Fresh-Start FoodTech Incubator is part of the IIA incubators program, as well as the evolving AgriFoodtech cluster in the north of Israel.
Incubator's partners form a unique balanced syndicate of strong industrial players and track record financial partners: Tnuva is Israel's leading dairy and food company, Tempo is a leading beverage company, OurCrowd is one of the largest crowd funding vehicles in the world, and Finistere Ventures is a specialized agrifood tech VC fund. Supported by the added values of each of the partners, Fresh Start is seeking to grow Impact FoodTech Companies from Vision to Scale.
Fresh-start offers Strong Industry Orientation, Access to a Full Funding Cycle (from bridging period to round A and further), Leveraged by its Partner’s Global Network, Integration in the Northern FoodTech Cluster Initiative and Inception Specialization of both Food technologies and cross vertical technologies, tailor-made for strategic partners’ needs.
Incubator's partners form a unique balanced syndicate of strong industrial players and track record financial partners: Tnuva is Israel's leading dairy and food company, Tempo is a leading beverage company, OurCrowd is one of the largest crowd funding vehicles in the world, and Finistere Ventures is a specialized agrifood tech VC fund. Supported by the added values of each of the partners, Fresh Start is seeking to grow Impact FoodTech Companies from Vision to Scale.
Fresh-start offers Strong Industry Orientation, Access to a Full Funding Cycle (from bridging period to round A and further), Leveraged by its Partner’s Global Network, Integration in the Northern FoodTech Cluster Initiative and Inception Specialization of both Food technologies and cross vertical technologies, tailor-made for strategic partners’ needs.
Location: Israel, North District, Kiryat Shmona
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +972 4-695-6111
Founded date: 2020
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 29.05.2024 | Bountica harnesses ‘nutritional immunity’ to disrupt food preservatives market | Israeli startup Bountica is seeking to disrupt the food preservation space with tasteless proteins (brand name: ‘ProServatives’) it claims are effective against a broad range of food pathogens and spoilage organisms thanks to a mechanism ca... |
| 20.11.2023 | Methylcellulose: What Is It, Why It’s Used in Plant-Based Meat, and Startups Making Alternatives | 7 Mins Read As the meat industry continues to knock the long ingredient lists of certain plant-based meat alternatives, one element pops up more often in the discourse: methylcellulose. But what is this substance, and is it really unhealthy... |
| 15.09.2023 | Meet the founders: Israel’s Fresh Start incubator on what makes a great pitch, red flags, and ‘coachable’ entrepreneurs | In many respects, foodtech is not an obvious target for venture capital, which is not the most patient kind of cash. The ‘tech’ part notwithstanding, you’ve still got to secure regulatory approvals and get physical products into the marketp... |
| 05.04.2023 | Trendwatching at Future Food-Tech, part two: From upcycled prebiotic fibers to molecular farming 2.0 | In part two of our roundup of the Future Food-Tech summit in San Francisco, we highlight startups spanning a range of fields from molecular farming to upcycled prebiotic fibers from leftover parts of crops. Comet gears up to open dedicated ... |
| 18.11.2022 | A letter from Israel: Ecosystem-defining culture and the positive role of government | Editor’s Note: Hello, dear AFN readers. This is the first of a planned monthly column I intend to write to share thoughts on events I’ve attended, conversations I’ve had, and general musings on our agrifoodtech industry. It’s been a while s... |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166 1 167 Shares 16 Mins Read The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them... |
| 18.10.2021 | ProFuse Technology received $1.25M from Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator | KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel, Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProFuse Technology was established by Fresh Start FoodTech in the north of Israel, is supported by The Israeli Innovation Authority, and is operated by the Tnuva, Israel's leading food co... |