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International bioeconomy accelerator programme launched now!💥

🍀 Ohoy Startups in #Bioeconomy & #Agritech! Today just might be your lucky day: The Call for the #BioBoosters Accelerator Programme is now officially open! 🍀   🎉 Very happy to share that together with corporate and investor partners Valtra Inc., AGCO Power Oy, Neste and Innovestor, we are now welcoming applications to the international BioBoosters Bioeconomy Accelerator Programme 🎪   For whom: 💯 Growth-oriented, international startups & early-stage companies in #BioEconomy & #SmartAgriculture 💯Scalable ideas and teams that aim to disrupt the #BioEconomy and #SustainableFood value chains   What we offer: ✅ The ecosystem your startup needs: Connecting #startups with #corporate partners, #investors and potential pilot customers / end users ✅ Business acceleration: #Training, #mentoring and #coaching by top mentors for crystallizing the business model, increasing customer/end user understanding and readiness for external financing ✅ Market fit and validation: Physical and virtual #testbed environment for testing, validating and co-creating smart bioeconomy & agriculture in Nordic conditions   🤗 Meet our partners: Neste is the global leader in sustainable biofuel production, whereas Valtra Inc. and AGCO Power Oy are part of the US listed AGCO Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery. In the BioBoosters programme Valtra, AGCO power and Neste want to build partnerships with startup teams developing the sustainable food systems and #agritech industry, whereas Innovestor is a #venturecapital company investing in early stage technology companies.   👉 Participation in the programme is free-of-charge and equity-free for the startup companies 👉 The duration of the accelerator programme is six months, the language is English, and participation is possible both virtually and on-site, so you can participate from anywhere in the world! 👉 Call for the accelerator programme is open until 30 April, but applications are reviewed on an on-going basis, so act now!   💖 Check out and submit your application: https://lnkd.in/gHJfWMvK   🎡 Looking forward to hear from you! 🎡   #bioboosters #bioeconomy #agritech #agrifoodtech #agtech #sustainablefood #smartfarming #datadrivenagriculture #sustainability #startup #scaleup #innovation #accelerator #hackathon #fromideatobusiness JAMK University of Applied Sciences Jamk biotalous | bioeconomy

📣 The call is open! We are looking for bioeconomy and agritech startups and early-stage growth companies for our six-month programme 👋   With corporate and investor partners Valtra Inc.., AGCO Power Oy, Neste and Innovestor, we are now welcoming applications to the international BioBoosters Bioeconomy Accelerator Programme 🎪   For whom: - Growth-oriented, international startups & early-stage companies in #BioEconomy & #SmartAgriculture - Scalable ideas and teams that aim to disrupt the #BioEconomy and #SustainableFood value chains   What we offer: - The ecosystem your startup needs: Connecting #startups with #corporate partners, #investors and potential pilot customers / end users - Business acceleration: #Training, #mentoring and #coaching by top mentors for crystallizing the business model, increasing customer/end user understanding and readiness for external financing - Market fit and validation: Physical and virtual #testbed environment for testing, validating and co-creating smart bioeconomy & agriculture in Nordic conditions    🎢 Welcome to join the ride! Read more and apply in the Bioboosters website: https://lnkd.in/eqyXC6aT The BioBoosters accelerator programme is implemented as part of the "Finnish Future Farm" project, and it is co-funded by the Just Transition Fund of the European Union, via Regional Council of Central Finland. The main implementer of the project is Jamk University of Applied Sciences and co-partner is POKE Vocational College. The project is supported by several top companies in the field, such as Valtra, AGCO Power and Neste, as well as the city of Saarijärvi. #bioboosters #bioeconomy #agritech #agrifoodtech #agtech #sustainablefood #smartfarming #precisionfarming #datadrivenagriculture #sustainability #startup #scaleup #innovation #accelerator #fromideatobusiness #growth #businessdevelopment JAMK University of Applied Sciences Annimari Lehtomäki Minna Lappalainen Hannu Haapala Jyrki Kataja Tapani Sauranen Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä Olli Syrjäläinen

BioBooster Accelerator program is taking in applications from #bioeconomy and #agritech #startups ! 👉 Spread the word in your network of #startup #entrepreneurs

🎢 #Bioeconomy & #Agritech #startups ohoy! The Call for the #BioBoosters accelerator programme is just around the corner! 🌞 Very happy to announce that JAMK University of Applied Sciences, together with Valtra Inc., AGCO Power Oy, Neste and Innovestor, is opening the call for the  international BioBoosters bioeconomy accelerator programme next week! 🌞 For whom: 💯 Growth-oriented, international startups & early-stage companies in #BioEconomy & #SmartAgriculture 💯Scalable ideas and teams that aim to disrupt the #BioEconomy and #SustainableFood value chains What we offer: ✅ The ecosystem your startup needs: Connecting #startups with #corporate partners, #investors and potential pilot customers / end users ✅ Business acceleration: #Training, #mentoring and #coaching by top mentors for crystallizing the business model, increasing customer/end user understanding and readiness for external financing ✅ Market fit and validation: Physical and virtual testbed environment for testing, validating and co-creating smart bioeconomy & agriculture in Nordic conditions 🤗 Meet our partners: Neste is the global leader in sustainable biofuel production, whereas Valtra Inc. and AGCO Power Oy Power are part of the US listed company AGCO Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery. In the BioBoosters programme Valtra, AGCO power and Neste want to build partnerships with startup teams developing the #agritech and #bioeconomy industry. Innovestor is a #venturecapital company investing in early stage technology companies in the Nordics and in the Baltics. Fun facts: 👉 Participation in the accelerator programme is free-of-charge and equity-free for the startup companies. Instead, we work closely with the investors active in this business area, and network the hottest startup companies and investors with each other. 👉 The duration of the accelerator programme is six months, the language is English, and participation is possible both virtually and on-site, so you can participate from anywhere in the world! 👉 Call for the accelerator programme is opening in one week, on March 14, so better stay tuned! 💖Looking forward to YOUR application! 🙋♀️ Read more and spread the love: https://lnkd.in/dCwjP6kK #bioboosters #bioeconomy #agritech #agrifoodtech #agtech #sustainablefood #smartfarming #datadrivenagriculture #sustainability #startup #scaleup #innovation #accelerator #hackathon #fromideatobusiness #innovationtinder Mikko Lehikoinen Mika Sormunen Katja Vuori Oksanen Jani Markku Puupponen Teemu Sarjovaara Jarno Ratia Ismo Hamalainen Kati Kilpinen Vilja Pylsy Matti Härkönen Heli Mehtätalo-Takala Petri Lakka Minna Lappalainen Hannu Haapala Tapani Sauranen Liinamaaria Hakola Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä Milla Pohjola Annemari Sinikorpi Aalto Anna Eija Iso-Ahola Olli Syrjäläinen Riikka Kumpulainen Jamk biotalous | bioeconomy

