Meet the FoodBytes! Austin Pitch Companies + Snag Tix to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief

Meet some of the heroes catalyzing the future of food at FoodBytes! Austin on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The FoodBytes! Austin startup pitch competition meets networking event will showcase 20 disruptive solutions to pressing food challenges, including food waste, supply and production chain transparency and sustainable food solutions.

In an effort to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, FoodBytes! will donate 50 percent of ticket sales to the American Red Cross.

Why Should You Attend?

• Investors / Executives / Media: Get an inside look at the most promising food, food tech and agtech startups
• Entrepreneurs: Connect with investors, potential partners and customers. Plus, have the chance to pitch during the open mic

As a Food+Tech Connect community member, snag your ticket for $120 (regular price $149). 

Get to know the 3.5-minute pitch companies

Beyond the Shoreline (New York, NY) – Creator of a new wave of seagreens-based snacks, like “Kelp Jerky”, that are packed with protein and are vegan and non-GMO and free from dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, refined sugar and gluten.

Coffee Flour (Bellevue, WA) – Uses the by-product of coffee milling operations – the pulp and skin of the previously discarded coffee cherry and turns it into a nutritionally-dense flour. Coffee Flour serves the health and sustainability needs of the food & beverage industry, while also generating significant economic, environmental and nutritional impact in coffee-growing communities.

GrubTubs  (Austin, Texas) – Reconnecting cities to farms via its “Table-to-Farm” movement, GrubTubs collects and converts food scraps from restaurants into “grubs,” a more nutritious and cost-effective animal feed for local farmers.

Intello Labs (Karnataka, Bengaluru, India) – Uses Artificial Intelligence for quality evaluation of fruits, vegetables, grains and other agri crops and commodities. Users click an image of the crop, and using AI and Image recognition, they are able to measure quality parameters like crop infestation, nutrient deficiency and commodity quality.

Sugarlogix (Berkeley, CA) – Maker of functional sugars that enhance the immune system, promote gut health and reduce inflammation without compromising taste.

Vitox Drinking Vinegar  (Los Angeles, CA) – Fermented blend of raw cold pressed juice and apple cider vinegar that delivers a 100% natural, shelf-stable and naturally probiotic health beverage.

XING Technologies P/L (Queensland, Australia) – Creates disruptive, rapid, point-of-care, highly cost-effective nanotechnology solutions for the agricultural and animal health industries. XING Technologies P/L screens for, diagnoses and monitors disease to improve biosecurity and deliver savings.

Vence Corp (Key Largo, FL) – Hardware and software solution that reduces fencing and labor expenses on livestock farms and reduces the costs associated with producing pasture-raised  beef. Vence Corp offers an Invisible Fence meets Fitbit, for cows.

Native State Foods (Los Angeles, CA) – First company to introduce pinole, an ancient Aztec power food, to the U.S. through its Purely Pinole line of hot cereal and snacking products.

Know Brainer Foods (Lafayette, CO) – Makes portion controlled ketogenic products to fuel the mind and metabolism with essential fats, not sugar, so that eaters stay alert and satiated throughout the day.

Meet the 60-second pitch companies

1. Aspire Food Group  (Austin, Texas) – Developer of the most advanced insect farming technology to produce high quality Aketta™ protein from farm-raised crickets. Aspire also makes environmentally sustainable and nutritious products under consumer brand, Aketta.
2. D’vash Organics (Los Angeles, CA) – Maker of Date Nectar, a delicious and healthy alternative sweetener and honey substitute made from organic California dates that are vegan, non-GMO, gluten free and fat-free.
3. Frshly (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) – First-of-its-kind automated retail marketplace that makes fresh food accessible by creating a collaborative ecosystem for food providers and consumers. Frshly offers an IoT ecosystem that connects multiple restaurant partners, host locations and consumers.
4. Greensbury Market (New York City, NY) – Sells high-quality beef, poultry and seafood online, delivered directly to customers. Everything Greensbury carries is certified organic, grass-fed, free from chemicals and humanely raised.
5. Peaceful Fruits (Peninsula, OH) – Makes healthy, delicious, rainforest-friendly fruit snacks that let consumers eat better and help build a better world.
6. Regen Ltd (Wellington, New Zealand) – Provides irrigation recommendations for farmers via a mobile app that optimizes water use, while maximizing plant growth and minimizing nitrogen leaching.
7. Ripened Ventures  (Emeryville, CA) – Developing and commercializing natural and healthy fermented drinks. Ripened Ventures applies fermentation technologies to poorly diversified fruits and vegetables, using autochthonous non-GM microbes previously isolated and identified.
8. The Empanada Shop (Redondo Beach, CA) – Makes certified organic, authentic Mexican empanadas with non-GMO grass-fed meats, vegetables and chiles. The Empanada Shop aims to create a new clean Mexican food experience in the fast casual and frozen food market.
9. Think.Eat.Live. Foods (Wildwood, MO) – Developer of a flour made from sunflower seeds that has four times more protein and fiber than other flours. Delivers nutritionally balanced baking mixes and other flour based foods that provide one-third of daily protein requirements.
10. Your Superfoods (Los Angeles, CA) – Makes it easy for people to eat natural vitamins and minerals with its seven nutritionist approved, easy-to-use and 100 percent organic superfood protein mixes for more energy, better immunity and healthier skin.

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