StartLife Accelerate is the #1 acceleration program for Foodtech & Agtech startups to validate customer segments, raise funding and access leading corporates and investors in the industry. The best trainers, entrepreneurs, and Wageningen University & Research experts offer you the resources you need to scale up your company.
We are happy to announce that CIED Group will be working together with the team at Wageningen University from April to June this year. We hope to better validate our customer segments, business model and prepare for seed fundraising. The intensive training and individual coaching from various corporates and program partners will help us get to the next step for scaling up our business.
About StartLife Accelerate
StartLife Accelerate is a 12-week (online) program for the most promising food- & agtech startups, that offers pre-seed funding, business support and access to leading corporates and investors. The StartLife Accelerate curriculum addresses what is crucial to validate your business, attract funding and grow your company.
The end of the program is celebrated with a festive graduation day. On this day the startups will present themselves to a wide and international audience of investors, corporates, partners, and other stakeholders from the StartLife community.
criteria for entry are as follows:
- You are active in foodtech, agtech or the bio agtech
- You are addressing a relevant social, health or environmental need
- You are developing a highly innovative technology or product
- You are beyond the idea phase: you have a prototype or MVP of your product
- You have at least two founders able to participate in the curriculum
- You have the ambition to scale and grow fast
How are startups selected?
From all applications a group of about 15 startups are invited to the ‘Selection Day’, which takes place at our office in Wageningen. On this day the startups present themselves and are scored in three separate sessions, concerning the following categories:
- Team,
- Product & Technology and
- Market & Customers
The best scoring startups (6-10) are offered a spot in the StartLife Accelerate program.