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.
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.
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