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Application Deadline: APRIL 10 2023

The 2023 PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition will select 6 startups and entrepreneurs with breakthrough sustainability agriculture innovations. Ultimately, furthering the PepsiCo Sustainability goals to reduce the carbon footprint across the agricultural space and enhance food security in the MENA region.

Are you a start-up or entrepreneur with transformative direct farming innovations in the following areas?

Minimizing water use and stress in the region by enhancing management of water and wastewater in agricultural activities;
Managing efficiencies across inputs and production processes to increase sustainable practices in agriculture;
Breakthrough products and technologies to support regional food security; and
AI and digitization of agricultural processes to enable for sustainable reporting

Requirements

Applications for the Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition will remain open until April 7, 2023. In order to apply, companies had to meet the following requirements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

$250,000 to $1M USD in sales in the last financial year OR have a validated prototype for use in the market within the next 6 months
Be a licensed business in one of the participating MENA region countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates).
Be willing to work with PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator mentors and public relations team throughout six-month Accelerator program and attend Accelerator events.
Agree to Terms and Conditions below.

An External Third Party Will Review All Submissions And Our Selection Committee Will Choose Finalists Based On The Following Criteria:

Must include the focus areas of sustainable agriculture practices.
Uniqueness in the market.
A clear go-to-market strategy and plan for sustained in-market execution.
Balanced gender and ethnic diversity of team.
Scalable business model.

Benefits

GRANTS

Selected innovators will receive an initial $20,000 USD grant to work on a new business initiative.

FINAL PRIZE

At the program’s closing event, a panel of judges will award one participating company with a $100,000 USD prize to help advance and scale their innovation.

MENTORSHIP

PepsiCo and industry experts provide R&D insights, perspectives on business models, market activation, product development, regulatory practices and more.

RESOURCES

Participants of the 6-months program will have access to subject matter experts, resources and business courses.

Timeline:

APRIL 10 2023: Applications Close
MAY 8 2023: Program Launch Event – Cairo, Egypt
AUGUST 2023: Program Mid-Point Virtual Event
NOVEMBER 2023: Winner Announcement Event – Dubai

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition Program 2023

Application Deadline: January 10, 2022

The PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition will identify and support emerging and disruptive technologies and services focused on reducing, recycling, and reinventing packaging materials. Innovation concepts could be new products, technologies, or services that help to reduce, recycle, or reinvent packaging. These could include, but are not limited to: biodegradable or reusable materials, consumer behavior modification, applications or software, operations processes, tracking technologies, and more. Innovations can be either concepts or already active initiatives that require scaling

Minimum requirements:

Have generated between $250,000 to $5 million in sales in the last financial year OR have a validated protype for use in the market within the next 6 months.
Be a licensed business in one of the participating MENA region countries (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates UAE).
Agree to Terms and Conditions below.
Be willing to work with PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator mentors and public relations team throughout six-month Accelerator program and attend Accelerator events.

An external third party will review all submissions and our selection committee will choose finalists based on the following criteria:

Must include the focus areas of environmentally sustainable packaging alternatives, packaging reduction and recycling options, sustainable recycling behavior modification, and/or purpose-driven solutions.
Uniqueness in the market.
A clear go-to-market strategy and plan for sustained in-market execution.
Balanced gender and ethnic diversity of team.
Scalable business model.

Programme Details

During the 6-month program, selected innovators will be paired with a PepsiCo mentorship team and receive an initial $20,000 USD grant to work on a new business initiative focused on reducing, recycling, and reinventing the packaging supply chain.
Participants of the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition program will have access to subject matter experts, resources, and a curriculum of business courses.
PepsiCo experts will provide insights on research and development as well as perspectives on business models, product development, regulatory practices, market activation, and other areas.
At the program’s closing event in July 2022, a panel of judges will award one participating company with a $100,000 USD prize to help advance and scale their innovation.

Timeline

November 21, 2021 – Call for applications
November 21, 2021 – Virtual application launch event
January 10, 2022 – Application submission deadline
February 9, 2022 – In-person kick-off event and orientation
April 16, 2022 – Virtual mid-term event
July 20, 2022 – In-person graduation event and final prize winner announcement

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition

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