THRIVE Global Impact Challenge for Innovative Startups 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

About THRIVE

Since 2010, SVG Ventures | THRIVE has been the leading global AgriFood investment and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley. We're comprised of top agriculture, food and technology corporations, universities, and investors. With a community of over 5,000 startups from 100 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates, and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally and solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries. THRIVE’s Corporate Innovation Program is focused on connecting our corporate partners with... read more

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

Aim and Benefits of THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

• 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 Qualification

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

How to Apply

For more details,visit THRIVE website