Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument

EIT Food facilitates corporate innovation by connecting world-leading industry with impactful agri-food startups. The purpose of the PoC Co-Financing Instrument is to financially de-risk the commercial activities of agrifood startups that will ultimately result in impactful technologies, products and services reaching the market and scaling further in the food sector. Usually, the first step towards a long-term collaboration between a startup and a potential corporate customer is a proof-of concept or small-scale pilot project. Once this kind of experiment was deemed successful from both sides, [...]