Deadline: 31-Aug-21
Applications are now open for the THRIVE Global Initiative LATAM Challenge to solve problems in the LATAM agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scaleups for investment and global recognition.
Focus Areas
Startups should be seed to series a with technologies focused in the following areas:
- Software
- Food Safety
- Indoor Farming
- Biotechnology
- Farm Management
- Sensing and IOT
- Animal Health & Livestock
- Robotics & Automatic
- Innovative Food (Ingredient Innovation)
- Big Data & Predictive Analytics
- Supply Chain Management & Traceability
- Packaging & Freshness Solutions
Benefits
- Winning Company receives: The winner will receive the THRIVE LATAM Challenge Award and advance to the finals of the Global THRIVE Accelerator Program with an opportunity to be selected for the THRIVE VIII Cohort in Silicon Valley, CA.
- Recognition Award: THRIVE LATAM Challenge Award
- Invitation to pitch at the THRIVE VIII Accelerator Finals. Selected companies receive investment and the opportunity to pitch at THRIVE | Forbes Demo Day 2022 in Salinas, CA, USA
- Recognition by SVG THRIVE and Forbes Media spotlight
- Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2022 for two founders, hosted by THRIVE (US $15k value)
- Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
- Automatic acceptance as GLOCAL AGRIFOODTECH LATAM PROGRAM 2022 finalist & specialized mentorship from GLOCAL
- Benefits for Entrepreneurs
- Recognition as one of the most promising agrifood companies in LATAM—boosting existing ecosystems and attracting new agrifood innovation to the region
- Exposure to local and international investors and organizations
- THRIVE Accelerator Program qualification for the winning company
- Brand amplification through Forbes Media and THRIVE communication channels
- Access to expert mentors and advisors as well as access to THRIVE’s extensive global entrepreneur network
How to engage
- Headline Partner: Headline Partners are looking to be the key sponsors and supporters of the Challenge—spotlighting early-stage startups that solve local or global agrifood tech challenges while getting visibility from the global innovation ecosystem.
- Program Partner: Challenge Partners are looking to support the regional challenge, highlight the best start-ups in the region, and collaborate with key innovation leaders in the agrifood space.
- Startup Partners: Startup Partners are interested in supporting the challenge winner while getting visibility in the region and globally through the community of over 18k startups, scaleups, corporations, and investors in agrifood tech.
- Co-Marketing Partners: Co-Marketing Partners have an extensive network of agrifood innovators in the region and are interested in getting visibility within the community of over 18k startups, scaleups, corporations, and investors in agrifood tech, while supporting the communication of the Challenge.
For more information, visit https://thriveagrifood.com/latam-challenge/