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.


CHALLENGE THEMES



Selection Criteria

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
JUDGING PANEL

PHIL
TAYLOR
Director of Open Innovation & Outreach, Crop Science R&D


HADAR
SUTOVSKY
VP External Innovation of ICL Group & GM of ICL Planet Startup Hub


TANNIS
THORLAKSON
Director of Sustainability


KOJI
HASEGAWA
General Manager, Kubota Innovation Centre Silicon Valley


JESSICA
MONSERRATE
Head of Sustainability North America


MIKA
EBERL
AgroStart Lead North America


NATANJA
SLAGER
Agtech Front End Innovation


ROBERT
STENEKES
Director of Open Innovation


EDUARDO
MENEZES
AgroStart Lead Latin America


ELISSA
MCNAMARA
National Climate and Energy Lead

LAURA
KILCREASE
CEO


JILLIAN
LIDGATE
Innovation director


DOUG
HOULT
Vice president, investments, alberta innovates

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