Foodscale Hub is an Impact Venture Studio working to accelerate the shift towards tech-enabled innovations in the agrifood sector. Learn more about us, our projects and our people!
Building Startups: the "3rd co-founder model"eFounders
Among the myriad of types of structures breeding startups (incubators, accelerators, etc.), a new successful model has emerged: the startup studio. Brand new, this model is already controversial, as show the announced IPO of Rocket Internet. Here is how we see the startup studio model: as being a 3rd co-founder. You can reed the full version on our blog: http://efounders.co/blog/startup-studio-the-3rd-co-founder-model/
Gorilla Labs is a Venture builder (startup studio) designed to internalize ideation, rapidly iterate MVPs, and deploy accelerated go-to-market strategies for commercialization using Lean Startup methodology.
Co-founded by 2 INSEAD MBAs (Class of 2015)
Nikhil Jacob
Rubens Nigoghossian
More about venture builders:
http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/18/how-venture-builders-are-changing-the-startup-model/
What is a startup studio?
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/multimedia/interactives/2015/04/what-the-heck-is-a-startup-factory.html
Author's blog on experience in the Southeast Asia venture capital ecosystem
http://theventurevault.com/
Continuing our tradition and in the spirit of transparency we are sharing the deck we used to raise our oversubscribed Fund VI. We hope it continues to help emerging fund managers and shows founders who have to constantly fundraise that we go through it too!
Read more about our plans to invest in and support the next generation of exceptional European talent on our blog: https://sdca.mp/SeedcampVI
All data taken at Q2'22, investment disclaimers and regulatory notices have been removed from the public version of this deck.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
Slash - the Startup Studio Playbook (13 dec2018)Slash
New models for collaboration emerge between corporates, startups and investors.
In his keynote at the Asia Startup Summit, Slash CEO Andries De Vos shares how Slash (www.slash.co) has developed a startup studio model which can be applicable to corporates, investors and entrepreneurs.
A simple investor pitch deck template with examples designed to simplify the process for entrepreneurs develop their investor pitch deck's quickly and easily.
This is part of a series of presentations:
1. One pager
2. 12–15 slide pitch deck
3. 50–60 back-up slides
4. Due diligence
This document is focused on the second part of the series which is just the pitch deck itself.
Building Startups: the "3rd co-founder model"eFounders
Among the myriad of types of structures breeding startups (incubators, accelerators, etc.), a new successful model has emerged: the startup studio. Brand new, this model is already controversial, as show the announced IPO of Rocket Internet. Here is how we see the startup studio model: as being a 3rd co-founder. You can reed the full version on our blog: http://efounders.co/blog/startup-studio-the-3rd-co-founder-model/
Gorilla Labs is a Venture builder (startup studio) designed to internalize ideation, rapidly iterate MVPs, and deploy accelerated go-to-market strategies for commercialization using Lean Startup methodology.
Co-founded by 2 INSEAD MBAs (Class of 2015)
Nikhil Jacob
Rubens Nigoghossian
More about venture builders:
http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/18/how-venture-builders-are-changing-the-startup-model/
What is a startup studio?
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/multimedia/interactives/2015/04/what-the-heck-is-a-startup-factory.html
Author's blog on experience in the Southeast Asia venture capital ecosystem
http://theventurevault.com/
Continuing our tradition and in the spirit of transparency we are sharing the deck we used to raise our oversubscribed Fund VI. We hope it continues to help emerging fund managers and shows founders who have to constantly fundraise that we go through it too!
Read more about our plans to invest in and support the next generation of exceptional European talent on our blog: https://sdca.mp/SeedcampVI
All data taken at Q2'22, investment disclaimers and regulatory notices have been removed from the public version of this deck.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
Slash - the Startup Studio Playbook (13 dec2018)Slash
New models for collaboration emerge between corporates, startups and investors.
In his keynote at the Asia Startup Summit, Slash CEO Andries De Vos shares how Slash (www.slash.co) has developed a startup studio model which can be applicable to corporates, investors and entrepreneurs.
