Applications Invited for THRIVE l Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge

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About the Organization

Since 2010, SVG Ventures | THRIVE has been the leading global AgriFood investment and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley. We're comprised of top agriculture, food and technology corporations, universities, and investors. With a community of over 5,000 startups from 100 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates, and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally and solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries. THRIVE’s Corporate Innovation Program is focused on connecting our corporate partners with emerging technologies and startups that will make the most significant impact in their organizations.

About the Challenge

The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who are driving the global transformation to climate-smart agriculture practices. The challenge aligns with Shell’s Powering Progress strategy and the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. If your start-up or scale-up company fits with the challenge themes below, apply now!

Focus Areas

The key goal of the challenge is to identify and promote innovations that help farmers to:

Enhance Land: Solutions that promote carbon sequestration and avoid emissions while improving soil health.

Connect Farms: Solutions to improve farm connectivity to access carbon markets and carbon financing.

Measure Soil: Solutions that measure and quantify soil carbon, soil health, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Selection Criteria

The Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge is open to start-ups and scale-ups located around the world

START-UPS

• Pre-seed to seed stage
• Start-ups will be screened based on:
• Novel – is the idea fundamentally different, disruptive and unproven?
• Valuable – could the idea create substantial new value if it works?
• Doable – is there a plan to prove the concept quickly and affordably?
• Relevant – is the idea relevant to the future of climate-smart agriculture?

SCALE-UPS

• Series A +
• Proven scalability of a base business and formalized business model
• Detailed plan outlining:
• Marketing reach
• Team structure
• Key product offering

Hoe to Apply

Apply now

Deadline to apply is December 11, 2022.

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