Are you developing innovative solutions, services, technology or product in the field of plant-based protein? Are you looking for the best ways to showcase your solution? Do you want to boost your growth on local and international markets? You are at the right place !
Enter now the European Plant-based Protein contest dedicated to startups!
Finalists will get a free entrance to attend the 14th Plant-Based Foods Summit in Lille.
Awards winners will be highlighted at the heart of the Plant-based Food Summit and will benefit from a table top in the exhibition area, pitch sessions, meetings with VCs and unique networking opportunities.
Awards winners will be celebrated in Village by CA premises in Lille on october, 2nd in presence of Village by CA partners, startups and Plant-Based Foods Summit delegates.
Awards winners will benefit from Awards partners support to make the most of selected major events and trade fairs (such as Paris International Agricultural Show, Bioket or Sirha).
Village by CA and its partners support your company in connecting you with the right person at the right place and the right time to boost your business.The ecosystem will help you to accelerate your acquisition of new clients, suppliers, business and technological partners. Village by CA will also facilitate your access to financing partners.
Village by CA will offer you the opportunity to be mentored by Scale-up companies and by major key players in the field of plant-based protein industry.
Benefit from a personalized support to help you get your project off the ground quickly: get the expert support of Village by CA partners: project structuring, scientific and technical expertise, help with experimentations and evaluations, economic intelligence, international development, communication and marketing strategy, search for financing, etc.
Benefit from 1 year membership to join IAR-the French Bioeconomy Cluster and NHL-the Nutrition Health Longevity Cluster.
Benefit from 2 days consulting to help you design and implement your R&D program, with Improve, European platform for research and development fully dedicated to the valorisation of proteins
Be hosted by Village by CA North of France in Lille Euratechnologies or by Village by CA Champagne-Bourgogne in Dijon, for up to 24 months. Villages by CA and their partners offer all types of premises to meet your needs: openspace workstations, private offices, production laboratories, workshops, etc.
If the Awards winner does not wish to be hosted at the Village, Village by CA will provide a non-hosted personalized 3 months acceleration program.
* Hosting is available under conditions specified in the contest rules.
Benefit from the Village by CA 29+ network of partners with European and global reach.
The Village by CA North of France, The Village by CA Champagne-Bourgogne and their partners are gathering to meet promising young entrepreneurs who are breaking new ground in the field of plant-based proteins. Composed of major key players in the product and service industry, innovation, finance and academic sector, the Village ecosystem aims to meet tomorrow’s challenges and closely support startups offering innovative solutions.
Major international groups such as Bonduelle, Sodexo, Limagrain and AdVitam commit in the subject, led by associations such as Protéines France and by the interbranch organisation Terres Univia. With the support of the IAR, NSL and Euralimentaire clusters and technical platforms such as Improve, the Village network is taking action to effectively support start-ups on this decisive topic. Crédit Agricole Group, funder of the agri-food industry in France and Europe and bank of 9 out of 10 farmers in France, provides support and substantial visibility for the projects at European level.
From farm to fork, the entire value chain is represented. This consortium is creating a new paradigm, a unique collaboration around a crucial issue: how to feed 50 billion people in 2050?
Are you developing innovative solutions, services, technology or product in the field of plant-based protein? Are you looking for ways to showcase your solution? Do you want to boost your growth on local and international markets?
Join the most effective acceleration program dedicated to Plant based protein innovative startups, led by a community of stakeholders who share your vision!
The Village by CA North of France is ideally located in Lille, at the crossroads of London-Paris-Bruxelles. It provides a direct access to the 1st European consumer pool with 78 millions of consumers for a market worth €1,500 billion.
Located right in the city centre of Dijon, the Village by CA Champagne Bourgogne opened in January 2018 and will be able to host 12 startups in its 650m². By the end of 2020, The Village will join « la cité Internationale of gastronomy and wine ».
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