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EIT Food agrifood startup support programs

Overview

Various EIT Food-supported initiatives have been launched to provide mentorship and resources to agrifood and agricultural startups.

In Cyprus, the SocialTech Lab is running the second edition of the Ground2Scale+ program. This eight-week initiative offers entrepreneurs and researchers training in market validation and investment preparation, culminating in a Demo Day and a prize pool of €2,000.

In Romania, Impact Hub Bucharest, acting as the EIT Food Country Representative, has launched the AgriStart program with support from Bayer. The program aims to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products by selecting 10 teams for mentorship and workshops, with the two most promising startups advancing to a commercialization stage.

Entities

EIT Food · Ground2Scale+ program · Nicosia · SocialTech Lab · Bayer

Timeline

  1. 19 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    AgriStart program launched to support agricultural startups

    Impact Hub Bucharest has launched AgriStart, a program supported by EIT Food and Bayer to mentor and accelerate early-stage AgriTech and FoodTech startups in Romania.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    EIT Food launches second round of Ground2Scale+ program for agrifood startups

    EIT Food’s Ground2Scale+ program opens applications for its free eight‑week agrifood startup cohort, starting 12 Sept in Nicosia, with €2,000 in prizes and a Venture Builder entry for the top team.

Sources

jurnalul.ro · news.yam.md · start-up.ro · unghiul.md