Ecosystem Development

Foodvalley's Bioeconomy Ventures program connects startups and established businesses in the bioeconomy sector to resources that help accelerate their growth and success, including access to funding, industry networks, expertise, and facilities, in order to drive the development of a sustainable bio-based economy. In addition, Foodvalley organises two Expand & Explore Workshops. These are workshops where a number of startups from Foodvalley’s ecosystem are given the opportunity to pitch their innovation in front of investors.

The main objective is to support all agri-food companies and associated organisations to make the leap to Industry 5.0.

A yearly impactful event at which corporates, investors and a carefully selected number of the most promising startups meet.

ScaleUpFood programme to receive a custom-made analysis of your organisation as well as recommended changes and tools.

A series of training and business coaching sessions by a team of professional trainers, industry experts, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Fastlane is a tailored programme that includes a 360˚ company scan for impact-driven AgriTech and FoodTech seed startups. This prepares them for scaling-up and funding opportunities.

Foodvalley NL participates together with 4 other European partners in the project P2P FINBIO, to improve the access to funding for bio-based SMEs.

GO4EXPORT supports entrepreneurs from Gelderland and Overijssel in taking the right steps to expand their business abroad.

Global Foodture, a Foodvalley program, aims to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative and sustainable food solutions by connecting and facilitating collaborations between companies, startups, and research institutions in the food industry, with a target region of Asia, and providing access to resources such as funding, expertise, and facilities to drive innovation and sustainable growth in the global food system.