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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator sources, supports, and scales high-impact innovations to disrupt hunger.
Based in Munich, Germany, we provide WFP employees, entrepreneurs, and startups with funding, hands-on support and access to WFP’s global operations. Through the Innovation Accelerator, WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation—such as mobile technology, artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain—and new business models to transform the way we serve vulnerable communities across the world.
Building on WFP’s legacy of innovation, the Innovation Accelerator was launched in 2015 to pilot new solutions and scale promising innovations to achieve Zero Hunger. In just six years, we've supported more than 80 projects in more than 46 countries, with 14 innovations scaling up to reach 3.7 million people in 2020.
Based in Munich, Germany, we provide WFP employees, entrepreneurs, and startups with funding, hands-on support and access to WFP’s global operations. Through the Innovation Accelerator, WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation—such as mobile technology, artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain—and new business models to transform the way we serve vulnerable communities across the world.
Building on WFP’s legacy of innovation, the Innovation Accelerator was launched in 2015 to pilot new solutions and scale promising innovations to achieve Zero Hunger. In just six years, we've supported more than 80 projects in more than 46 countries, with 14 innovations scaling up to reach 3.7 million people in 2020.
Overview
Location
Germany, Bavaria, Munich
Employees
51-200
Mentions in press and media 27
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| May 18, 2025 | Bridging the Gap: How Technology and Talent Can Tackle Global Challenges | In a world where hunger and humanitarian crises loom large, technology stands as a beacon of hope. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and skilled developers are the new architects of change. They build bridges over the chasms of poverty and ineff... |
| May 15, 2025 | Africa: Does Artificial Intelligence Hold the Key to Ending Hunger? | Technology is already making a telling difference to humanitarian efforts Can AI end hunger? Achieving zero hunger is a huge task and humanitarians need to use every advantage that is available to them. AI can be an incredibly important too... |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Desert Control’s Soil and Water Conservation Technology Selected for the United Nations World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator to Enhance Food Security | Desert Control’s Soil and Water Conservation Technology Selected for the United Nations World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator to Enhance Food Security Thu, Dec 19, 2024 06:30 CET Report this content Sandnes, Norway, 19 December 2024... |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Quick Cart Africa Inc: Bridging Gaps, Tackling Food Loss, and Creating Social Impact. | In the bustling streets of Nairobi, the heart of Kenya’s vibrant economy, Quick Cart Africa Inc. is making waves by transforming the way local retailers “mama mbogas”, operate and revolutionize Kenya’s grocery scene. What started as a child... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | BREAKING: Boomitra partners with FtMA to launch flagship soil carbon project for East Africa’s smallholders | Boomitra, the California-based startup that’s powering its soil carbon marketplace with AI and remote sensing, has partnered with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA) to launch a soil carbon project in East Africa. The project is aimed at helping... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Tech Innovation To End Hunger: Scaling Blockchain Solutions With The UN World Food Programme And GBBC Giving | Redemption of a monthly e-voucher for food items at a WFP assistance outlet, May 2022. WFP delivers ... [+] food assistance to refugees throughout all 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, with Building Blocks capturing transactions in all b... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | UNESCO AI Ethics Impacting 2022 Global Startups And Humanity’s Billions | UNESCO AI Ethics Member State Adoption for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Priorities Credit: DepositPhotos Copyright YAYImages |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could help fight the climate crisis and make the global economy more sustainable, UN report says | The United Nations said blockchain technology could help combat the climate crisis. "One of the most useful aspects of cryptocurrencies, as far as the UN is concerned, is transparency," the organization said. This could help ident... |
| May 4, 2021 | Online ag marketplaces: An entry point for farmers into the tech ecosystem | Editor’s note: Dmytro Lennyi is agritech practice leader at Intellias, a software engineering and consulting firm based in Lviv, Ukraine. This guest article reflects the views of the author and not necessarily those of AFN. As internet conn... |
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FAQ about WFP Innovation Accelerator
What has the press written about WFP Innovation Accelerator?
Parsers VC has collected 27 articles mentioning WFP Innovation Accelerator, among them “Bridging the Gap: How Technology and Talent Can Tackle Global Challenges” (May 18, 2025) and “Africa: Does Artificial Intelligence Hold the Key to Ending Hunger?” (May 15, 2025).
Is WFP Innovation Accelerator still active?
Yes, WFP Innovation Accelerator is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 21, 2026.