Startup Sprint 2024 seeks participation from Innovative Startups to
Revolutionize the Food and Feed Industry
Bengaluru, June
28, 2024: Swiss technology group, Bühler,
announces its first edition of Startup Sprint 2024, an innovation challenge
designed to identify and nurture groundbreaking innovations from dynamic
startups in the food and feed value chain. With Startup Sprint 2024, Bühler
India is inviting participation from growth stage startups with a market ready
solution. This startup challenge aims to foster synergistic collaborations
between innovative startups, Bühler, and the broader industry ecosystem.
The Startup Sprint 2024
challenge invites startups to compete in four pivotal categories –
a) Digital
Transformation: For startups providing
digital solutions for primary and secondary processes of grains and foods
b) Sensor
Technologies: Startups with innovative
sensor technologies that can be integrated into primary and secondary food
processing value chain to gain high efficiency during the process
c) Sustainable
Food Processes: Startups that provide
novel technologies and methods for processing food and feed to create a
sustainable impact
d) Future Food
Technologies: Inviting early to growth
stage startups providing innovative solutions for cellular agriculture that
have potential to create a sustainable impact for bioprocessed food and feed.
Startup
Sprint 2024 by Bühler India opens
for application on June 25, 2024, and will remain open until August 11, 2024.
After an evaluation process, the shortlisted startups will present their solutions
to Experts and Business heads at Bühler India on October 4, 2024.
Selected startups will gain the unique opportunity to validate their
processes or technologies at an industrial scale with Bühler. This includes
opportunities to co-develop a Proof of Concept (POC) with Bühler at one of
their Application and Training Centers, gain access to relevant process
know-how and business expertise, and build on Bühler’s global network of
customers and innovation partners. The overall support from Bühler to Indian
start-ups through this sprint sums up to INR 20 Lakhs.
Garima Chhabra,
Collaborative Innovation Lead at Bühler, expressed
her excitement about the challenge, “With Startup Sprint 2024, Bühler presents
a unique opportunity for the Indian startup to show case their trailblazing
work, collaborate with us and drive transformative changes in the food and feed
industry. By combining our expertise with the innovative solutions developed by
these startups, we can address the industry challenges and pave the way for a
more sustainable future. We eagerly anticipate the groundbreaking ideas that
will arise from this challenge and make a lasting impact.”
This initiative paves the way
for stronger relationships through joint R&D, commercial collaborations, or
potential joint ventures. With Startup Sprint 2024, Bühler Group aims to
nurture next-level innovations in the food and feed industry by empowering
Indian startups enter win-win partnerships.
For more
information, please contact:
Garima Chhabra
– startup.sprint@buhlergroup.com
Palak Garodia
– palak.garodia@avianwe.com; 7076046448
Bhawana Singh - bhawanas@avianwe.com; 7204277001