After the submission deadline on Tuesday March 22nd @ 17:00 CET, all 35+ partners will have two weeks to review the submitted pitches. Our partners will invite their top 10 startups, scale-ups & SMEs for 1-on-1 introduction meetings. These will take place during our virtual Matchmaking Event on Thursday April 21st.
Prior to the event, the invitees will receive personalized schedules for their introduction meetings with interested partners. In order to avoid scheduling complexities, please note that if selected we ask for availability during the afternoon of April 21st.
After the submission deadline on Tuesday March 22nd @ 17:00 CET, all 35+ partners will have two weeks to review the submitted pitches. Our partners will invite their top 10 startups, scale-ups & SMEs for 1-on-1 introduction meetings. These will take place during our virtual Matchmaking Event on Thursday April 21st.
Prior to the event, the invitees will receive personalized schedules for their introduction meetings with interested partners. In order to avoid scheduling complexities, please note that if selected we ask for availability during the afternoon of April 21st.
Scroll down to read the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). If we still haven't managed to convince you to join our Open Call, feel free to contact our startup scout Sandra via: sandra.einvall@bravenewfood.com.
Scroll down to read the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). If we still haven't managed to convince you to join our Open Call, feel free to contact our startup scout Sandra via: sandra.einvall@bravenewfood.com.
This call is open for startups, scale-ups, SME's and other innovators with sustainable food solutions. As a startup you already have a proof of concept and traction. However, your concept may also be pre-revenue.
No, it’s completely free to join the open calls.
Industry challenges are current challenges on behalf of our partners. With one pitch you will reach 30+ food corporates, retailers and distributors at the same time!
Company Challenges are specific innovation needs of an individual company. Your pitch will only be visible to the company.
If your company/solution fits in multiple challenges, it is allowed to participate in multiple challenges.
As soon as you have uploaded your pitch, you will receive a confirmation so that you know that we have received your pitch. After the deadline, our partners will assess all pitches individually and invite the companies with the most interesting solutions for a 1:1 meeting during the BNF Matchmaking event on 21 april 2021. If you both see potential in a collaboration, you can make agreements about a follow-up!
All our partners have signed a contract with us stating that they are not allowed to share the startups pitches to anyone outside the company. However we advise startups not to share trade secrets or IP sensitive information in their pitch.
In the previous open call, about 50% of the participate companies were invited for one or more 1:1 conversations with one of the partners during the matchmaking event!