FoodTech & Retail
Startup Factory
Join our market entry program and expand with strong partners to high potential markets
Join our market entry program and expand with strong partners to high potential markets
We are experts in connecting Startup agility with corporate power. Thanks to our experienced and reliable partners in Iran, Qatar and Malaysia, you can land in good hands of the well-known corporates and investors. Those who can facilitate your access to their territory! And, can provide you with the support you need to be more successful.
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FoodTech & retail startups wanted! Join our Market Entry and Growth Program. We match ready-to-scale startups with leading regional corporates.
Scale up your business and expand with a strong partner to new high potential markets.
Startups with the most promising offer will have the chance to join the program.
We are experts in connecting Startup agility with corporate power. Thanks to our experienced and reliable partners in these regions, you can land in good hands of the well-known corporates and investors. Those who can facilitate your successful access to their territory! And, can provide you with the needed support and guidance.
The Iranian market represents an exceptional opportunity for technology Startups:
Qatar attracts plenty of investments and holds international events, not to forget the FIFA World Cup 2022.
All these factors provide the foundation for an emerging knowledge-based economy and offers great opportunities for technology Startups.
Malaysia on track to achieve its goal to become a high income economy by year 2020.
We are looking for technology Startups that have a unique value proposition and scalable products/services, that are already generating revenue with existing clients or at least have first pilot projects, are ready to scale and want to expand their business to Iran, Qatar and Malaysia and look for collaboration and investment opportunities with leading corporates.
1. Extended application Deadline: 31 Aug 2018
2. Kick-off workshop with selected startups: September 2018
3. Successful launch or cooperation
Scale up your business and expand with strong partners to new high potential markets.
Startups with scalable products and solutions along the whole food tech and retail value chain will have the chance to join the program.
The whole process will be in English.
No. We are equally interested in Startups working on technologies, solutions or services that could be used for food tech and retail but have not yet provided an application in this field.
Not in the first step. Only selected startups after the remote pitches will need to join the kick-off workshops in one or more of those countries. The travel costs will be covered by the local partners.
It’s a 1 day workshop, where startups, as well as local corporates and investors will meet in order to:
Yes. The following is covered:
No, all applications will be screened and evaluated individually.
They will be held in Tehran, Doha and Kuala lumpur.
We will do our best to inform all applicants whether or not they will be admitted as soon as possible during the multi-stage selection process – and at the latest one month before the kick-off workhops.