Scale your Food & Agri solution to the Netherlands by collaborating with Dutch Industry leaders.

4-week business development program, get matched to the partners, access to an extensive pool of investors, access to Dutch innovation ecosystem. Deadline passed

As part of the Go Beyond Program, developed with our partner Enterprise Singapore, Get in the Ring is teaming up with AB Mauri, Qlip, Rabobank, and Sustainable Food Initiative to give six chosen Singaporean ventures access to the European market via a soft landing in the Netherlands.

Do you believe your solution has the potential to revolutionize the food industry? Are you working on a solution in new ingredients, supplements and additives, waste stream solutions, production processes, or digitizing the value chain? If yes, we’re looking for you and are excited to open up our network and expertise to help scale your solution!

There is virtually no industry more essential than food as it fundamentally sustains life on earth. In order to sustainably feed the growing population, the industry needs to close the food production loop with bold and unconventional founder-driven solutions. This means not only making the production processes more sustainable, but also creating novel solutions to deal with waste streams and improving the entire value chain.

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The challenge

We are looking for innovative companies in food and agri subdomains that produce novel ingredients and supplements and additives, recycle and upcycle food waste streams, and digitize and improve production process and value chains. Click here for further details.

Novel ingredients, supplements and additives

Developing and manufacturing novel alternatives to replace conventional ingredients and food sources. Ventures encompassing plant-based alternatives, insects, mycelium, new sugars, enzymes, proteins, and more.

Upcycle & recycle waste streams

Enabling the environmental circularity of food waste through recycling and upcycling waste streams. Technologies surrounding wastewater treatment, composting, anaerobic digestion, valorization, and more.

Novel production processes

Innovating and enhancing the food industry from a technical standpoint. Technologies in fermentation, 3D printing, Cellular agriculture, food design, new preservation technologies, and more.

Digitize & improve value chain

Improving and digitizing the food value chain. Ventures engaged in reducing carbon emissions across the value chain, increasing visibility throughout the supply chain, distributed quality testing and analysis, leveraging IoT across the chain, and more.

What's in it for you

Benefits:

  • Participate in a 4-week business development program with interactive workshops to facilitate corporate collaborations and 1-on-1 meetings with potential partners

  • Explore collaboration opportunities with food and agri industry leaders, such as: AB Mauri, Qlip, Rabobank, and Sustainable Food Initiative

  • Get matched to the partners involved in the program through a targeted and customised process

  • Create additional connections to relevant business partners from our network based on your company profile and needs

  • Tailor your solution to the Dutch and European market with industry experts

  • Access to an extensive pool of investors, VC’s and a support network in the Netherlands

  • Access to talent and Dutch innovation ecosystem

Additional requirements

To be applicable for the program:

  • Your solution should be at the prototype stage or further

  • Have ambition to scale towards Netherland and beyond

  • Be a Singapore-based startup or SME

  • Participation costs S$4.600 after ESG subsidies

TIMELINE

September 13th

APPLICATION DEADLINE


The deadline for applications is september 13th.
October 11th

START OF THE PROGRAM


During the 4-week program the selected companies will be prepared for one-on-one meetings and exploration week and to gain traction in the Netherlands.
November 17th

MATCHMAKING DAY


Companies will be meeting the partners in the program and more to explore real traction opportunities.
Deadline passed

The deadline for this Challenge has passed, please check out our other Challenges