Food Venture Sweden 2020

Postponed due to Covid 19

We are sorry to inform you that due to Covid 19, our event that was originally planned for on the 4-5:th of November is postponed.

A new date is not yet set, but we hope to be able to arrange other forms of arenas for startups, food companies and investors. More information will come shortly.

If you’re a startup within the food industry, interested to know more about our plans as we move on, please mail us your name and e-mail-address.

Below, and on the other pages, you can read more about what Food Venture Sweden is.  

Food Venture Sweden has established itself as a unique networking arena for the food industry, open to startups, investors and industry.

The purpose is to create more! More business, more opportunities, more innovation, more ideas and more exchange. We are convinced that the need of creativity, courageous ideas and action never has been more crucial than now. And we know that the Swedish startup scene within the food industry is interesting, vibrant and versatile.

We invite Swedish food entrepreneurs together with local and global industry experts, investors and business angels. Over two days, you will network with 30 of the most promising and innovative Swedish startups with products, services or technologies related to the food industry. We offer networking opportunities, matchmaking with pre-booked 1-2-1 meetings and a program with interesting presentations covering subjects from the industry, venture organisations and business angels.

The event is hosted by RISE and co-organized by Vinnova, Formas and Västra Götalandsregionen. 

Food Venture Sweden invites selected actors from:

• Swedish startups and early-stage, high-potential companies in the food industry, with 0-10 employees, and with a unique and scalable business idea
• National and international investors, angel investors and venture capital firms
• National and international food industry

Food Venture Sweden offer you: 

• Startup Pitches 
  Startups within the food sector – with growth potential and 0-10 employees – pitches their companies for innovation partnership and/or investments.
  
• 1-2-1 Meetings 
  Meet with interesting people in pre-scheduled meetings. Connect with the top startups, industry companies and investors to initiate promising contacts for now or for the future.  
  
• Matchmaking with focus on commercial collaborations
  New for this year – partnership with Ignite Sweden! Ignite Sweden facilitates tailored matchmaking meetings between startups and large food companies based on potential business opportunities. Are you a startup looking for your first corporate customer or a company looking for the right startup for your challenges and needs, this session is for you!
  
• Expert Panels: 
  Industry and investors give their view on how to partner up with startups, and what they are looking for.
  
• Inspiration: 
  Listen to entrepreneurs, investors, leading experts, industry respresentatives, startups, influencers and more – on stage to give you inspiration, knowledge and ideas!