A simple investor pitch deck template with examples designed to simplify the process for entrepreneurs develop their investor pitch deck's quickly and easily.
This is part of a series of presentations:
1. One pager
2. 12–15 slide pitch deck
3. 50–60 back-up slides
4. Due diligence
This document is focused on the second part of the series which is just the pitch deck itself.
Irish Technology Capital-European Technology Venture Fund - John Hartnett - S...Burton Lee
Presentation by John Hartnett, Irish Technology Capital, about the new venture Fund that he is raising in Ireland and Silicon Valley, aimed at the Irish and European hitech startups marketplace. Stanford Engineering, January 4 2010. Program Director and Course Instructor Dr. Burton Lee. Homepage: http://me421.stanford.edu
Guest lecture corporate venture capital (herman kienhuis)Herman Kienhuis
Guest Lecture about Corporate Venture Capital by Herman Kienhuis for Corporate Venturing course, MSc Business Administration, Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam - UvA)
Organisational Best Practices of Startup Studios Tobi Gutmann
Based upon two reserach papers, I share some high-level organisational best practices of startup studios (also called company builders, venture studios, startup foundry, etc.)
Startup Studios - Innovating Innovation White Paper Select Slides by EnhanceAlper Celen
Select visuals and graphs from Enhance's white paper on Startup Studios aka Venture Builders. The visuals include
Need for More Human Capital
History of Startup Studios
Startup Studio Trends
Betaworks Case Study
Startup Studio Design Parameters
Information about Enhance and the Authors Alper Celen and Ritesh Tilani
You can download the full white paper at www.enhance.online
Corporate Venture Capital best practices from interviews and researchMark S. Brooks
Summary research from interviews with 13 CVCs to identify best practices in creating a corporate venture capital (CVC) unit or a corporate accelerator.
Key takeaways include having clear objectives, clear processes and structure, easy to measure metrics, having patience and board or executive support, and making contributions to select startups that go well beyond capital.
I hope you find it useful. Feel free to distribute further to others who might find value in it.
You can reach me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbrooks
Venture Builder / Start-up Factory Model One-slider Infographic Floyd DCosta
Deploying a venture builder / start-up factory model to smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures.
A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns
This presentation provides an overview of approaches to developing you vision and mission, as well as the critical nuances tied to company culture. It also features an insightful case example from Salsify.
This presentation will introduce you to the fundamentals of raising capital for venture builders, startup studios. Compared to raising capital for a single startup, the fundraising process is more challenging. Because you are raising money for an organization that will be active participant in building up an entire batch or batches of startups. So you have to show to your investors that you have:
+ A studio leadership team with the power to build an entire portfolio of ventures;
+ The right financial-organizational structure that matches the goals;
+ A coherent vision and venture building thesis;
+ Viability of your approach supported by benchmarks;
+ Strong portfolio of startups and ideas in your pipeline.
This presentation will help you understand the basics of how to build up your fundraising approach.
If you need more help, reach out and I will guide you in:
+ Structuring your venture builder and fundraising strategy;
+ Assess your current material and identify gaps and risks;
+ Preparing for a successful investor meeting;
Attila Szigeti
https://www.attilaszigeti.com/
Presentation about Startup Factory - organization for developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and IT community. Check out mission, goals, activities, achievements, results and contacts.
The Lean Product Lifecycle Book- Product Innovation & Business Growth (Craig ...strongandagile.co.uk
An overview on how The Lean Product Lifecycle can transform your business to simultaneously innovate and grow by taking on insights from Venture Capital, Private Equity, Budgeting, Agile, Lean, Lean Startup, Beyond Budgeting and more.
Know how to take your idea and build a successful business.
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
Seedcamp Fund IV - VC Pitch Deck ExamplesPitch Decks
In their tenth year of existence, Seedcamp (the European pre-seed and seed-stage VC) used this pitch deck to close their Fund IV, at £60 million.
