Foodtech Startup Accelerator | Uncovering Potential Agricultural Solutions

What we believe

We believe that technology has a potential of uncovering agricultural solutions with an eye on sustainability and food security and that technology disrupting the ways we eat and drink can be true game-changers.

We’re also profoundly convinced that consumer trends towards health awareness, convenience and quality products combined with the growing influence of technology will pave the way for a new personalized nutrition revolution. Wearable technology which provides insights into healthy living and personalized nutrition based on genetic testing will also be on our radar. Likewise, we’re interested in the emergence of functional food with the goal of providing natural, sustainable and scientifically proven health solutions based on bioinformatics.

No open applications at this point.

Our portfolio of foodtech startups

Seasony

Seasony is specializing in vertical farming with robotics. By combining vertical farming and hydroponics with high-tech and robotics, Seasony brings food production closer to the consumer while reducing the need for pesticides, the use for excess fertilizer and the use of freshwater.

Clutch Cognition

Clutch Cognition provides a mental performance drink that gives you the cognitive effect you want from an energy drink, while still supporting your overall health. The drink is made of all-natural ingredients and is free from caffeine, preservatives, added color and artificial sweetener. r

YooNoon

YooNoon turns cassava waste into proteins for livestock feed, fertilizer and bio-fuel.

FruitUp

FruitUp is unlocking the potential of cashew apple waste by turning it into valuable ingredients, thus providing food producers with a healthy fruit-paste and increasing the income of cashew farmers in rural communities in Africa.

Lembas

Lembas provides an online corporate catering service facilitating the ordering of lunch in the workplace. Lembas offers a number of dishes from different restaurants and delivers the dishes at the workplace.

UpFood

UpFood offers a sustainable solar-hybrid drying technology for farmers all over the world to upcycle unsaleable harvest into high-quality dehydrated products.

Foodture

Foodture has created a sustainable, healthy and tasty alternative to animal proteins. By using a specific fermentation process, Foodture creates a plant-based protein made of lupin beans and peas.

Bold Drinks

Bold Drinks has taken the best of two worlds: the delicious taste from an iced coffee and the high energy level from energy drinks. Combined, the result is the BOLD Iced Espresso. This has twice the energy as a Red Bull and 25% less sugar than a regular iced coffee.

ComEat

ComEat is an online platform that connects expats and locals for dinner at home. Socializing during a homecooked meal is a great way to make new friends and this gives international students a sense of belonging, making it more attractive to stay after graduating.

What you get

Extensive one-on-one training

Business training from experienced serial entrepreneurs

Access to Market

Unique access to corporate partners such as Arla Foods and Coop.

Exclusive Mentor Model

Mentoring from the Danish business community and international experts

Tailormade labs & training

Learning labs and workshops where you receive intensive training designed to maximize your business potential

Food Specific Experts

Mentoring from experts in the Danish food ecosystem such as Henrik Overgaard or Mikkel Grene.

Learn more about our accelerator

Unique access to funding

Helping you get access to money through our network of leading investors, investor programs or our own fund

ACCESS TO LEADING CORPORATES

Coop

The program launched together with Denmark's leading consumer good retailer COOP scouts and accelerates scalable startups for the retail industry. COOP Denmark is working dedicatedly on digital innovations within retail and wants to collaborate with startups which will be scaled by using skilled business advisors and the unique COOP infrastructure.

Coop

Arla

Arla Foods has a vision of creating foods of the future. Accelerace has helped Arla to scout, attract and select foodtech startups from all over the world. One of them is Mimica

Arla

“Accelerace made a huge difference to Trustpilot because they introduced me to people who had the exact experience we needed. Especially in the devising of our business model and the execution of it, it made a crucial difference to us. I’m not sure we would have existed today if it wasn’t for that introduction."

Peter Mühlmann

Founder and CEO of Trustpilot

"Accelerace was really helpful at narrowing down on what's most important, and not doing too many things at the same time."

Michael Haase

CEO and founder of Plant Jammer

“Accelerace validates your ideas and everything you’ve been working on. I mean, they have been looking on so many companies for so long, they have been entrepreneurs themselves. They know the game.”

Frederick-Sebastian Krause

Founder of VI.ER AKVAVIT

"I found the Accelerace program is unique in that it actually gives you a real chance of securing a pilot with a big company. Our biggest milestone more recently is, that Arla has decided to do a pilot with us. Obviously enabled by the Accelerace program, which is wonderful."

Solveiga Pakštaitė

Founder of Mimicalab

"The Accelerace team has in the one month already proven to be a massive source of support, belief and education. It has increased our knowledge and keeps sharpening our focus while opening up doors to new corporate partners. We already have heavyweight director’s joining as mentors providing invaluable insight how to grow our business further.”

Sofie Annikki Dralle

CEO StopMyCraving