PepsiCo launches North American startup accelerator program 

PepsiCo, an American multinational food, snack, and the world’s largest beverage company, today launches its Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program in North America, an innovation initiative designed to discover and support emerging brands in the food and beverage sector. The program is aimed at fostering collaboration with innovative startups that focus on health and wellness help food and beverage startups […]

First Cohort Starts F³ Tech Accelerator Program

F³ Tech has commenced the first cohort of its four-month Accelerator Program.  The Accelerator is a rigorous four-month program that prepares startups to launch and commercialize products or services through concentrated mentorship, training, networking, and investment in the industry sector of agriculture and aquaculture technologies. Five startups have been accepted into the program which started […]

Enter the 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge

The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is a national business competition focused exclusively on rural entrepreneurs launching food and agriculture businesses. Source: Enter the 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge

Natufia Labs, mfr of the “Nespresso of plants and herbs”, closes a $1.2-million seed round

  TALLINN, ESTONIA, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2018 – Natufia Labs, an Estonian-born startup developing machine-learning technology that grows plants right in your kitchen, announced the closing of a $1.2-million seed round today led by Butterfly Ventures, Techstars, and the Dubai-based family office Ginco Investments. “Natufia La Source: Natufia Labs, manufacturer of the “Nespresso of plants and […]

Fish 2.0 Workshop in Baltimore Nov 7-8

Fish 2.0 will be running a segment in Baltimore, with its own event, and a corresponding online competition immediately after. MORE DETAILS Source: U.S. Aquaculture

TEDCO to Host Entrepreneur Expo on October 30 – Steve Case Keynote Speaker

hotDesks/F³ Tech providing FREE bus transportation from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to Entrepreneur Expo on October 30.  Join Maryland’s statewide ecosystem of entrepreneurs and innovators for a day of connections, networking, and excitement. Source: TEDCO to Host Entrepreneur Expo & Stem Cell Symposium on October 30 | Press Release | I95 Business

SBA Awards Grant to TEDCO/F³ Tech to Support Small Business Innovation and R&D Commercialization

F³ Tech (aka Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center) joined TEDCO in a grant submission to the Small Business Administration for $200,000 in support of advancing more SBIR/STTR applications on the Eastern Shore and to access more funding for the commercialization of innovations and new technologies. Source: SBA Awards Grants to 24 State and Local Economic Development Entities, […]

Inside Campbell Soup Company’s Innovation Program

Jeff George, VP of Research & Development at Campbell Soup Company, gave a captivating talk at Spigit’s Ignite conference that detailed the company’s innovation program and its use of crowdsourcing to DRIVE BUSINESS IMPACT.     WATCH NOW