Ohoy startups in bioeconomy & agritech!🖐 How is cooperation with BioBoosters from the startup point of view? Aki Marttila, CEO of Anicare Oy describes their experience 🌟 "Cooperation with BioBoosters has significantly increased our network in the agritech industry, especially contacts with industrial companies and experts in the field. The ValioHackathon was particularly good - As a startup company, there you could dialogue directly with key personnel of an industrial partner. Through student projects, we have been able to speed up our data collection significantly, they yielded concrete results very quickly and produced a lot of other useful market information in addition to data collection. International contacts through BioBoosters help companies map opportunities in other countries, and BioBoosters events bring together a relevant network of startups, very potential investors in this industry and other partners. I can warmly recommend cooperation with BioBoosters to agritechnology startups!" 🎢 Apply for the Bioboosters accelerator programme now! https://lnkd.in/dfvdnrJR The BioBoosters accelerator programme is implemented as part of the "Finnish Future Farm" project, and it is co-funded by the Just Transition Fund of the European Union, via Regional Council of Central Finland. The main implementer of the project is Jamk University of Applied Sciences and co-partner is POKE Vocational College. The project is supported by several top companies in the field, such as Valtra, AGCO Power and Neste, as well as the city of Saarijärvi. #bioboosters #bioeconomy #agritech #agrifoodtech #agtech #sustainablefood #smartfarming #precisionfarming #datadrivenagriculture #sustainability #startup #scaleup #innovation #accelerator #fromideatobusiness #growth #businessdevelopment JAMK University of Applied Sciences

❗ Application period is ending today! Send in your applications today 30.4. for the BioBoosters Accelerator programme! ❗️ As part of the Finnish Future Farm project with corporate and investor partners Valtra Inc., AGCO Power Oy, Neste and Innovestor, we are looking for growth-oriented startups in the fields of bioeconomy and agritechnology🌱 What we offer: - The ecosystem your startup needs: Connecting #startups with #corporate partners, #investors and potential pilot customers / end users - Business acceleration: #Training, #mentoring and #coaching by top mentors for crystallizing the business model, increasing customer/end user understanding and readiness for external financing - Market fit and validation: Physical and virtual #testbed environment for testing, validating and co-creating smart bioeconomy & agriculture in Nordic conditions 🎡 Apply now! https://lnkd.in/dfvdnrJR The BioBoosters accelerator programme is implemented as part of the "Finnish Future Farm" project, and it is co-funded by the Just Transition Fund of the European Union, via Regional Council of Central Finland. The main implementer of the project is JAMK University of Applied Sciences and co-partner is POKE Vocational College. The project is supported by several top companies in the field, such as Valtra, AGCO Power and Neste, as well as the city of Saarijärvi. #bioboosters #bioeconomy #agritech #agrifoodtech #agtech #sustainablefood #smartfarming #precisionfarming #datadrivenagriculture #sustainability #startup #scaleup #innovation #accelerator #fromideatobusiness #growth #businessdevelopment

Startup investor Big Idea Ventures has created Nexture Bio, Inc. through its Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (GFRP). Nexture will develop biomaterials that may be used in the creation of cultivated meat products. "The cultivated meat industry has made incredible progress over the past few years regardless of a plethora of obstacles, technical challenges, and frankly — undeserved pessimism," said Teryn Marie Wolfe, CEO of Nexture. "I firmly believe that to maintain progress and reach our collective industry-wide goals, we need to focus on enabling technologies like extracellular matrices — or scaffolds." Read more 🥩▶️ https://ow.ly/eQYK50QhYrw #foodentrepreneur #startup #cultivatedmeat #venturecapital

Discover how Synthesis Capital, Deep Science Ventures, and Baruch Ventures are shaping the future by funding innovative biobased startups in a high-risk, high-reward bioeconomy landscape. #VentureCapital #Bioeconomy #Sustainability

Agfunder just released preliminary numbers for agrifoodtech VC funding in H1 2024 📉 ↘ Agrifoodtech startups raised $7 billion across 427 deals in H1 2024, down 12.5% from $8 billion across 934 deals in H1 2023. A decline in both deal count and dollars. 💰 The largest deal was $700 million raised by food delivery startup Wonder. Buyer’s Edge secured the second-largest raise at $425 million. ☘ Ag biotech startups raised $1.7 billion, already matching their total for 2023. 🥗 Alternative protein startups raised $828 million, still strong though slightly declining (~$900m in H1 2023) 🚜 Categories such as farm robotics, mechanization, and farm management software experienced significant declines in funding, a concerning trend for on-farm technologies. #agfunder #agrifoodtech https://lnkd.in/eQbr5Z5M