Corporate Collaborators in Previous Cohorts
Acceleration in Food + Ag Innovation
The first cohort of the program kicked off in February of 2017. Corporate collaborators came together with the selected startups in the program to fuel cross-industry partnerships and set a new standard for logistics innovation. Startups had the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the corporate collaborators in the dedicated pilot program.
Startups in Previous Cohorts
Emerging Tech Themes
We’ll focus on incorporating startups that align with emerging growth segments that will disrupt Food + Ag as we know it. Below are some of the segments that will be the focus for the 2016/7 program:

Food Tech
- Connected Kitchen
- Waste Technology
- Food E-Commerce
- In-home cooking
- Groceries
- Mobile
onDemand

Agriculture, Ingredients, Biotech
- Precision Engineering + Decision Support Tech
- Smart Equipment + Hardware
- Biologicals + Biochemicals
- Food Safety + Traceability
- Irrigation + Water
- Soil + Seed + Crop Tech
- Indoor Agriculture
- Animal Health
- Alternative Proteins

Food & Beverages
- CPG (Consumer Focused)
- Novel Foods
- Dairy Alternatives
- Food Safety + Traceability
- Supplements + Nootropics
- Food Science
- Functional Foods
Partners
F&A Next is the first European platform for investors,
FoodBytes! by Rabobank is a pitch competition-meets-networking event that discovers game-changing startups, investors, and industry leaders.

KitchenTown is a food startup incubator and commercial production facility just outside San Francisco. It serves as the program's officials test kitchen.