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Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award
Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award
Approximately 90% of startups fail, with most falling into the so-called “valley of death.” This critical scaling-up phase – the transition from founder-led experimentation to process-driven operations – remains the most significant hurdle for agrifood innovation. On 20–21 May, F&A Next returns to Wageningen to address this scaling crisis. For over a decade, the summit […]
At F&A Next 2026, ten high-potential startups will take the stage as this year’s Next Heroes, representing the next generation of innovators in the agrifood sector. Selected by Rabobank and Anterra Capital, co-organising partners of F&A Next, this group reflects the most relevant innovation trends shaping the industry today. All selected companies will also be […]
F&A is all about the future of our food system. Startups represent this forward-looking vision, and each year we select ten promising young companies to participate in the Next Heroes in Food & Agtech program. Five of them competed in the early-stage category (pre-seed to seed), and five in the later-stage category (Series A/B). Additionally, […]
Another edition of F&A Next goes into the books! On May 21 and 22, we welcomed over 800 attendees for the 10th edition of our summit, hosted in the Omnia building on Wageningen University & Research (WUR) campus. The participants brought energy and good vibes, contributing to the discussion we care the most about: the […]
At the tenth edition of F&A Next, Agrobiomics and Vivici were announced as the winners of the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award 2025. Agrobiomics harnesses the power of nature to make agriculture more resilient to climate change. Vivici develops sustainable dairy proteins through precision fermentation without animal sources. The winners both received a prize of […]
F&A Next is the place for food and agriculture technology innovators to meet and connect, but it is also a moment to award some of the rising companies in this space. We offer 10 startups the unique opportunity to take the stage and present themselves to the audience as one of the world’s Next Heroes […]