THRIVE 2022 Global Impact Challenge for Innovative Startups

Published: 26 Jul 2022

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for agriculture.

Aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Impact Challenge is focused on three key themes each one central to supporting the transition to a net-zero future for agriculture.

• Soil health & Biodiversity
• Increasing food security
• Reducing and offsetting emissions

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

Application Deadline	August 26, 2022
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	THRIVE

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Benefits

• Finalists from each theme will advance to the finals and pitch at the THRIVE Sustainability Summit where the overall winner will be announced.
• The Winning company receives the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Award and a place on the award-winning THRIVE Global Accelerator Program in Silicon Valley. In addition the winner will also receive:
  • Investment from SVG Ventures
  • Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2023 for two founders, hosted by THRIVE ($15k USD value)
  • Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
  • Impact strategy program with Imagine Impact (Specialist Impact Consultants) Sponsored by ICL

Requirements for THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

Startups should be Seed to Series A with technologies focused in the following areas:

• Soil health & Biodiversity
  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Ag biotechnology
  • Alternative fertilizers
  • Alternative pesticides & herbicides
  • Crop nutrition & novel inputs
  • Biostimulants
  • Water management.
• Increasing food security
  • Alternative proteins
  • Food loss prevention
  • Circular economy
  • Indoor farming
  • Supply chain solutions
  • Packaging
  • Functional Ingredients.
• Reducing and offsetting emissions
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Carbon measurement
  • Carbon markets
  • Reducing animal emissions and animal cruelty
  • Robotics & automation
  • On-farm emissions reduction.

Application Deadline

August 26, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to THRIVE on airtable.com to apply