the way public consumes fish products. Revo Foods products are currently in 20 countries and the company has raised over 4MIO investment after exiting GFVP.
NouriSol helps farmers improve the resilience of their soil and, by replacing chemical fertilisers, dramatically reduces the negative impact of food production on the environment.Farmers will see increased profits which will enable them to sustain their business in the long-term. NouriSol will also help organic and regenerative farmersreduce their yield gap and thereby facilitate the conversion into more planet-positive practices.
No matter if you have a breakthrough idea or not, GFVP puts you in the centre of a network that will test your business idea, giving you the tools to see beyond technology. It was a rewarding self-improvement experience, both personal and professional.
The GFVP was an amazing experience from the beginning; coaching helped me through all the steps. The Programme improved my entrepreneurial mindset, and my project had an organic evolution.
All those EIT Food programmes brought me a lot of tools, skills and contacts that were instrumental in my journey as an entrepreneur. I had workshops about pitching and financing that were immediately applicable to my first steps with Cano-ela.
The current food production system is not sustainable at all, so we need to tackle the effect of climate change and rethink our agriculture. The GFVP programme gave me the chance to train my entrepreneurial skills and to develop a business mindset with a more global perspective. This is crucial in what I’m doing today. I still benefit from the support and the network.
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