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    12/05/2015

    Call for FoodTech Startups - New Application Deadline: May 31, 2015

    We are glad to announce the new call addressed to Food Tech startup. The most promising startups admitted to our acceleration program will have a chance to pitch during the Food Tech Open Innovation Days, that will take place at Intesa Sanpaolo Pavilion, "The Waterstone", during EXPO 2015, of which Intesa Sanpaolo is an Official Global Partner. 

    This call is focused on the following thematic areas:

    - SAFETY & SECURITY (Diagnostics, Quality, Preservatives & Additives, Traceability, Innovative Active Packaging, …)

    - WINE (Viticulture, Characterization of Soil, Drones, Harvesting & Destemming, Preservatives & Additives, Yeasts & Fermentation, Preservatives, Marketing, Sales,…)

    - DIGITAL (Web & Apps,Order & Payment Services, Distribution & Delivery, Marketing, HoReCa., Social Fooding, …) - CLOSED

    - NUTRITION (Ingredients, Nutraceutics, Functional Foods, Health & Wellness, Eating Disorders & Special Diets, Seeds & Feeds, Sustainability, …) - CLOSED

    How to apply

    Submit a business plan or executive summary of your project via our online application form or send it to startup@intesasanpaolo.com no later than May 31, 2015. The documentation submitted will allow our team to evaluate and select the most eligible startups.

    Our program

    • Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs, two full days of training delivered by INcube, a startup advisory company founded by experienced angel investors from California
    • One-to-one coaching session to improve and refine the investor pitch
    • Deal Line-Up, "closed-doors” pitching session where trained startups are evaluated by an expert jury. The finalist startups gain access the Investor Arena Meeting. 

    Calendar

    Boot Camp (Turin)

    • 1st edition, April 18/19  (DIGITAL + NUTRITION)
    • 2nd edition, June 20/21  (SAFETY & SECURITY + WINE)

    Deal Line-Up (Milan)

    • 1st edition, May 5 (DIGITAL + NUTRITION)
    • 2nd edition, June 30 (SAFETY & SECURITY + WINE)

    FoodTech Innovation Days @ EXPO (Intesa Sanpaolo Pavilion, "The Waterstone")

    • DIGITAL – May 21 – selection closed
    • NUTRITION – June 11 – selection closed
    • SAFETY & SECURITY  – July 9 (TBC)
    • WINE – October 15  (TBC)

    We look forward to receiving your applications, and wish you the best of luck!

     

    The StartUp Initiative Team

    Area Chief Innovation Officer

    INFO:

    startup@intesasanpaolo.com

    +39 02.8794–3559/3947/1418/3478