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Join us in rethinking food for the future

Advance your start-up in the UAE

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The four winning teams for the second edition of the FoodTech Challenge have now been selected!
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About the FoodTech Challenge

The FoodTech Challenge awards offer financial and in-kind prizes to ensure our winners have the support they need to have a soft landing in the UAE agri-tech ecosystem.

The winners of this year’s FoodTech Challenge will have the opportunity to access a $2M award pool consisting of a cash prize, startup incentives, acceleration services, innovation grants, localization support, mentorship programs and more.

667 teams from 79 countries applied to this year’s FoodTech Challenge, with 30 teams shortlisted. Following this, 12 finalist teams were selected and invited to compete in a finale event in the UAE where Aquagrain, Orbisk, Revoltech and Sustainable Planet emerged as the four winners!

Current Competition

The 2024 edition focuses on two main areas:

food production
food loss and waste reduction

This competition, hosted by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in collaboration with partners such as Tamkeen and ASPIRE.

Date: To be announced

Prize Fund: $2 million prize pool

Blogs

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2020 Finalist

Meet Our 2020 Finalists: Red Sea Farms

Red Sea Farms is a saltwater greenhouse system to enable year-round, high-intensity food production for water scarce regions. They are 1 of our 12 Finalist Teams who will compet...

2020 Finalist

Meet Our 2020 Finalists: Electrap

Electrap is a device to tackle red palm weevil infestation without pesticides, bait, or water. They are 1 of our 12 Finalist Teams who will compete in the upcoming FoodTech Chal...

Media

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Our Partners

The FoodTech Challenge has partnered with leading local entities that are driving forward the UAE’s food security agenda through advanced R&D, start-up support, investment, policy, education, and more.

Testimonials

Danielle Nierenberg

President, Food Tank

“The FoodTech Challenge is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs to develop food systems for the UAE that are nourishing and equitable, and can help solve the climate crisis. I was so excited to see the innovation during the first challenge and look forward to this year’s submissions!”

Ryan Lefers

CEO, Red Sea Farms (FTC Winner)

“The FoodTech Challenge was huge for us in terms of building our company profile in the UAE, increasing external exposure overall, and developing a pipeline for business development. The process had more depth than other competitions we’ve participated in previously.”