Maersk Chooses X Startups For The Get-Go Cohort Of Foodtrack (Out Of 310 Applications)

From AgFunder:

Maersk, the global logistics company, together with Rockstart, the startup accelerator, accept released the names of the x startups joining the starting fourth dimension cohort of FoodTrack past times Maersk.

The month-long startup programme is focused on combatting nutrient loss across the nutrient chain together with volition render startups amongst exclusive access to Maersk leaders across departments equally good equally the company’s network of suppliers together with partners to aid validate their technologies. Participating startups volition besides hold out inwards the running for an equity investment from Maersk’s venture arm, Maersk Growth.

From a full 310 applications, of which they evaluated 188, startups from x unlike countries operating across the nutrient chain were selected to bring together the programme side past times side month. They include mutual coldness storage for smallholder farmers, picture recognition tech for crop affliction detection, software recording the freshness together with lineament of food, together with nutrient chain information analytics.

“We are thrilled to convey together altitude founders from all over the world; the cohort reflects that tackling nutrient loss is a global challenge that must hold out addressed at multiple stages inwards the nutrient system,” said Mark Durno, agrifood programme manager at Rockstart.

 

Maersk together with Rockstart were impressed amongst the progress many of the selected startups accept already made including technology evolution together with pilots, equally good equally the deep manufacture sense of simply about of the teams.

The FoodTrack programme ends on July vi amongst a demo-day, where the startups pitch for an chance to have funding from Maersk Growth, together with farther collaborate amongst Maersk inwards the future.....MUCH MORE

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