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  If you’re an AgriTech startup and you’re looking for funding and opportunities to scale, here’s a chance you can take advantage of.
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The Thrive Accelerator is inviting AgriTech startups from across the world to apply for its virtual and in-person accelerator program. The program will provide participating startups with investment, mentorship from industry leaders, and access to farmers and some of the largest agricultural companies. This accelerator will begin in March 2022 and end in June with a Demo Day at the Forbes AgTech summit.
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Benefits

Participants at the Thrive Accelerator will benefit in the following ways:
  • Receive $100,000 worth of investment; this consists of $50,000 cash and $50,000 in program value
  • Startups get the chance to conduct field trials of their products with Thrive’s network of over 6,000 farmers
  • They have a chance to connect with Thrive’s corporate partners who provide validation and adoption opportunities and may invest in them
  • They will receive mentorship from mentors and advisors and be linked to a global network of entrepreneurs
  • Startups will also gain brand exposure and press at the Forbes AgTech Summit, where the Demo Day will take place
Eligibility Thrive seeks early to growth-stage startups with technologies focused on Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Biotechnology, Robotics and Automation, Supply Chain Management and Traceability, indoor Farming, Farm Management Software and Sensing, Innovative Food, and Animal Health and Livestock. Applications remain open until November 5, 2021. If you would like to apply for the Thrive VIII Accelerator Program 2022, click here. Featured Image Source: Opportunity Desk
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This article was first published on 7th October 2021 and updated on October 12th, 2021 at 1:25 am

ikenna-nwachukwu

Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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