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16 May 2017
We are thrilled to announce the 20 food, food tech and ag tech startups that have been selected to pitch at FoodBytes! NYC on Thursday, June 15 at SECOND floor. FoodBytes! by Rabobank brings together cutting-edge global companies with executives, investors and industry leaders, providing them with the capital, mentorship and connections they need to grow their businesses.
The event will showcase ground-breaking solutions to major food system challenges including food waste, supply chain transparency and clean ingredients. Selected finalists have 3.5 minutes to pitch a panel of expert judges and participate in an audience Q&A.
The 10 finalist companies pitching at FoodBytes! NYC are:
- AgVoice – A voice-interaction service designed to help food and agriculture professionals capture valuable insights to optimize their use of resources
- Gebni – Offers demand-adjusted meal prices to reduce the cost of restaurant takeout
- Flashfood Inc – App that reduces food waste by allowing grocery stores and restaurants to sell high-quality, surplus food at discounts to shoppers
- Burlap & Barrel Spices – Works directly with global spice farms to bring traditionally-prepared spices to professional and home chefs
- Impact Vision – Software platform that uses hyperspectral technology to provide insights about the quality and characteristics of different foods using image recognition and predictive learning
- Nom Noms World Food – Revolutionizing the ready-made meals market with healthy, family-friendly international meals and hot wraps
- Seal the Seasons – Partners with local family farms, freezing in-season produce at peak ripeness to provide healthy, local food year-round
- Wanderfuel – B2B approach to health food and wellness content for travelers offering curated, seasonally rotating boxes of organic products alongside content and experiences that support well-being.
- Real Oyster Cult – App allows users to order fresh, sustainably farm-raised oysters to be delivered to their doorstep via overnight delivery
- Verdical.io – Automated indoor gardening system for everyone to grow produce from seed to harvest with the touch of a button
Ten runner-up companies will give 60-second pitches, including:
- Javazen – A balanced beverage of organic coffee, matcha green tea and cacao nibs
- Natural Cuts – Processing technology that extends shelf-life and reduces the caloric value of freshly cut vegetables without sacrificing product quality
- Mekhala Living – Distributes wholesome and sustainable Asian foods and ingredients
- Wisran – Measures time variations of farming activities to manage revenue leakage
- Proud Pour – Pairs wines with solutions to local environmental issues, helping consumers make a difference with each bottle
- JuiceInnov8 – Sugar reduction technology that enables the creation of a 100 percent juice with less sugar and calories
- Edamam LLC – Provides nutrition solutions to businesses in the food, health and wellness sectors, leveraging its proprietary cloud-based, structured-data semantic technology platform
- Love Grain – Helps support Ethiopian communities with its gluten-free products that contain teff, an ancient grain
- Victory Hemp Foods – Growing the domestic supply chain for hemp-based foods
- GoParrot– Artificial Intelligence chat platform that enables customers to place orders with restaurants over chat channels
Furthering its commitment to champion innovation within the food and ag space, Rabobank’s private equity division announced today the launch of its new Food & Ag Innovation Fund. As part of Rabobank’s Banking for Food vision, the fund provides high-potential, early stage food and ag companies with the venture capital investment needed to grow their business, along with access to Rabobank’s industry-leading research and network of food and ag experts.
Rabobank presents FoodBytes! NYC in collaboration with presenting partners Food + Tech Connect and Fresh Ideas Group, a mission-driven communications agency. The program is supported by industry leaders including presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market, and official sponsors Holland & Hart, ADM, and The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and its Cultivate Ventures platform.
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