StartLife
Growing Food & Agri Startups into Leading Enterprises
StartLife is Europe's longest running and leading Food and Agri Tech startup accelerator, whose mission is to shape a sustainable food system.
StartLife strongly believes that startups hold the key to the big changes needed in our food system. In order for promising early-stage startups to succeed, we help them find their way to success and build an impactful company.
Disruptive innovation in itself is not enough; it also needs to be implemented and transformed into tangible applications. At StartLife we strongly believe that entrepreneurs are needed for their drive, investors for their belief and corporates for their mass impact. Hence, StartLife builds bridges between these groups to jointly accelerate to a sustainable food system. We do this is on a individual basis, but also through our internationally renowned F&A Next summit.
StartLife was founded in 2010, among other by Wageningen University & Research, to support agrifood startups shaping a sustainable food system with breakthrough technologies. Today, StartLife is Europe's longest-running and leading agrifoodtech accelerator. To date we have built, funded and supported 400+ innovative foodtech and agtech startups.
Each year, StartLife accepts up to 40 new startups into its startups support program. Up to 20 startups enter our 12-week full service acceleration program, with starting dates in spring and fall. In addition, we provide tailored support to about 10 to 20 individual startups throughout the year.
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From Idea to Innovation: The role of Planet B.io’s Shared Service and Education Labs
To drive innovation, growth, and education within the biotech sector, Planet B.io launched two new initiatives last year: the Shared Service Lab and the Education Lab, located at the heart of Biotech Campus Delft. We spoke with Fenneke Jolink, Project Manager, and Maartje Mikx, Education coordinator, to explore the journey and impact of these exciting projects.
Nu beschikbaar: Praktijkgericht onderzoek bij Hogescholen
Ontdek hoe Nederlandse hogescholen de cellulaire landbouwsector kunnen ondersteunen met praktijkgericht onderzoek. Verken samenwerkingsmogelijkheden in ons nieuwe rapport!
Looking back at an inspiring Let's Talk B.io | Scale-Up Event
On September 19th, Planet B.io, in collaboration with hollandbio, organized Let's Talk B.io | Scale-Up Event; an engaging afternoon where four leading Benelux pilot facilities presented their expertise, equipment, and how they can support your projects.