Thrive Global Impact Challenge

2023 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 four key themes each one central to supporting the transition to a net-zero future for agriculture.

WINNING COMPANY

Finalists from each theme will advance to the finals and pitch at the THRIVE Global Impact 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:

THRIVE Global Impact Summit

Experience the pinnacle event of the Global Impact Challenge at the 2023 THRIVE Global Impact Summit. Join us on November 2nd as our challenge finalists pitch their groundbreaking solutions to investors, government officials, and industry leaders.

Immerse yourself in inspiring talks, engaging panels, and networking opportunities with like-minded individuals. Save the date and be a part of this incredible summit shaping the future of innovation.

Meet Our Challenge Finalists

Soil health & Bio-diversity

Agrology

United States

Agrology’s advanced carbon monitoring system empowers farmers to be better land-stewards through ground truth data that shows the changes in soil carbon and soil microbial activity continuously.

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Crobio Ltd

United Kingdom

Crobio is revolutionizing soil regeneration converting bad atmospheric CO2 into root-boosting carbon by over 20X, supporting farmers and increasing the global food supply.

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FICOSTERRA

Spain

Ficosterra helps farmers increase the yield of their crops by biological solutions that ensure better harvests and optimization of ROI.

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Instacrops

United States

Instacrops is a precision agriculture startup that helps farmers maximize their crop yields. Farmers use Instacrops to increase their crops yield by 22% on average.

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PairTree

Australia

Pairtree’s Integration Engine allows them to connect over 100+ integrations of IoT sensors, Apps and satellite imagery for agricultural applications to their platform--similar to Zapier or Plaid’s SaaS approach to solving ‘Interoperability’ in the Fintech sector.

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Solena Ag

United States

Solena harnesses the power of the soil microbiome to create personalized, data-driven agriculture.

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Increasing food security

Ac-Planta Inc.

Japan

Ac-Planta tackles climate change disasters, in particular food and water crises by utilizing epigenetics that enhance plants’ resilience against drought and heat.

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AirSmat Inc

Nigeria

Empowering African farmers with tech for higher yields, sustainability, and climate resilience. Transforming agriculture for a brighter future.

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Birdsol Pty Ltd

Australia

BirdSol is an innovative global AgTech company with a patented and novel avian deterrent and wildlife management technology based on an integrated AI system called Cherrp.

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Krilltech

Brazil

Krilltech offers green physiological nanoboosters that increase crop productivity, quality and resistance by assisting in plant metabolism.

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mesur.io

United States

The mesur.io Earthstream® Platform utilizes autoML and AI to continuously integrates customer unique data with contextually relevant open-source intelligence (OSINT) to deliver the most comprehensive view of supply chain risk and trade compliance in real-time.

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LiVA bio technologies

Israel

LiVA more than doubles fresh-produce shelf-life, using patented pre-biotic inserts applied to the packaging for less than $0.02 per insert.

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TRIC Robotics Inc.

United States

TRIC Robotics is helping farmers control pest and disease using ultraviolet light as a alternative for chemical pesticides.

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Reducing and offsetting GHG emissions

Carba, Inc.

United States

Cleantech leader fighting climate change, burying carbon, selling removal credits. Our reactor turns biomass into solid carbon for underground storage.

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Circularity2, LLC

United States

C2 will be “first to scale” in delivering high-integrity biochar for carbon dioxide removal, through a proprietary US network of “localized biochar ecosystems”.

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GreenPod Labs

India

An Agritech startup developing active packaging to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables at ambient temperature.

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Labby

United States

Labby specializes in digitizing the dairy farming industry through advanced mobile optical sensing solutions, offering real-time milk composition and quality information to farmers worldwide.

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UCROP.IT LLC

United States

UCROP.IT enables verified sustainable agriculture in a global scale to be shared amongst farmers and companies.

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Water management & quality

Aquacycl

United States

Aquacycl’s wastewater treatment as a service improves water quality, increases resilience, reduces costs and mitigates 90% of GHG emissions.

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Autonomous Pivot

Israel

An autonomous AI solution for row-crops irrigation, fertigation and crop-protection.

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H+H LABS PSA

Poland

H+H Labs intends to be the market leader in small and mobile water treatment, recovery, and desalination units using supercavitation.

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Livestock Water Recycling

Canada

LWR is cleaning the worlds wastewater by transforming biomass from livestock and food production into RNG, carbon offsets, and natural fertilizers enabling food producers to maximize profits and their ESG.

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Nanobubble Agritech

New Zealand

Nanobubble Systems add super high amounts of oxygen to water to dramatically improve crop yield and water use efficiency.

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Permalution

Canada

Permalution is leader in fog/cloud water collection technology to introduce a new water source to the world.

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SWAN Systems

Australia

Revolutionising agriculture with precision irrigation technology for sustainable water management, higher yields, and optimal resource use.

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FOCUS AREAS

Soil health & Bio-diversity

The focal point of soil health and biodiversity revolves around critical importance of nurturing and preserving the health and diversity of our soil ecosystems. This focus area seeks innovative solutions that promote sustainable agricultural practices, soil conservation, and the enhancement of soil fertility. By addressing soil health and diversity, we can ensure long-term food security, enhance biodiversity, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Increasing food security

The heightened focus on food security aims to address the urgent challenge of sustainably feeding an expanding global population. This area seeks solutions that address issues such as efficient resource utilization, climate-resilient agriculture, advanced farming techniques, and food waste reduction. By increasing food security, we can alleviate hunger, improve livelihoods, and foster sustainable development worldwide.

Reducing and offsetting GHG emissions

The focus on emission reduction and offsetting revolves around combatting climate change through the promotion of innovative solutions that actively contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting carbon footprints. This area seeks technologies and strategies that support the transition to a low-carbon economy, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, and sustainable transportation. By tackling emissions, we can mitigate climate change's adverse effects and create a more sustainable future.

Water management & quality

The Water Management & Quality focus area addresses the crucial need for sustainable water management and the preservation of water resources. It seeks solutions that ensure efficient water usage, enhance water quality, and support access to clean water for all. This area encompasses technologies and practices related to water conservation, water treatment, wastewater management, and water monitoring. By prioritizing water management and quality, we can safeguard ecosystems, protect human health, and promote equitable access to this precious resource.

Selection Criteria

These selection criteria will help us identify and support startups and entrepreneurs who are actively working towards creating sustainable and impactful solutions aligned with our mission and vision.

Seed to
Series A:

Applicants should be early-stage startups or entrepreneurs at the seed to Series A stage. We welcome innovative ideas and solutions that have the potential for growth and scalability.

Global
Applicants:

We invite applications from around the world. Entrepreneurs and startups from any country or region are encouraged to apply, as we value diverse perspectives and global collaboration.

Adhesion to Focus Areas:

Applicants should demonstrate a clear alignment with one or more of the above focus areas. Solutions should address the specific challenges within these areas and offer innovative approaches for positive impact.

Proven Climate & Environmental Impact (Preferred):

While not mandatory, we highly value applicants who can demonstrate a proven impact on climate and the environment. This includes showcasing tangible outcomes, data-driven results, or successful implementation of solutions that have positively influenced sustainability, carbon reduction, biodiversity, or other environmental aspects.