FoodSeed is an ambitious program with “high performance” content focused on building solid Italian startups with global ambitions, capable of competing with startups from more developed agri-food ecosystems.
It is a unique six-month program, with a tailored work plan for each startup and a top-level work methodology focused on ensuring the startup’s success in the market and the achievement of the necessary investment for its development.
We are looking for startups with innovative and sustainable technologies and solutions, to be applied and implemented along the entire agri-food value chain, from farm to fork.
The call for the 3rd is now open!
Selected start-ups will have a senior team with over 20 years of international experience and a network of partners who will accompany the start-ups to ensure the technological development and consolidation of their solutions, as well as access to pilots and partnerships, offering the opportunity to collaborate with the most innovative national and international companies in the food sector.
6-month "hands-on" acceleration program with a customized work plan for each startup, weekly follow-up
possibility to collaborate with industry companies to test and scale the solutions developed through proof of concept (POC).
ongoing support and access to the mentoring network to complete the program.
The selected startups embark on a 6-month journey consisting of:
Call For Startups
Project selection
Acceleration Program
Demoday
European ranking of added value in agriculture
agri-food sector in Italy
value of the Italian agrifood value chain
Foodseed is the Italian Foodtech Accelerator of the National Accelerator Network of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, promoted by Fondazione Cariverona and UniCredit to support and stimulate the growth of Italian startups in the Foodtech sector through effective and sustainable initiatives.
Since 1991, Fondazione Cariverona has activated and supported projects of social utility and promoting economic development. Our daily challenge is to promote innovation and generate change by leveraging territorial value. With interventions carried out directly or through calls for tenders and disbursement sessions, we invest in projects that are consistent with the priorities established in the Annual and Multiannual Planning Documents, our strategic guidance and planning tools. We assess projects in terms of the coherence and reliability of the proposers, their ability to read the need and impact on the territory, the sustainability of the project, and we pay particular attention to the results achieved and the impact generated. www.fondazionecariverona.org
UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank with a unique service model in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. Our Purpose is to provide the communities we serve with the levers for progress, offering the best answers to the needs of all our Stakeholders and unleashing the potential of our customers and people in Europe. We serve more than 15 million customers, who are at the heart of what we do in all our markets. UniCredit is organised into four main geographic macro-areas and two product factories, Corporate and Individual Solutions. This allows us to be close to our customers by leveraging the Group’s scale to offer an excellent range of products. Digitalisation and our commitment to ESG principles are key factors in the service we offer. They help us deliver excellence to our stakeholders and create a sustainable future for our customers, our communities and our people. www.unicreditgroup.eu/it
Eatable Adventures is one of the leading global food tech accelerators, with over 50 annual corporate and government programs, 10 incubation and acceleration programs, a flow of 3.000 food tech startups analyzed every year, and activities in 4 continents. The company identifies, promotes, and invests in the most disruptive startups that promise a significant impact on the agri-food value chain, through successful collaboration models with food industry companies, generating innovation opportunities in line with their strategic and business challenges. Eatable Adventures has developed an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the food sector through a global community with over 25,000 members and multiple events that bring together industry, investors, universities, governments, and entrepreneurs around food innovation. www.eatableadventures.com
Founded in 1969, Amadori is now a leading group in the agri-food sector. A long-standing specialist in the poultry industry, with a market share of around 30% of total poultry meat in Italy, it is expanding its offering to cover the entire protein sector: white, pink, yellow, and green.
Amadori, which relies on the collaboration of over 9,300 people, all based in Italy, recorded a turnover of €1.78 billion in 2023. The company stands out in the market for its integrated management of the Italian supply chain, which includes: 6 food processing plants, 5 hatcheries, 4 feed mills plus 1 contract-based facility, around 800 farms—both directly managed and under contract—3 logistics platforms, and 16 distribution centres, including branches and agencies, ensuring widespread distribution across Italy. www.amadori.it
REVO Insurance S.p.A. is an insurance company based in Italy, listed on the Euronext STAR Milan market and active in non-life insurance with a focus on specialty lines and parametric risks and mainly oriented to the SME sector. REVO Insurance is an innovative and cutting-edge player, with an entrepreneurial formula that leverages technological leadership to optimise and make the risk underwriting and claims management process more efficient and flexible – including through the use of blockchain technology – and with a strong ESG vocation as a key part of its strategic orientation. www.revoinsurance.com
VASONGROUP incapsulates the know-how of the winemaking industry. Here, research, consultancy and performance come together to give life to innovative solutions and products for winemaking, food and beverage industry around the world.
Enologica Vason Enologica Vason is specialised in the selection and formulation of products intended for the winemaking, food and beverage industry: biotechnologies, adjuvants, traditional and allergen-free clarifying agents, stabilizers and preservatives of natural origin. The offer is completed by laboratory services and analysis, to support the customer throughout the production process.
