WANTED: HEALTHY FOOD SOLUTIONS
Unhealthy diets are responsible for serious effects on human health. A staggering two billion people worldwide are overweight, of whom 679 million are obese. This causes many life-threatening illnesses, resulting in poor quality of life, enormous pressure on healthcare and eventually deaths.
Fortunately, more and more people, governments, schools and companies are taking action by promoting healthier food and diets. Also, a strong trend is emerging with consumers looking for healthier food alternatives.
As a result, the demand for healthier food and diets will increase substantially in the coming decade. So, we need healthy food solutions!
WANTED: HEALTHY FOOD SOLUTIONS
Unhealthy diets are responsible for serious effects on human health. A staggering two billion people worldwide are overweight, of whom 679 million are obese. This causes many life-threatening illnesses, resulting in poor quality of life, enormous pressure on healthcare and eventually deaths.
Fortunately, more and more people, governments, schools and companies are taking action by promoting healthier food and diets. Also, a strong trend is emerging with consumers looking for healthier food alternatives.
As a result, the demand for healthier food and diets will increase substantially in the coming decade. So, we need healthy food solutions!
OPEN CALL
At Brave New Food we believe that collaboration is key to innovate faster and accelerate the transition to healthier food, diets and society. Therefore we set up a valuable network of game changers; such as food and retail companies, investors and many others.
Together we are looking for startups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs with new solutions, products, services or technologies that could play an important role in this transition. Each partner in our network has the goal to investigate - from their own perspective and responsibility - how they can accelerate the most promising startups and scale-ups through partnerships, access to new markets, expertise or funding opportunities.
So, is your startup or scale-up looking for opportunities to boost your company? Join this Open Call and pitch your solution!
OPEN CALL
At Brave New Food we believe that collaboration is key to innovate faster and accelerate the transition to healthier food, diets and society. Therefore we set up a valuable network of game changers; such as food and retail companies, investors and many others.
Together we are looking for startups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs with new solutions, products, services or technologies that could play an important role in this transition. Each partner in our network has the goal to investigate - from their own perspective and responsibility - how they can accelerate the most promising startups and scale-ups through partnerships, access to new markets, expertise or funding opportunities.
So, is your startup or scale-up looking for opportunities to boost your company? Join this Open Call and pitch your solution!
WHY JOIN A CHALLENGE?
ACCESS TO NETWORK
Get access to a large and growing network of suppliers, manufacturers and experts from all parts of the food chain.
ACCESS TO EXPERTISE
Get noticed, supported and connected by experienced and successful food entrepreneurs and investors.
ACCESS TO MARKET
Get connected with leading food (related) companies and distributors and boost your venture with new contracts.
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Get in touch with food & impact minded investors and other parties for subsidies, soft loans or investments up to €1.000.000,-
MATCHMAKING EVENT
After the deadline, our partners will review the submitted pitches and invite the most interesting ventures for one-on-one conversations during our matchmaking event.
Some numbers from the previous open call:
- 219 pitches from 21 countries
- 87 startups & scale-ups were invited
- 130 one-on-one match conversations
- 70+ follow-ups
- 300+ network sessions between startup founders
Watch the after movie or read some testimonials of fellow startups and scale-ups on why you should participate in this call! We hope to meet you during our next matchmaking event!
MATCHMAKING EVENT
After the deadline, our partners will review the submitted pitches and invite the most interesting ventures for one-on-one conversations during our matchmaking event.
Some numbers from the previous open call:
- 219 pitches from 21 countries
- 87 startups & scale-ups were invited
- 130 one-on-one match conversations
- 70+ follow-ups
- 300+ network sessions between startup founders
Watch the after movie or read some testimonials of fellow startups and scale-ups on why you should participate in this call! We hope to meet you during our next matchmaking event!
More than 800 startups and scale-ups pitched in our previous Innovation Challenges. After 1-on-1 introduction meetings with interested partners during our Matchmaking Events, multiple startups were able to access new markets, networks, expertise or funding opportunities. Since 2020, our Innovation Challenges resulted in:
- 800+ pitches from over 50 countries
- 600+ 1-on-1 introduction meetings
- 70+ follow-up conversations
- Totalling over 1.000 quality networking conversations
Join the Brave New Food network to get access to hundreds of startups with next generation food solutions that are looking for new partnership to scale!
Join the Brave New Food network and get access to hundreds of startups with next generation food solutions that are looking for funding to scale!