MHP AGRO CHALLENGE
Do you want to be a part of the innovative revolution in the agricultural sector? Do you have a unique idea or prototype that can solve the current challenges of this industry? Then don’t miss the unique opportunity to participate in the MHP Agro Challenge – an open innovation competition organized by the Ukrainian Startup Fund and MHP – one of the leading agro-industrial companies of Ukraine!
Today we are opening a call to participate in the competition, with the final pitching in early September at the Training Center of the MHP head office (Kyiv).
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Ukrainian early-stage startups (pre-seed/seed) and above, with MVP/MVB, working in one of the following areas:
- Agriculture and livestock: precision farming, organic fertilizers, improving stress resistance of field crops, predicting the appearance of the most common phytophagous insects, and more;
- Logistics:
– Elevator industry: engineering and technical developments, energy, system administration solutions, technological processes, quality control (laboratories), etc.
– transport industry: accounting systems in logistics, process optimization, etc; - Processing:
– compound feed
– sunflower/soybean processing
– development of products with added value; - Commercial: fintech in agro, trade solutions, etc
WHAT AWAITS THE WINNERS AFTER THE FINAL PITCHING:
- Mentorship and expert support: MHP specialists and competition partners will evaluate your solutions and provide industrial and business consultations to enhance your project.
- Pilot launch in one of the leading agro-industrial companies in Ukraine with MHP resources involved*
- A $5,000 grant from MHP production resources as a pilot platform for testing.
- Possibility of receiving investment support for scaling your solution after the pilot launch*
*The number of pilot projects is not limited. The final decision will be announced after the Demo Day.
*The investment amount will be determined after all pilots are conducted.
*If the proposed solutions are seasonal, the pilot may be offered to be conducted in the corresponding period.
Application period: June 20 – August 20, 2023
Compliance and finalists selection: August 21 – August 28, 2023
Demo Day: first week of September 2023
If you have bold, engaging, or severe solutions and need help figuring out where to apply, we are already awaiting your applications! Don’t waste time – Register now and join the innovative community of the MHP Agro Challenge! It could be the beginning of your success in the agro-industrial sector!
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