July Newsletter: Meet 5 innovators shaping Asia's protein future, apply to join the Gateway to Australia, catch the Food & Bio Cluster'23 in Denmark
July updates from GROW 🌏
Earlier this month we announced our newest cohort of cutting-edge startups selected for the GROW Future Protein Programme, which is transforming protein production in Asia.
As one cohort launches, another is just forming: applications for the third cohort of the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme - Gateway to Australia are closing soon. If you're an innovative UK startup looking to scale your #agtech business into Australian markets, apply now below!
Read on for the upcoming Food & Bio Global Summit'23, happening on the other side of the world, and a roundup of alumni success stories from this month.
Also, we're hiring! We are currently on the lookout for an Accelerator Program Manager who can join us on our mission to inspire and accelerate extraordinary founders who are developing technology solutions that deliver positive impact for people, place, and planet. Find more info via our Careers Page.
Warm regards,
The GROW Team 🌱
Shaping the future of protein in Asia 🍖
We are excited to introduce to you the five startups handpicked for our inaugural cohort of the GROW Future Protein Programme, launched in partnership with Food Futures Company and supported by Innovate UK . Each startup is unlocking crucial innovations to bring us closer to a sustainable, resilient, and nutritious protein sector.
Collectively, they reflect our vision for protein in Asia: from reforesting and rehabilitating the soil on land used for livestock farming, to introducing new products in Asia’s large seafood market, and encouraging consumers in Asia to shift behaviour by tracking carbon “calories”.
The GROW Future Protein Programme is a 5-month internationalisation hub to help scale-ups from around the world accelerate their expansion into Asia, secure commercial opportunities and catalyse systems change in Asia's protein sub-sector.
Aerseeds (UK)
Creating aerodynamic nutrient and seed pods from food waste to reforest and rehabilitate soil.
Forsea (Israel)
Cultivated eel and seafood company with a unique organoid technology to produce products similar to nature.
Rainstick (Australia)
Using a nature-based solution which mimics electrical storms to boost yield of plants and fungi.
Reewild (UK)
Helping businesses and consumers to track, reduce and offset their climate footprint through a gamified climate tech platform.
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Seaweedery (Australia)
Rescuing flavours and nutrition that would otherwise be lost or wasted in seafood supply chains.
Calling UK agtech scale-ups to launch into Australia 🇦🇺
Final week to apply to the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme - Gateway to Australia, delivered in partnership with Farmers2Founders and GROW !
With Australia's rapidly growing agriculture industry on track to hit $100 billion by 2030, the programme is designed for UK-based startups to drive crucial innovation in the agritech sector.
Successful applicants will receive holistic support to connect, collaborate, and scale in this diverse and rapidly growing market.
We invite innovative scale-ups working in areas such as #watermanagement #irrigation and #fertigation, #livestock #nutrition, #health and #genomics, #land and #soil management, #regenerativeagriculture, #wastemanagement systems, #cea, and #resourcemanagement tech for #livestock & #horticulture, and more.
➡️ Apply by this week here! 🔗
Food & Bio Global Summit '23 🌍
Hear from industry leaders, startups, SMV's, scientific experts, and stakeholders to drive the transition towards sustainable ecosystems in the food and bioresource industry at the Global Summit hosted by Food & Bio Cluster Denmark in Aarhus, Denmark on 26-27 September.
The power of collaboration:
Under the theme "Join the Movement," we're rallying global innovators to accelerate change. Together, we can transform business models, value chains, and practices to create a healthier, more sustainable future. Let's harness the power of collaboration and build a movement towards #netzero carbon food production by 2050.
Four summit labs to shape the future:
Besides an inspiring program of speakers, success cases, panel discussions etc, you can take part in four summit labs in which you can take active part in shaping the future. Engage in focused discussions on positive #nutrition, value-added #bioresources, sustainable #greentransition, and technology-driven solutions.
➡️ Get tickets here! 🔗
GROW community updates 🌱
Our portfolio companies and alumni are GROWing to new heights!
➡️ Want to stay updated on GROW's portfolio companies and alumni? Connect with us on LinkedIn or follow our News page!
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