LPs included 60 corporates, VC firms, and ‘fund of funds’ such as MassMutual Ventures, Investec, Thomas Cook Money, Index Ventures, Atomico, Idinvest Partners, ADV, Draper Esprit, SpeedInvest, and Underscore Ventures.
The fund headquartered in London was launched in May 2007 by a group of 30 European investors. Seedcamp has backed unicorn startups like Revolut, Hopin, Sorare, Wise, UIPath & more.
See more at https://bestpitchdeck.com/seedcamp-fund-iv
InoSens Company Profile: It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think bi...InoSens
Founded in 2014, in Novi Sad, Serbia, InoSens is an innovation driven consultancy focused on value creation in the agrifood value chain.
We deliver a broad range of experience and services for the agrifood ecosystem. With an established track record for successful EU-funded projects, we deliver technologies of tomorrow today.
We work with multinational companies, small and medium enterprises, research centres, universities and public institutions across Europe. It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think big. Solve the problem worth solving.
It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think big. Solve the problem worth solving.
InoSens aims to identify opportunities for digital innovation in the agrifood value chain well in advance of their market impact and execute such initiatives with precision to deliver market success.
In this regard, our work takes into account evolving technologies like the Internet of Things, Big Data and Robotics.
We see ourselves as catalysts for change that help in the discovery of novel solutions in the agrifood value chain, acting as triggers to your ideas and projects. We are committed team players striving for excellence, investing in a range of innovations with strong potential on disruption on a large scale.
Irish Technology Capital-European Technology Venture Fund - John Hartnett - S...Burton Lee
Presentation by John Hartnett, Irish Technology Capital, about the new venture Fund that he is raising in Ireland and Silicon Valley, aimed at the Irish and European hitech startups marketplace. Stanford Engineering, January 4 2010. Program Director and Course Instructor Dr. Burton Lee. Homepage: http://me421.stanford.edu
Guest lecture corporate venture capital (herman kienhuis)Herman Kienhuis
Guest Lecture about Corporate Venture Capital by Herman Kienhuis for Corporate Venturing course, MSc Business Administration, Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam - UvA)
Organisational Best Practices of Startup Studios Tobi Gutmann
Based upon two reserach papers, I share some high-level organisational best practices of startup studios (also called company builders, venture studios, startup foundry, etc.)
Startup Studios - Innovating Innovation White Paper Select Slides by EnhanceAlper Celen
Select visuals and graphs from Enhance's white paper on Startup Studios aka Venture Builders. The visuals include
Need for More Human Capital
History of Startup Studios
Startup Studio Trends
Betaworks Case Study
Startup Studio Design Parameters
Information about Enhance and the Authors Alper Celen and Ritesh Tilani
You can download the full white paper at www.enhance.online
Corporate Venture Capital best practices from interviews and researchMark S. Brooks
Summary research from interviews with 13 CVCs to identify best practices in creating a corporate venture capital (CVC) unit or a corporate accelerator.
Key takeaways include having clear objectives, clear processes and structure, easy to measure metrics, having patience and board or executive support, and making contributions to select startups that go well beyond capital.
I hope you find it useful. Feel free to distribute further to others who might find value in it.
You can reach me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbrooks
Venture Builder / Start-up Factory Model One-slider Infographic Floyd DCosta
Deploying a venture builder / start-up factory model to smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures.
A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns
This presentation provides an overview of approaches to developing you vision and mission, as well as the critical nuances tied to company culture. It also features an insightful case example from Salsify.
This presentation will introduce you to the fundamentals of raising capital for venture builders, startup studios. Compared to raising capital for a single startup, the fundraising process is more challenging. Because you are raising money for an organization that will be active participant in building up an entire batch or batches of startups. So you have to show to your investors that you have:
+ A studio leadership team with the power to build an entire portfolio of ventures;
+ The right financial-organizational structure that matches the goals;
+ A coherent vision and venture building thesis;
+ Viability of your approach supported by benchmarks;
+ Strong portfolio of startups and ideas in your pipeline.
This presentation will help you understand the basics of how to build up your fundraising approach.
