Three EIT Food startup programs open for applications until 30 April

Three EIT Food programs are open for start-ups and teams with an innovative agricultural/-food idea.
Read more about the programs and choose the best one for you. The application deadline for all programs is April 30, 2021.
Need help with testing your agritech solution? Test Farms programme is designed to link startups that are looking to validate their agricultural solutions with farmers in real conditions.
Why join the programme?
???? Validation – test the functionality and need for your solution by cooperating with professional farmers
???? Visibility – showcase your refined product to potential clients on Demo Day, organised at the site of the farmer
???? Network – get access to the EIT Food network: agricultural companies, research institutes and startups
???? Funding – receive a 3000€ budget to support the travel and testing phase
????Interested? Apply before April 30!

Are you looking for a business or tech co-founder to help you grow your agrifood startup?

TeamUp is an EIT Food programme that matches leading technologists with top business professionals and supports them in building impactful agrifood ventures.
Why join the programme?
✔️Find the right business or tech co-founder
✔️ Build and grow an impactful agrifood startup together
✔️ Get expert training and access to EIT Food network
✔️ Receive a 2,000€ monthly stipend (per team) during a 3-month exploration phase and a chance to get further funding from EIT Food
????Interested? Apply before April 30!

EIT Jumpstarter supports people with promising ideas of innovative products and services in agriculture, food processing and distribution, healthcare, energy, raw materials, urban mobility or manufacturing sector.
 Jumpstarter is a pre-incubation programme (targeted at early-stage ideas) that provides participants with basic business skills and knowledge how to structure their innovative ideas, commercialize and set up their own companies.

For whom?

Scientific project teams, innovators, scientists, PhD students or master’s students who have unique solutions in agrifood (supply chain, food production, processing, distribution, packaging and tracking, healthy nutrition, reduction and valorisation of food waste streams).

Why join the programme?

  • Gain the skills and knowledge to launch your company
  • Receive further support and dedicated advisory from the EIT Communities regarding the next stage of your start-up journey
  • Meet partners, VCs, regulatory bodies and companies that can produce your products, be your first buyer or a test site
  • Meet major innovation hubs in Europe, which is important when you want to enter foreign markets
????Interested? Apply before April 30!