THRIVE GLOBAL IMPACT CHALLENGE

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What is it?

The urgency of the climate crisis is more apparent than ever and disruptive innovation is key to creating a more sustainable, prosperous, inclusive, healthy and equitable future.

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.

CHALLENGE THEMES

Selection Criteria

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.

Timeline

WINNING COMPANY

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