If you need more help, reach out and I will guide you in:
+ Structuring your venture builder and fundraising strategy;
+ Assess your current material and identify gaps and risks;
+ Preparing for a successful investor meeting;
Attila Szigeti
https://www.attilaszigeti.com/
Presentation about Startup Factory - organization for developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and IT community. Check out mission, goals, activities, achievements, results and contacts.
The Lean Product Lifecycle Book- Product Innovation & Business Growth (Craig ...strongandagile.co.uk
An overview on how The Lean Product Lifecycle can transform your business to simultaneously innovate and grow by taking on insights from Venture Capital, Private Equity, Budgeting, Agile, Lean, Lean Startup, Beyond Budgeting and more.
Know how to take your idea and build a successful business.
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
Seedcamp Fund IV - VC Pitch Deck ExamplesPitch Decks
In their tenth year of existence, Seedcamp (the European pre-seed and seed-stage VC) used this pitch deck to close their Fund IV, at £60 million.
LPs included 60 corporates, VC firms, and ‘fund of funds’ such as MassMutual Ventures, Investec, Thomas Cook Money, Index Ventures, Atomico, Idinvest Partners, ADV, Draper Esprit, SpeedInvest, and Underscore Ventures.
The fund headquartered in London was launched in May 2007 by a group of 30 European investors. Seedcamp has backed unicorn startups like Revolut, Hopin, Sorare, Wise, UIPath & more.
See more at https://bestpitchdeck.com/seedcamp-fund-iv
InoSens Company Profile: It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think bi...InoSens
Founded in 2014, in Novi Sad, Serbia, InoSens is an innovation driven consultancy focused on value creation in the agrifood value chain.
We deliver a broad range of experience and services for the agrifood ecosystem. With an established track record for successful EU-funded projects, we deliver technologies of tomorrow today.
We work with multinational companies, small and medium enterprises, research centres, universities and public institutions across Europe. It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think big. Solve the problem worth solving.
It's time to go out and talk to the market! Think big. Solve the problem worth solving.
InoSens aims to identify opportunities for digital innovation in the agrifood value chain well in advance of their market impact and execute such initiatives with precision to deliver market success.
In this regard, our work takes into account evolving technologies like the Internet of Things, Big Data and Robotics.
We see ourselves as catalysts for change that help in the discovery of novel solutions in the agrifood value chain, acting as triggers to your ideas and projects. We are committed team players striving for excellence, investing in a range of innovations with strong potential on disruption on a large scale.
CESAR - a private, non-profit and self
sustainable center that innovates in products,
services and companies with Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs). Since its
foundation in 1996, the center helps
companies throughout the innovation life cycle
- from the study of contexts, design and
prototyping ideas, to developing solutions in
various sectors.
H2020 and other european grant programs for medical life sciences organisationsPno Consultants France
H2020 and other european grant programs for medical life sciences organisations, is the presentation made by Corjan VISSER, Manager Life Sciences & Health at PNO Consultants.
The technological company release projects and solutions with the latest updates and evolutions, among the financial results of 2015 related to turnover and growth, as well as the general performance, namely to research and innovation, quality assurance and corporate social responsibility.
Somos una empresa de software extremadamente creativa y talentosa que diseña e implementa soluciones para tecnologías de la información.
Desarrollamos e integramos soluciones con tecnología para el desarrollo de negocios/empresas competitivas de manera medible.
Agency of European Innovations is a research and consultancy organization that acts as an innovation bridge between science, business, authorities and other stakeholders. AEI is a multidisciplinary team specialized in the project management, analytical studies, dissemination, communication and public engagement, using products such as social media, art, video, web, graphic design, creative campaigns, publications, press releases, outreach activities, events and much more.
We provide customized management and dissemination services for project success. Our team has technical excellence for smart end-to-end solutions and digital transformation.
