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Seedbed Venture Catalyst

Seedbed Venture Catalyst — TeamUp

Invests startup and industry teams with commercialization support for Seedbed Venture Catalyst TeamUp in food technology, agriculture innovation, and climate technology.

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The Seedbed Venture Catalyst is EIT Food's pre-seed venture-building programme, delivered through a network of seven specialist agrifood venture-builder partners: Carbon13, Enviu, FOOD FOUNDERS Studio, Fresh Ventures Studio, Ivoro Ventures, Kost Studio, and Zinc. The 2026 cycle of the programme ran two parallel Expression of Interest calls under the "TeamUp" brand — one targeting business and comm

Pre-seed venture-building support for early-stage agrifood founders joining or launching startups through EIT Food's seven specialist venture-builder partners, covering all agrifood and food systems innovation themes.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.eitfood.eu