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Scale your solutions to the Netherlands and explore the most innovative food hubs of the country 

 

The Netherlands as a location cannot be beaten. Close to Europe's 500 million consumers and your business customers.

   

The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world.

 

Unique insights in the best incubators of The Netherlands.

 

 

 

Rotterdam, largest port in Europe, provides first class infrastructure.

Explore the most innovative foodtech solutions from Spain.  

 

Spanish startups as leaders in driving a more efficient and sustainable agri-food system.

   

1.6 MEUR average investment received by Spanish FoodTech startups in 2020.


 

Team:

 

  • Willem Knaap - Global Director Food&Agri at Unknown Group.

Program Director. Broad experience in the foodtech domain, acceleration and innovation programs, co-founder&investments.

  • Maurice Booij - Corporate Venturing Analyst at Unknown Group.

Project Manager. Experienced program manager in open-innovation and soft-landing programs for startups.

  • Wilson Rainho - Head of scouting and venture acceleration at Unknown Group.

Head of scouting. Delivered 100+ scouting and startup assessment assignments.

 


 

What the program offers:

  • Access to a large pool of innovative solutions from the best Spanish food startups.
  • Potential new business cases.
  • Meeting important decision makers from the most interesting startups.
  • Creating meaningful connections with startups and explore potential for future collaborations/co-innovation and more
  • Spanish startups as leaders in driving a more efficient and sustainable agri-food system. 

 


 

What the program looks like:

Day 1 – Introduction day  & workshop “Client Discovery” – 22/11/2021

Day 2Visit to Utrecht, the Dutch Foodtech hubs  - 23/11/2021

Day 3 – Workshop “Doing business in NL”  – 24/11/2021

Day 4 – Time to catch up with business activities- 25/11/2021

Day 5Visit to Wageningen Foodvalley and StartLife incubator - 26/11/2021

Day 6 - Workshop and Partner Activity – 29/11/2021

Day 7Visit to Delft and Westland – 30/11/2021

Day 8 - Matchmaking Day  - 01/12/2021

Day 9 - Wrap up & final event – 02/12/2021

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Where we are
Foods Wines from Spain
Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in The Hague

Burg. Patijnlaan 67, 2585 BJ The Hague, the Netherlands

+31 (0)70 364 31 66

desafiaNL@comercio.mineco.es

www.icex.es