Provide leadership in identifying creative tech solutions, ensuring that they are consistent with the vision of the company as well as the practicality for use at our locations in the mid-Atlantic region Provide leadership for short- and long-range planning for all technology initiatives: infrastructure, staffing, training, evaluation, budgeting, and collaboration with others Understand the business and proactively identify projects/tasks and ensure all items are completed in a timely manner Build effective working relationships with third party technology providers and vendors to ensure maximum usage, prompt support, and cost-effective products. Develop and mentor an IT workforce, including frontline support and system administrators, by recruiting, training and coaching employees and 3rd party vendors, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance Assist Help Desk with higher level issues that need to be escalated, taking a hands-on approach to solving problems Give support to remote users/ownership as well as Apple/Mac devices Design, develop, implement and coordinate IT systems, policies and procedures Responsible for creating and implementing standardization programs among property-level technology platforms, including computers, phones, copiers, internet providers, etc. Manage and monitor security of network resources to include password policies, virus protection, and email security; ensure data integrity Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy Provide reporting solutions to capture data/performance metrics for strategic use, analyzes data as needed; identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time Audit all IT systems and assess their outcomes Manage inventory/Preserve assets, information security and control structures Create an annual budget for IT hardware and software purchases and ensure cost effectiveness by regularly reviewing costs for services and products for both property and corporate objectives Provide exemplary customer service to team members, clients, vendors
Promote entrepreneurial culture in the African the agro-food sector.Francois Stepman
Foster sustainable development through impact entrepreneurship. Presentation 17 May 2017. Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. Investing in and collaborating with Africa.
PluggSessions_Uncloking the Potential of DIH Collaboration_MayteCarracedo.pptxFIWARE
FIWARE iHubs focuses on matchmaking market solutions with internal challenges, accelerating the development, use and commercialization of FIWARE solutions, and nurturing a culture of digital innovation and collaboration at a local level. We understand that the driving force of the data economy is the collaboration between the many players in society, not just a single individual or company.
Each FIWARE iHub brings added value to local communities thanks to a technology that is addressing innovation needs and challenges in different sectors.
Each FIWARE iHubs is part of a worldwide community then, goes beyond regional boundaries and helps its clients to gain global positioning, get worldwide promotion and international scalability
Being part of a community, they benefit from multi-partner cooperation to reach their markets and a continuous technical enablement.
The session will bring on stage representatives from the FIWARE iHub Network sharing their experiences to grow digital innovation ecosystems in different regions around the world.
Ubiwhere has just launched Volume 1 of the Annual Report 2016, an explanatory document of those that were the main achievements of the previous year, in particular events attendance, the development of projects and solutions, corporate social responsibility, quality policy and also the creation of strategic partnerships and spin-offs. The Annual Report now presented by the technologic company also presents one of its main triumphs of 2016 - the creation of new offices in the city center of Aveiro.
Startup Stage - Education - Presentation by Dotan Cooper, Co-Founder of MovinGame at the Axel Springer NOAH Conference Berlin 2016, Tempodrom on the 8th of June 2016.
We have released our consolidated results from 2013, informing all our stakeholders about our financial results in terms of turnover and growth, our performance during the year in terms of research and innovation, quality assurance and corporate social responsibility, and our strategy goals in terms of what we have accomplished and what our vision is for 2014.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Canadian Immigration Tracker March 2024 - Key SlidesAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents decrease along with percentage of TR2PR decline to 52 percent of all Permanent Residents.
March asylum claim data not issued as of May 27 (unusually late). Irregular arrivals remain very small.
Study permit applications experiencing sharp decrease as a result of announced caps over 50 percent compared to February.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
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#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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1. FOODSCALE HUB
Reimagining and re-designing our agrifood systems
Foodscale Hub HQ
Nova Iskra Workspace
Cara Uroša 18
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Novi Sad Office (Operations)
Balzakova 20
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Thessaloniki Office
Technopolis Incubator, Building C2
55535 Pylea
Thessaloniki, Greece
2. ABOUT US
Capacity
Building & Skill
Development
Incubation &
Acceleration
Services
Ecosystem Building
& Business
Modelling
Piloting, End-user
Engagement,
Collaborative
Co-creation
At Foodscale Hub we help mission-driven Agri-foodtech
founders make an impact. From our headquarters in the heart
of Belgrade and two offices in Greece and Serbia, we provide
direct access to an international network of the most relevant
mentors, partners, and growth opportunities.
