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Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)
19 September 2022, Rome – The World Food Forum (WFF), in partnership with Extreme
Tech Challenge (XTC), announced the 2022 finalists
WFF Startup Innovation Awards.
Thanks to a team of global agribusiness
and agritech expert evaluators and some tough deliberations, eight
finalists were selected from 146 entrants for their outstanding entrepreneurship and promising potential for a positive impact on global and local agrifood systems. The final round of the competition and the announcement of the winners will take place on October
19 during Innovation Day at the WFF flagship event.
The WFF Startup Innovation Awards are a global startup competition that supports and showcases innovators and entrepreneurs who are harnessing the power of technology to drive the sustainable
transformation of agri-food systems in support of ending global hunger and achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals. Made possible through a strategic partnership with XTC, the world’s largest startup competition for purpose-driven companies addressing global challenges, these awards aim to elevate the next generation of entrepreneurs from all over the world who are
creating new technologies and innovations to benefit our planet and the agri-food systems we need to thrive.
Two finalists were selected in each of the four categories and include:
Better Production
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Boomitra
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Umami Meats
Better Nutrition
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FaunaTech
• Kinoko-Tech
Better Environment
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HabiTerre
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Mi Terro
Better Life
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AgUnity
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Dietrics
These finalists will next present their startups to a jury of leading experts from across the social entrepreneurship and tech communities. Winners will be selected in each
of the four categories, and one will also be awarded the overall 2022 WFF Startup Innovator of the Year Award.
The WFF Startup Innovation Awards jury panel will be chaired by the Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Beth
Bechdol and FAO Chief Economist, Maximo
Torero. Further jury members include
Young Sohn,
Founding Managing Partner, Walden Catalyst Ventures; Former Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics; Co-Founder, Extreme Tech Challenge, and
Jean-Michel Voisard,
Global Practice Lead - Agriculture and Food Security at Chemonics International. Additional jury panelists will be confirmed.
Useful Links
WFF 2022 Flagship event and Startup Innovation Awards ceremony registration
WFF website
Extreme Tech Challenge website
About WFF
Launched in 2021, the
World Food Forum (WFF)
is an independent, youth-led global network of partners facilitated by the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It aims to spark a global movement that empowers young people everywhere to actively shape agrifood
systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a better food future for all. To drive awareness, foster engagement
and advocacy, and mobilize resources, the WFF connects youth groups, influencers, companies, academic institutions, nonprofits, governments, media and the public.
About XTC
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)e is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation whose mission is to empower startups creating new tech innovations to address global challenges. It is the world’s
largest ecosystem and competition for purpose-driven technology inspired by the United Nations 17 SDGs.
The XTC competition is supported by leading corporations, venture capital investors, foundations, policymakers, universities and tech conferences to give exceptional startups the potential for global visibility, the opportunity to raise capital, the ability
to network with global leaders, and access to world-class mentorship to help them pioneer technological breakthroughs that address our most extreme global challenges. A complete list of XTC partners and how to join can be found at
www.extremetechchallenge.org.
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