FoodFutureCo
About[edit]
FoodFutureCo is a scale-up accelerator for purpose-driven food businesses. FoodFutureCo was founded by the social activist and investor Shen Tong in 2016 to support post-revenue food companies who are primed to expand from early adoption to early majority[1]. The FoodFutureCo team has spoken at different summits and conferences such as Food Tank[2], sparks & honey, Foodable[3], Vitagora[4], Future of Food Summit [5], and Women in Green[6].
Seed funding and follow on investments are provided to the highest performing companies in the FoodFutureCo portfolio through FoodFutureCo’s follow-on fund—the Food Future Fund.
Founding [edit]
FoodFutureCo was founded by Shen Tong in 2016. Mr.Shen previously co-founded Food-X.[1]
Program[edit]
The accelerator program works with companies in agtech, agriculture, consumer packaged goods, local & plant-based foods, sustainable seafood, e-commerce, restaurant concepts, urban agriculture, and food waste[1]. The companies within each cohort are established yet small companies with massive scale potential.
In FoodFutureCo’s 6-month acceleration program, there is a series of highly curated workshops and seminars along with assigned mentors and speakers curated to the specific needs of each company.
Cohorts[edit]
FoodFutureCo’s Portfolio companies include:
Cohort 1[1]: 4P foods, eFowl, Sophie’s Kitchen, Nextdoorganic
Cohort 2[7]: Unify Water, Seal the Season, Ozuke, Generation Fresh
Cohort 3[8]: Zoni Foods, Metabrew, Jewels of the Forest
Advisors & Mentor Network[edit]
FoodFutureCo’s network includes over 200 mentors, 50 advisors, 1,000 founders, 800 investors, and over 30,000 social influencers. They provide mentorship throughout the accelerator process during workshops and one-on-one meetings[3]. The advisors assist each cohort and founder in developing new consumer engagement channels, developing clearer brand messaging, and offering additional tailored advice.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "From Food-X to FoodFutureCo: Shen Tong's Reflections on Launching an Accelerator - AgFunderNews". AgFunderNews. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "Interview with Chang, sustainable business practices expert". Food Tank. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shen Tong, Founder of Food Future Co., Predicts that Food Will be More Readily Available in 2050". Foodable Network. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "Forum Vitagora 2016 "Food Business"". Atol Conseils & Développements (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ Rowland, Michael Pellman. "Meet The Women Leading The Future Of Food". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "2017 Speakers". Women In Green Forum. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "Scale-Up Accelerator FoodFutureCo Announces 2nd Cohort of Food System Disrupting Companies | Project NOSH". Project NOSH. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "The Good Food Debate – Tech vs. Tradition". FoodFutureCo. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
