EIT Food: 2024 Fast Track to Market Initiative

EIT Food is looking for fast-moving, mature companies with an existing business case that has high potential to generate B2B/B2C sales for new or improved food innovation products or services. Goals With the launch of Fast Track to Market, EIT Food is looking to fund mature startups and SMEs whose products or services directly contribute to one of EIT Food’s three missions: Healthier Lives Through Food A Net Zero Food System A Fully Transparent, Fair and Resilient Food System. The purpose of the Fast Track to Market is to accelerate the commercial activities of mature Start-ups and SMEs resulting in impactful technologies, products, and services reaching the market and scaling further in the food sector. Eligible Applicants The Fast Track to Market is open to Start-ups and SMEs. The Fast Track to Market is addressed to a single legal entity, or mono-beneficiary, therefore proposals must be submitted by one single entity only. Each applicant must: Be a legally incorporated entity in one of the EU or Horizon Europe eligible countries for a minimum of 12 months of business activity Be a SMALL sized company as defined in the EU recommendation 2003/361 (between 3 and 49 employees and less than...