JUCLAS is the beating heart of winemaking innovation, realizing state of the art plants and technologies for winemaking and the beverages sector. JUCLAS boasts a series of innovations used internationally, including floatation, tangential micro-filtration, the micro-oxygenation of must and wine, tartaric stabilization through electrodialysis and the automated rehydration process of active dry yeasts. An all-round service accompanies the entire production process: research, individual plants, made-to-measure solutions, real time monitoring and laboratory tests aimed at optimising the industrial processes. www.vasongroup.com
Established in 1898 and has been a public company since 2016, Veronafiere is the creator, owner and direct organizer of billboard brand events such as Vinitaly, Marmomac, Fieragricola, Samoter and Fieracavalli. Over the years, its offerings have expanded into a variety of new industries such as Arts (ArtVerona), Schools, Learning and Labour Market (Job&Orienta), Biomedicals (Innovabiomed), Energy, Wood and Biomass (ProgettoFuoco), MotorBikes (Motor Bike Expo) and sustainable, modular logistics (LETExpo). Veronafiere reaches the World from Verona as its presence extends onto global markets thanks to an agenda of dedicated international events in 12 Nations. Overseas it can rely on a rep-office network that reaches more than 60 Countries, a permanent establishment in Shanghai and two subsidiaries: Veronafiere do Brasil and Veronafiere Asia Ltd. www.veronafiere.it/en
The University of Verona focuses on innovation and quality in research and teaching. An institution committed to a process of continuous growth through the enhancement of its human, structural and financial resources. A university embedded in the local context through a continuous strengthening of the link between educational offerings and the world of work and in which research is one of the fundamental factors for social and economic development, capable of producing progress and well-being. The University of Verona promotes collaboration with the local area through projects that activate new technologies and encourages the application and dissemination of knowledge, in a constructive relationship with the entrepreneurial fabric. www.univr.it/en
The Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) venture space that leverages CGIAR’s legacy in research and innovation to co-design, accelerate, and de-risk the development and deployment of science-based solutions for sustainable agriculture and climate action. A4IP entrepreneurs pioneer models to bridge research products from lab to market, create demand for CGIAR science, and strengthen its role in the innovation ecosystem. The initiative plays a catalytic role for entrepreneurial scientists, startups, and other strategic partners driving innovation that will make our agri-food systems healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable. A4IP is an initiative powered by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; a CGIAR research center.
https://www.cgiar.org
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) is a research institute based in Trento, specializing in technology, innovation, humanities, and social sciences. Established by the Autonomous Province of Trento, it promotes knowledge advancement with a focus on science and technology for economic and social impact. Active since 2007, FBK has over 600 researchers, 170 PhDs, 200 visiting professors and doctoral candidates, and 700 affiliates. Its campus has two hubs: one for technology and innovation in Povo, the other for humanities and social sciences in the city, with 12 research centers, 7 labs, 2 libraries, and a dynamic network of enterprises, joint labs, and spin-offs. www.fbk.eu
NOI Techpark is South Tyrol’s growing innovation district. Located in Bolzano, it brings together more than 110 companies and start-ups, 4 research institutes, 4 faculties of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and 70 state-of-the-art scientific laboratories in the fields of Green, Food & Health, Digital, and Automotive & Automation. Together, they form a community of over 2,400 start-uppers, entrepreneurs, researchers and students – in short, drivers of innovation. At the heart of it lies a simple yet revolutionary philosophy, expressed in the acronym that forms its name: NOI – Nature of Innovation. Inspired by nature and ever adapting to change, common patterns are rethought, and new solutions are created for the benefit of people and our planet. noi.bz.it
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Tecnologie e infrastrutture per la generazione di una nuova filiera alimentare, con un elevato peso delle biotecnologie.
Nuove fonti alternative di proteine e lipidi (micelio, agricoltura molecolare e microalghe).
Modelli di business incentrati sulla democratizzazione delle nuove tecnologie nel settore alimentare.
Applicazione di tecnologie deeptech alla filiera agroalimentare.
Tecnologia satellitare, intelligenza artificiale, internet of things, machine learning, blockchain e robotica, ecc.
Soluzioni che favoriscono una filiera più sostenibile con un minore impatto sul pianeta, basate sulla riduzione dei rifiuti, su nuovi imballaggi a basso impatto o su modelli di business che favoriscono la riduzione dell’impronta ecologica.
Nuovi modelli di business basati sull’impronta di carbonio e sulla riduzione del carbonio LCA.
Packaging attivi, tecnologie per il miglioramento della shelf life.
Technologies and infrastructures for generating a new food value chain with a high weight of biotechnologies.
New alternative sources of proteins and lipids (mycelium, molecular agriculture and microalgae).
Business models focused on democratizing new technologies in the food sector
Solutions that promote a more sustainable value chain with a lower impact on the planet, based on waste reduction, new low-impact packaging, or business models that promote reducing the ecological footprint.
New business models based on the carbon footprint and reducing the LCA carbon.
Active packaging, technologies for improving shelf life.
Introduction of new business models with a strong digital base to respond more effectively to consumer needs.
Use of sensing and data management to better understand consumers and overcome the gap between physical and digital.
New forms of indoor and outdoor cultivation.
Technologies that promote ecological transition, improve environmental impact, ensure food safety and animal welfare.
Tools to increase agricultural productivity. New business models applied to the primary sector.
Nuove forme di coltivazione indoor e outdoor.
Tecnologie che favoriscono la transizione ecologica, migliorano l’impatto ambientale, garantiscono la sicurezza alimentare ed il benessere animale.
Strumenti per incrementare la produttività agricola.
Nuovi modelli di business applicati al settore primario.
New solutions that promote consumer health benefits through food.
New ingredients that enable clean labels or products with improved nutritional profiles.
Application of deep tech technologies to the agri-food value chain.
Satellite technology, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, machine learning, blockchain, robotics, etc.
Introduzione di nuovi modelli di business con una forte base digitale per rispondere in modo più efficace le esigenze dei consumatori.
Utilizzo della sensorizzazione e della gestione dei dati per comprendere meglio i consumatori e superare il divario tra fisico e digitale.
Nuove soluzioni che promuovono benefici nella salute dei consumatori attraverso gli alimenti.
Nuovi ingredienti che consentono di ottenere etichette pulite o prodotti con profili nutrizionali migliori.
