EIT Food: Impact Sips 2025 Challenge

EIT Food is looking for startups to collaborate on integrating groundbreaking new ingredient innovations into non-alcoholic beverages. Goals The programme was designed to deliver positive impact in the beverage industry by innovating functional ingredients that deliver real, measurable impact on health and well-being. Eligible Applicants Impact Sips is open to high-potential startups that meet the following criteria: Functional ingredient with scientific validation – Ingredients must have strong scientific evidence proving their health benefits. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) – Startups with a validated functional ingredient applicable to beverages. Seed to Series A stage – Companies that are ready to scale.Market-Tested – Startups that have undergone initial consumer validation, pilot experience, or market testing. Eligible actions The Impact Sips challenge is seeking startups working on integrating functional ingredients innovations into non-alcoholic beverage that enhance: Active lifestyles: Ingredients that support energy, endurance, and recovery. Brain health and wellbeing: Enhancing focus, stress management, and cognitive function. Gut health: Improving digestion and microbiome balance. Disease prevention: Supporting immune health and metabolic function. The programme gives startups the opportunity to work with one of Spain’s most innovative beverage companies, scale technology, and gain real market exposure. Budget and Type of Aid Unlike other corporate challenges,...