October updates from GROW
We're turning over a new "leaf" ??
We've got two big announcements this month:?our brand refresh, and Demo Day!
Since our first programme in 2019, we’ve grown along with the rapidly accelerating agrifoodtech ecosystem in Asia and across the globe. We want to go bolder and reflect the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of the founders we work with, so this month we've launched our new brand and?website! Check it out.?
Our mission remains: advancing sustainability and resilience in the food system by accelerating extraordinary founders in agrifoodtech.
We would like to thank our amazing partner Studio Republic , a B Lab UK certified digital agency, for helping us bring our new brand identity to life.
Join us online for Demo Day ???
We are also so excited to invite you to our GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day?happening 10 November.?Tune in to hear the latest cohort from the GROW Impact Accelerator, backed by AgFunder , give their pitches and to connect with the founders.
Mark your calendars, get excited, tell a friend:
Tune in to connect with the startups in our third cohort of our GROW Impact Accelerator 2022. Together with AgFunder, we have selected this cohort of entrepreneurs who are creating positive impact at scale, delivering tangible social and environmental benefits through the solutions they bring to market.
With exciting innovations across the spectrum of Agtech, Foodtech, CPG, and Materials, they each offer a unique solution to social and environmental challenges in our food system: from a ‘point and shoot’ X-ray tool for rapid soil carbon analysis, to a functional protein made completely from yeast waste products, to an edible plant-based packaging that could replace plastic, and much more.?
RSVP here to stay up to date on our latest Demo Day updates!
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Meet the 9 innovative teams driving impact in our agri-food systems
3Bee ?(Italy): Cloud-based farm management system for beekeepers combined with marketplace technology, driving transparency and traceability in global honey production.
Decomer Technology (Estonia): All-natural, plant-based, functional food-grade packaging for food manufacturers and FMCG.
Lyro Robotics ?(Australia): Next-gen robotic solution for food packing, working to alleviate manpower constraints and to improve efficiency on the line.
MYCL | Mycotech Lab (Indonesia): Designing and producing mycelium-based goods such as animal-free leather and building materials from agricultural waste streams, including corn and oil palm.
phagos (France): Addressing the looming pandemic of antibiotic resistance with bacteriophage solutions to efficiently address bacterial infections in seafood and livestock.
Tepbac ?(Vietnam): Revolutionising Vietnam’s aquaculture industry with a comprehensive suite of software and hardware solutions.
VeggieVictory (Nigeria): Offering affordable plant-based meat alternatives that match local tastes and textures, while addressing chronic protein deficiency among African consumers.
X-Centric Sciences (US): Instrumentation systems for soil carbon analysis, allowing efficient and streamlined acquisition of vertically stratified, geochemical carbon data.
Yeap ?(Israel): A complete, yeast-based protein source made from industrial sidestreams that can be used as a functional ingredient,?bulking ingredient, or concentrated protein powder.
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This is our first monthly newsletter series on LinkedIn (you can also subscribe to the email version of our newsletter through our website). We're excited to connect and engage with our GROWing agrifoodtech innovation community here!
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