Innovation for agriculture and food economy

The Growth Alliance Start-up Bootcamp once again brought fresh wind into the Agricultural and FoodTech scene. Ten promising startups worked together with experts on their business models, received valuable feedback, and seized the opportunity to network with investors and partners. The focus was on innovative solutions that make agriculture more sustainable, efficient, and resource-conserving.

An overview of the participating start-ups

• Calabaza develops microbe-based biostimulants that strengthen soils and allow plants to grow healthier.

• Fermeta improves nutrient uptake from feed additives in cows while simultaneously reducing CO2 and methane emissions.

• Justake produces a nutrient-rich, minimally processed meat alternative based on mushrooms.

• Karevo automates quality control with an AI-based potato sorting machine.

• morgenmaterials creates sustainable mycelium composites from fungal mycelium and paludiculture - an alternative to petrochemical materials.

• NutriSen has developed a portable instant lab that allows farmers to measure the nitrate content of their plants on-site.

• Opterra.ai offers a financing model that facilitates farmers' transition to regenerative agriculture.

• Plantilizer develops a biofertilizer that combines microorganisms with biochar.

• Prefiro GmbH provides relief with an automated harvesting device for green asparagus in light of the skilled labor shortage.

• REVOJA introduces a plant-based yogurt drink made from regional soy and by-products to the market.

The finalists at the Growth Alliance Networking Summit 2025

Three startups particularly distinguished themselves and pitched at the Growth Alliance Networking Summit 2025:

Karevo

Prefiro

NutriSen