FOOD SEC&TECH STARTUP COMPETITION
SUPPORTING PROMISING STARTUPS GROW
SUPPORTING PROMISING STARTUPS GROW
Sponsored by Beyachad:
The Stella and Yoel Carasso Family Foundation
The Stella and Yoel Carasso Family Foundation
FOOD SEC&TECH STARTUP COMPETITION
SUPPORTING PROMISING STARTUPS GROW
SUPPORTING PROMISING STARTUPS GROW
Sponsored by Beyachad:
The Stella and Yoel Carasso Family Foundation
The Stella and Yoel Carasso Family Foundation
DO YOU HAVE A VISION?
Do you have an idea, invention or initiative that will help solve the global food crisis?
Together, let’s create a sustainable future for all.
Submit your entry now and be a catalyst for change!
Together, let’s create a sustainable future for all.
Submit your entry now and be a catalyst for change!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Baseline Criteria for Competition Entry:
- A company registered in Israel
- A startup in the Agro-Food Tech fields
- In the pre-seed or seed funding stage
- After initial maturation proof of concept
- Up to $1 Million raised
- Applied research and technology based solution
- Founded after 2019
- A startup in the Agro-Food Tech fields
- In the pre-seed or seed funding stage
- After initial maturation proof of concept
- Up to $1 Million raised
- Applied research and technology based solution
- Founded after 2019
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Promise / Vision:
- Competitive advantage, innovation, and technology
- Market and the business potential
- Diversity in the company’s management/staff - gender, religion, nationality
- Food security environment
- An initiative that will enhance national food security and strengthen the country’s resilience
- Special entrepreneurship / breakthrough
- Competitive advantage, innovation, and technology
- Market and the business potential
- Diversity in the company’s management/staff - gender, religion, nationality
- Food security environment
- An initiative that will enhance national food security and strengthen the country’s resilience
- Special entrepreneurship / breakthrough
HOW DO WE CHOOSE THE WINNER?
- Best match to formal project criteria
- Overall impression of the project
- Overall impression of the project
WHO WILL CHOOSE THE WINNER?
- A panel of judges with professional experience and demonstrated vision in the field (see list below)
- A food technology studies graduate committee
- Food Sec&Tech Summit participants
- A food technology studies graduate committee
- Food Sec&Tech Summit participants
THE PRIZE
- Exposure at the Global Food Security Summit - Food Sec&Tech
- Cash prize of $20,000
- 10 hours of applied research accompanied by the staff of the National Food Institute
- Mentoring program and support by Dana Global Venture Builder and investment (*)
- An opportunity to present the idea to investors/ VCs
- Cash prize of $20,000
- 10 hours of applied research accompanied by the staff of the National Food Institute
- Mentoring program and support by Dana Global Venture Builder and investment (*)
- An opportunity to present the idea to investors/ VCs
THE PROCESS
Apply by June 12, 2023, by submitting the following:
1. The completed attached application form
2. A short video presentation
June 13-14, 2023: Preliminary judging round
June 15, 2023: Notice to five finalists
June 16, 2023: Announcement of five finalists
June 27, 2023: Display at the Food Sec&Tech exhibition
June 28, 2023 (Summit): Finalists’ presentations to the summit participants and judging committees
June 29, 2023: Announcement of the Food Sec&Tech Promising Startup Competition winner and award ceremony
1. The completed attached application form
2. A short video presentation
June 13-14, 2023: Preliminary judging round
June 15, 2023: Notice to five finalists
June 16, 2023: Announcement of five finalists
June 27, 2023: Display at the Food Sec&Tech exhibition
June 28, 2023 (Summit): Finalists’ presentations to the summit participants and judging committees
June 29, 2023: Announcement of the Food Sec&Tech Promising Startup Competition winner and award ceremony
HOW TO REGISTER / PARTICIPATE?
- Fill out the application form and attach the additional information
- Prepare a 3-minute video describing the project and its impact potential
- Send to the judging committee by email:
info@isdefexpo.com
- Prepare a 3-minute video describing the project and its impact potential
- Send to the judging committee by email:
info@isdefexpo.com
REMARKS:
1. The competition will be accompanied by a PR campaign which will emphasize the activity of the Food Institute as the national comprehensive body of Foodtech and Agrotech and the leading institute in the field of strengthening the nutritional security and nutritional independence of the State of Israel.
2. Instructions for preparing the display at the exhibition will be sent to the 5 finalists.
3. Instructions for presentations to the judging committees will be published separately.
2. Instructions for preparing the display at the exhibition will be sent to the 5 finalists.
3. Instructions for presentations to the judging committees will be published separately.
THE COMPETITION SPONSOR:
The Food Sec&Tech Promising startup competition is held under the auspices of Beyachad - The Stella and Yoel Carasso Family Foundation which supports the establishment of the “Carasso Center for Food Research” in Tel Hai College, where the Israel National Food Institute will be located.
THE MENTORING SPONSOR:
Dana Global Venture Builder and Investment Mentoring Program:
- Six months of professional support from the Dana team.
- Professional mentoring services in all fields from the best mentors.
- A customized “personal” program for each startup.
- Support for the management team with an emphasis on female empowerment and working in diverse teams.
- Introducing the startup at Dana’s beta site in Abu Dhabi.
- Pilots project with business partners in Abu Dhabi and Morocco.
- Accreditation and validation by universities: the opportunity to pursue academic studies/research collaborations with renowned academic institutions.
- Strategic connections with investors in the MENA markets.
- Participation in the COP28 events that will be held this year in the Emirates.
- Professional mentoring services in all fields from the best mentors.
- A customized “personal” program for each startup.
- Support for the management team with an emphasis on female empowerment and working in diverse teams.
- Introducing the startup at Dana’s beta site in Abu Dhabi.
- Pilots project with business partners in Abu Dhabi and Morocco.
- Accreditation and validation by universities: the opportunity to pursue academic studies/research collaborations with renowned academic institutions.
- Strategic connections with investors in the MENA markets.
- Participation in the COP28 events that will be held this year in the Emirates.
JUDGING COMMITTEE:
1. Atar Razy Oren, joint CEO of The Stella and Yoel Carso Family Foundation
2. Dr. Tami Miron, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Fresh Start Foodtech incubator
3. Shirley Shahar, Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer - DANA | Hub71 | ADGM
4. Dr. Ofir Benjamin, Senior lecturer and researcher – Food Science Department Tel Hai College and
CTO - Israel National Food Institute
5. Prof. Eyal Shimoni -Tech & Food-Tech expert
6. Guy Tobi, CEO and Owner - PROSOLV Technologies, CEO - Israel National Food Institute
7. Dr. Amal Shibli, Director of Business Excellence, Merck Company
8. Mira Hershkovitz, Director of Entrepreneurship and Development, Tel-Hai College,
Competition Management & Coordination
2. Dr. Tami Miron, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Fresh Start Foodtech incubator
3. Shirley Shahar, Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer - DANA | Hub71 | ADGM
4. Dr. Ofir Benjamin, Senior lecturer and researcher – Food Science Department Tel Hai College and
CTO - Israel National Food Institute
5. Prof. Eyal Shimoni -Tech & Food-Tech expert
6. Guy Tobi, CEO and Owner - PROSOLV Technologies, CEO - Israel National Food Institute
7. Dr. Amal Shibli, Director of Business Excellence, Merck Company
8. Mira Hershkovitz, Director of Entrepreneurship and Development, Tel-Hai College,
Competition Management & Coordination
Submission Form