Techstars Farm to Fork, an accelerator for innovative agricultural startups, announced Monday the crop of 11 startups that will participate in its annual program.
Farm to Fork startups are developing digital products for the food and agriculture markets. The companies in this year's accelerator are working to solve problems such as food waste and supply-chain management, as well as communication and data collection with animals.
The St. Paul-based accelerator is backed by two local industry giants: Ecolab and Cargill. Each of the 11 startups participating in the accelerator will have access to more than 100 mentors, including business leaders and experts from Cargill, Ecolab and local food and agriculture entrepreneurs. The startups will also receive seed capital from the program. This is Farm to Fork's second year.
"Together we are helping entrepreneurs build their business, secure capital, expand their reach and ultimately have a positive impact on the food industry and society," Managing Director Brett Brohl said in a release. "We're excited to build on last year's success, leveraging the expertise of Cargill and Ecolab, Techstars' proven accelerator model and the entrepreneurisla energy of the startup companies' founders."
Each of the companies will present their projects at a demo day on October 15 during Twin Cities Startup Week.
Here are all the companies in the 2019 Techstars' Farm to Fork Class:
- Contain, Reno, Nev.
- Conversight, Indianapolis, Ind.
- EcoPlant, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Food for All, Boston, Mass. / New York City, N.Y.
- Imago AI, Gurgaon, India
- Magic AI, Seattle, Wash.
- Otrafy, Melbourne, Australia / Vancouver, Canada
- Phood, Boston, Mass.
- PurPics, Austin, Texas
- Trackter, Atlanta, Ga.
- Transparent Kitchen, Ottawa, Canada
