The THRIVE Academy Agri-Food Tech Pre-Accelerator Program is now accepting applications to help idea stage and pre-seed stage entrepreneurs in the agri-food tech sector.
The THRIVE Academy is a 12-week pre-accelerator program for agri-food tech entrepreneurs, early-stage firms, and researchers wanting to commercialize their inventions.
The immersive program will assist you in de-risking and validating your idea while also preparing you to obtain funding and develop your go-to-market plan.
Eligibility Criteria
Specifically we are looking for:
- Pre-seed – Seed Stage agri-food tech companies
- Researchers or university teams looking to commercialize a technology
- Early stage innovators with ground breaking ideas for agri-food tech
Offered Benefits
Through THRIVE Academy you’ll receive the tools and support to build a company foundation for scalable growth:
- Acceleration: The program is specifically designed to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey and accelerate rapid progress towards commercial outcomes.
- Mentorship: They’ll match you with mentors from the extensive network of industry insiders, corporates, alumni and investors.
- Investment Readiness: They’ll teach you the fundamentals of what founders need to be investment ready ensuring your highest chance at success when you seek outside funding.
- Validation: They’ll help you test and validate your idea and make fast informed de-risked decisions that minimize your risk.
- Smart Farm Access: You’ll have an opportunity to access Old’s College Smart Farm & other PSI’s to evaluate, demonstrate, and validate your developing technology.
- Accelerator Opportunities: Selected startups will have the opportunity to graduate into THRIVE’s Canada or Global Accelerator programs.
