![]() The program has three main objectives: 1) guide scaleup’s who are interested to establish a presence beyond their home market and into Asia, including China and Brinc will help them by establishing Singapore and Hong Kong as gateways to commercial opportunities across APAC 2) support firms that have just graduated from seed-stage accelerator programs in Singapore as well as around the world in fields like commercialisation and corporate engagements and 3) transform the global food systems by identifying that technology and IP are distributed and that the most impact will be the adoption of the same in emerging markets around the world. This program can be a real game changer for the Asian Alternative Protein ecosystem.” We are excited about the partnership with Blue Horizon Ventures. Brinc portfolio companies are creating the future of protein, making meat in the laboratory, creating dairy proteins without a cow, egg proteins without a chicken, and even human milk proteins. ![]() In a blog post on Brinc’s site, founder and CEO Manav Gupta said of the news: “The global food system is being re-written by technology. ![]() Currently accepting global applications, the cohort will launch in Q3 of this year and will focus on attracting startups in the following sectors: plant-based proteins, cellular agriculture, precision fermentation, nutraceuticals food as medicine, sustainable packaging and food waste innovations. The Scaleup accelerator program that will include a curriculum and resources specifically geared towards the needs of growth-stage food technology companies. While their program was enabled startups to build a strong business foundation and secure R&D partnerships, the big challenge was commercialization, which is where the program fits in. Venture capital and accelerator firm Brinc debuted Asia’s first foodtech program in 2018 and has since supported and invested in more than 30 seed-stage food tech startups through two early-stage programs. The fund has backed some of the biggest names across the alternative protein sector including Mosa Meat, Biomilq, Clara Foods, Cubiq Foods, Alpha Foods, TIPA, and LIVEKINDLY to name a few. įounded in 2018, Zurich-based Blue Horizon Ventures uses its capital to support startups using innovation to disrupt livestock agriculture with slaughter-free alternatives. On the other hand, Hong Kong offers easy access to capital and proximity to China for startups enabling them to tap into the region’s largest consumer market. Singapore has of late cemented its position as the foodtech capital of Asia thanks to robust government support and talent thanks to its world-class research universities. The new scaleup program will run cross-border between Singapore and Hong Kong, both ideal launch pads for companies to establish operations in Asia. Asia venture accelerator firm Brinc and European FoodTech venture fund, Blue Horizon Ventures will invest over US$3 million into global foodtech startups through Brinc’s new scaleup program, which aims to help growth-stage companies enter markets throughout Southeast Asia and Greater China, an investment remit that the two parties describe as the “largest cheque size for foodtech accelerator programs” to date.
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