We lead in capacity building and business support,
internationalization and access to finance, communication,
go-to-market strategies and business model innovation, and
the design and development of international R+D projects,
such as EU Horizon 2020 or industrial projects.
3. Here at Foodscale Hub, we’re helping shape the future
of the agrifood industry, with extensive success in
scaling up new technologies and businesses.
ONGOING
PROJECTS
eM-POWERing SME Clusters to help
SMEs overcome the valley of death
Data-driven sustainable agri-food
value chains
2020-2022 | €1.578.907 | BBI-2019-SO4-S4 2020-2023 | €8.595.150,00 | RUR-06-2020
MPowerBIO is building an online platform with digital
tools for evaluating and training skills, enabling SME
readiness for investment. It will hold 10 train-the-trainer
sessions for 90 European bioeconomy clusters. The aim
is to improve capacity to support SMEs in the
high-quality preparation process of presenting their
projects to investors.
FSH role: Design of services & content for capacity
building and business support programmes.
PLOUTOS is developing a Sustainable Innovation
Framework that follows a systemic approach to the
agrifood sector, building on three pillars: Behavioural
Innovation, Sustainable Collaborative Business Model
Innovation & Data-driven Technology Innovation.
FSH role: Sustainable Innovation Pilot (SIP9) - Facilitating
the transfer of surplus food from farms to socially
disadvantaged groups, by aligning logistics and
processes in Serbia & North Macedonia.
4. The service marketplace for European
rural areas
Cognitive Robotic System for Digitalized
and Networked (Automated) Insect Farms
Robots for protecting crops
2020-2024 |€7.928.092,50 | ICT-46-2020-IA 2021 - 2023 |€8.189.650,00 | ICT-46-2020-IA 2021-2024 |€15.305.665,00 | DT-ICT-09-2020
The vision of ROBS4CROPS is an
agricultural sector where robots will
replace humans in all heavy and
unpleasant work.
FSH role: Dissemination,
Communication, Exploitation
D-Rural overall goal it to co-develop and
implement a digital solution that delivers
multiple services to rural citizens while
creating opportunities economic growth
and quality of life improvements.
FSH role: Open Calls for Regional
Demonstrators - Publication, Evaluation,
Selection, Monitoring & Assessment
CoRoSect addresses the dramatic need of
coupling research on bionomics and life
cycle of insects intended to be used as food
and feed, with new robotic tools and
protocols for mechanization and
automation of insect farming.
FSH role: Dissemination, Communication,
Ecosystem Building
ONGOING
PROJECTS
5. BioeconomyVentures project aims to
build the reference platform for
bioeconomy-based start-ups and spin-offs
seeking to gain access to finance, becoming
the main meeting point in the European
bioeconomy.
FSH role: Design of services & content for
Bioeconomy Ventures Business and
Investment readiness Programme
Raising devoted bioeconomy ventures,
start-ups and spin-offs to the top
2021 - 2023 |€1,499,312.5 | BBI-2020-CSA
BioeconomyVentures
ONGOING
PROJECTS
6. We are looking for ambitious teams with unique, impact-driven solutions, the drive to scale their
product or service across Europe (and beyond), and a vision to change agrifood for the better.
Does that sound like you? Don't be shy and send us your pitch deck.
Our strongest asset is the
unmatched global network.
Foodscale Hub brings together a
growing community of high
value-added network of mentors,
investors, industry experts and
corporate partners that bring a
caliber of expertise and
connections.
As founders and entrepreneurs
ourselves, we provide the best
in-class support for scaling
solutions in the agrifood sector. Our
specialty is ventures that integrate
disruptive ideas, new business
models and cutting edge tech.
A blended approach with tailored
mentoring, coaching, training
and expert- and peer-led
knowledge sharing. We cover all
scaling fundamentals - from
business modelling and growth
hacking to fundraising and investor
relations.
