FoodTech Tasmania
Are you a high-potential and ambitious early-stage Food, Aqua, or AgriTech startup? Do you want to work with some of the most innovative food companies in Australia, based out of Launceston, one of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy? If so, Startupbootcamp FoodTech Tasmania is for you!
Re-watch our 2023 program Demo Day
About Startupbootcamp
Accelerating Food and Agri Innovation toward a Sustainable World
We are a global family of industry-focused programs that support early to growth stage food, aqua, and agritech founders to rapidly scale their companies.
We provide direct access to an international network of the most relevant mentors, corporate partners, and investors.
For our FoodTech Tasmania 2024 cohort, we are looking for startups with innovative technology, products, services or disruptive business models that solve problems or have solutions for the Food, Aqua, and AgriTech sectors.
All our programs align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With this year’s program, we are continuing our focus on the Circular Economy, adding value to Australia’s animal and horticultural produce as functional foods or ingredients, and finding innovative technologies to improve the efficiency and sustainability of our current food processing, labour, and supply chain systems.
We are looking for startups with technology to increase production efficiencies and decrease carbon emissions. We strive to help startups who can reduce, repurpose and reuse everything from Farm, to Factory, to Fork, from wholesale to retail including:
- Circular Economy
- FermentationTech
- Functional Food and Ingredient Tech
- Food, Aqua, and AgriTech advances such as mechanisation, robotics, quality tech, shelf-life and freshness technologies, production efficiencies
- Processing, Labour & Supply Chain
If your startup is passionate about making an impact in the Food, Aqua, and AgriTech sectors, we’d love to meet you!
Program Timeline
25th March 2024
Program Launch
2nd April 2024
Applications Open
Startups are assessed on readiness and fit with the program.
15th - 18th July 2024
Selection Days
20 Startups pitch to our mentor network and 10 startups are selected for the program.
26th August 2024
Program Starts
Startups begin their 3-month program to accelerate and scale their business.
14th November 2024
Demo Day
We host a celebration and pitch day for startups to a big crowd of corporate partners, investors and industry participants.
About The Program
Learn how to accelerate your business with industry-leading best practices
During our intense 3-month accelerator program, selected startups receive hands-on mentorship from over 100 industry experts, seed funding and access to a global and local network of investors with the ultimate goal of scaling their businesses and becoming industry-leading companies.
The program is structured around three focus areas: making you Pitch Ready, Commercially Ready, and Investment Ready. This is true whether you’re a company who has just finished your MVP or already scaling across multiple markets.
But each startup and their journey is different. So we tailor the program to you and your needs, helping you to create achievable goals throughout the three months
A Few Statistics
1,600+
Startups accelerated globally
76%
Of startups in global portfolio still active
$2.99B
Total funding raised by our program alumni globally
$2.8M
Average funding by our program alumni
79%
Of our alumni have received funding
41%
Of our teams are female-led
Meet Our Program Alumni
Food Innovation Blog Posts
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Startup Benefits
Why join the program?
3-Month Program
An intense 3-month program designed to support entrepreneurs scale their industry-changing technology businesses.
Corporate Partners
Connections to the leading corporates in your industry for pilot projects, partnership opportunities, and as customers.
Tailored Mentorship
Over 100 carefully selected mentors relevant to the industry to provide hands-on support and valuable introductions.
Seed Funding
$25,000 AUD in cash per team in Seed Funding.
Alumni Growth Program
Continued post-program support far after the 3-month program through annual alumni-only events, deals and tailored introductions.
Investor Access
Meet the most active VCs and Angel investors in your industry from around the world.
Masterclasses
Expert-led sessions covering all scaling fundamentals - from lean methodology, growth hacking to fundraising.
Global Network
Unmatched access to a global network of mentors, corporate partners, industry experts, and alumni across 40+ countries.
Perks & Discounts
More than $500,000 AUD in exclusive partner deals from leading technology providers such as Amazon, Stripe, F6S and others.
Industry Events
Exclusive opportunities to take part in leading conferences and events relevant to your industry.
Demo Day
A day to celebrate your achievements during the program with investors, corporates, mentors and press attendees.
Meet our leadership
Our combined experience in the food industry combining global FMCG experience with startups and corporate venturing is world class and positioned to set you up for success.
Frequently Asked Questions
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