The technology that will transform food
did not start in the food sector
NOVO is a high-impact acceleration program that helps deeptech founders validate their technology in the agrifood sector, test it with industry, and secure funding, no matter where it came from.
Open call: Apply now
You don't have to come from the agrifood sector.
If your technology already predicts, senses, moves, computes, or engineers something in another industry, food is your next market. NOVO is built for deeptech founders and CTOs in biotech, AI, advanced materials, robotics, or high-performance computing, who are ready to bring what they've built to the food system.
Everything it takes to get from lab to shelf
Real pilots
With corporates ready to test and adopt, including retail leaders
Investor access
A network of international investors, 100% equity free
Real traction
Move from prototype to a solution proven with real users and industry partners
Global reach
A European base in Bilbao (Bizkaia), with international reach
Proven elsewhere. Transformative in the food sector.
We're looking for deeptech from any industry that can solve a real food problem, not agrifood experience.
Precision fermentation and cell culture were built to make medicine. The same tools are already reinventing how the world makes natural ingredients.
Does your technology fit into one of these?
Apply to the program
The location comes with a support system
Your base comes with an entire
ecosystem attached
Direct access to Bizkaia's industrial and tech ecosystem
Leading research centres, corporates and deeptech infrastructure in one of Europe's most active innovation regions.
A base at B Accelerator Tower (BAT), one of Southern Europe's largest open innovation hubs
Work, test and connect from a landmark facility designed to bridge science and industry at scale.
Full relocation support
Legal, visa, talent search and family package. Relocating is optional, not a requirement of the program, but founders who choose to establish here gain a head start most ecosystems can't offer.
Proof from the founders themselves.
Participating in FoodSeed has been an extraordinary experience for our team. We've built an incredible team, and we have everything we need to make our project a success.
Thanks to Eatable Adventures' network, mentorship and expertise, we were able to build our vision into a B2B ingredients company offering solutions the industry actually demands.
Eatable Adventures' experience has been invaluable to us. We think it's been a fantastic program and we're excited about everything that's coming next.
From application to Investor day.
Location: Bilbao (Bizkaia), Spain
Your technology wasn't built for food.
That's exactly
why food needs it.
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