THRIVE Academy for Agri-food Tech Startups 2025

THRIVE Academy is a 12-week agrifood tech pre-accelerator program for agri-food early stage startups looking to commercialize their innovations. Their immersive program helps entrepreneurs de-risk and validate their ideas, develop and execute their go-to-market strategy, and prepare to raise capital.

Program Phases

Phase 1 (Week 1-7)

• Intensive virtual programming
• Mentorship
• Build a foundation for high-growth companies
• Prepare to become market and investor ready

Phase 2 (Week 8-12)

• Implement learnings
• Mentorship
• Demo Day & in-person immersion
• Feedback for future steps

Benefits of THRIVE Academy

Through THRIVE Academy you’ll receive the tools and support to build a company foundation for scalable growth.

• Acceleration: The program is specifically designed to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey and accelerate rapid progress towards commercial outcomes.
• Mentorship: They will match you with mentors from their extensive network of industry insiders, corporates, alumni and investors.
• Investment Readiness: They will teach you the fundamentals of what founders need to be investment ready ensuring your highest chance at success when you seek outside funding.
• Validation: They will help you test and validate your idea and make fast informed de-risked decisions that minimize your risk.
• Smart Farm Access: You’ll have an opportunity to access Old’s College Smart Farm & other PSI’s to evaluate, demonstrate, and validate your developing technology.
• Accelerator Opportunities: Selected startups will have the opportunity to graduate into THRIVE’s Canada or Global Accelerator programs.
• Partner Perks: Gain access to over $3.5 million in exclusive perks and discounts from our network of leading industry partners, designed to accelerate your startup’s growth and success.

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Eligibility for THRIVE Academy

They are looking for promising founders with innovative ideas.

Specifically, they are looking for:

• Pre-seed to early seed-stage agrifood tech companies.
• Early stage innovators with ground breaking ideas for agrifood tech.

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Application

Applications will be accepted throughout the year with two intakes per year.
One cohort will run September- November and the other cohort will run February- May.

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