- Prize Amount – up to $80,000
- Deadline – May 22, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The $80,000 WFF Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is a global competition showcasing entrepreneurs who are using the power of technology to transform agrifood systems to end global hunger and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Made possible through a strategic partnership with XTC, the world’s leading platform for fostering collaboration and innovation among startups, corporations and governments to address global challenges stemming from the SDGs, the Startup Innovation Awards spotlight the next generation of innovators developing solutions for a sustainable future. Over USD 80 000 in financial and in-kind contributions are offered to the winners
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Through the Startup Innovation Awards, they are seeking to identify, elevate and accelerate the youth-led startups who show the greatest potential for a positive impact to transform agrifood systems across the four categories for 2025.
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Benefits
- Pitch your innovation to an expert panel of agrifood systems specialists and global leaders.
- Elevate your startup through a global platform, with visibility to investors, governments and organizations committed to sustainability.
- Access resources and opportunities to enhance and scale your solution.
- Win prizes up to USD 80 000 including financial and in-kind awards to fuel your growth. Travel support to attend the WFF flagship event in Rome, Italy is also provided.
- Ongoing access to two global communities to enhance and scale your solution; continuing engagement with FAO and Extreme Tech Challenge Ecosystems.
Eligibility:
- The competition is open to companies whose work impacts an element of agrifood systems: production, aggregation, processing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food products.
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