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7. A university professor in Business and
Finance. Various management
positions and has participated in
numerous EU-funded projects
(CIP/COSME, FP7/H2020, etc.).
Previous experience in running
large-scale projects and organization
of international EU-funded business
accelerator programs.
Darko is an entrepreneur with
experience launching ventures in
the food and biotechnology
industries both in Europe and the
United States. He is passionate
about bees, and his latest venture
MeliBio is set to use science to
produce honey without bees.
Grigoris is an expert in financing
innovation in agtech and foodtech.
He manages multi-national and
cross-sectoral consortia, develops
proposals for EU funding, and
coordinates large-scale projects that
promote tech-enabled
entrepreneurship in the agrifood
sector.
At Foodscale Hub, we explore. We
experiment. We grow.
A real team (an incredible team) with
individual talents, creative ideas,
effective strategies, and strong
execution to fuel growth.
OUR PEOPLE
DARKO MANDIC MLADEN RADISIC
GRIGORIS CHATZIKOSTAS
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT CEO
VP FOR BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
Dimitris has conducted business and
marketing plans and developed the
digital presence of numerous European
SMEs and organizations. He has
proposal writing and project
management experience on research &
innovation projects mainly in the fields
of IT, agtech and foodtech.
DIMITRIS FOTAKIDIS
PROJECT MANAGER, HEAD
OF THESSALONIKI OFFICE
8. Dušan has over a year of
experience working as an
external accountant and
payroll associate, working
mostly with SMEs and
entrepreneurs. He currently
holds the position of a
Financial Manager at
Foodscale Hub.
DUSAN PEVAC
FINANCIAL MANAGER
Galina is a Project Manager and
Grant Writer. She has three
years of international NGO
experience in organizational
leadership, project writing,
implementation, and event
management.
GALINA ZIZAKOV
PROJECT MANAGER
Maja Zikic is a Growth Strategist
and Digital Marketing Coach
with over six years of experience
working at the intersection of
business and technology. She
has in-depth know-how and
expertise in public-funded
innovation and R&I
collaborative programs.
MAJA ZIKIC
GROWH LEAD
OUR PEOPLE
9. OUR PEOPLE
Vukasin has a Master's degree
in Engineering Management &
Project Management. With a
passion for environmental
issues, project management
and marketing his focus at
Foodscale Hub will be on
piloting and end-user
engagement.
VUKASIN ORSIC
PROJECT MANAGER
Teodora discovered her passion
for management, marketing &
design in an international NGO.
She is a certified Junior Soft Skills
trainer. At FSH, she is focusing
on communication & SME
support activities.
TEODORA SISAKOVIC
COMMUNICATION &
DESIGN MANAGER
MIRJANA TRIFKOVIC
MIRJANA TRIFKOVIC
PROJECT MANAGER
Mirjana holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Engineering Management. She
has practical knowledge in
implementing various
international and local projects
and a strong passion for
environmental issues.
10. OUR PEOPLE
Milica holds a Bachelor’s Degree in
English Philology. Passionate about
project management, she recently
undertook a one-year program in the
fundamentals of PM. Through three
years of experience working for an
American NGO organization where she
demonstrated her skills as an event
manager, leader of volunteers and
English translator.
MILICA KLAVZAR
JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Christos is an administrative
management, financial monitoring,
and policy evaluation specialist,
holding two Master’s degrees, in
Economic Analysis and in Political
Theory. He shares enthusiasm for the
primary sector of the economy and
best business practices, both of which
he considers key to future generations’
wellbeing.
CHRISTOS CHIOU
PROJECT MANAGER
MIRJANA TRIFKOVIC
MACKENZIE BAERT
PROJECT MANAGER
Mackenzie grew up in Canada,
however after she relocated to
Greece she completed a Master’s
degree in Environmental
Management and Sustainability. She
is passionate about environmental
sustainability and protection and
loves channelling her enthusiasm
towards proposal writing and project
management.
11. GET IN TOUCH
info@foodscalehub.com
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how our world will look like in the future.