The association Réseau Entreprendre Piemonte presented Agribusiness Innovation Lab 2025, the acceleration program aimed at start-ups and new businesses operating in the Agritech, Food & Wine, Tourism and Sustainability sectors.
What does it offer
The initiative was created with the aim of supporting the growth of innovative entrepreneurial projects through a structured path combining personalized mentoring, strategic networking, and cash and service prizes worth a total of €18,000.
The selected start-ups will have access to two months of acceleration according to the Réseau Entreprendre method, as well as exclusive opportunities to connect with investors and reference companies in the sector. In addition, the program offers special prizes for the most outstanding entities in the areas of innovation, sustainability and social impact.
The sponsors' prizes
The 2025 edition of the initiative features the following prizes:
- Impact Prize by Réseau Entreprendre Piemonte: €3,000 for the start-up with the greatest social impact;
- Innovation Prize by Metroconsult: €3,000 in trademark, patent and intellectual property protection consulting;
- Digital Service Prize by Versya: €3,000 in digital services for tech start-ups;
- Brand Academy Prize by Well Com: €3,000 in brand strategy and corporate identity;
- Spotlight Prize by Digistart: €3,000 for a highly professional corporate presentation video;
- Sustainability Development Prize by Confindustria Cuneo: €3,000 to accompany the start-up toward sustainability;
- Venture Pass Prize by LaGemma Venture: direct access to investors and funding opportunities in the program.
Who can participate
Eligible to apply to join the initiative are:
- newly established start-ups that have no more than two years of turnover and registered in the ordinary section of the Italian Companies Register;
- innovative start-ups / with a social vocation / cooperatives duly established and registered in the special section of the Italian Companies Register referred to in Article 25, paragraph 8, of Decree-Law No. 179/2012, as amended;
- consolidated teams and projects which are at the point of company establishment.
The four areas of interest include projects such as:
- Food & Wine: innovation in production, distribution and catering.
- Agriculture & Agritech: soluzioni tecnologiche per la filiera agroalimentare.
- Tourism and promotion of the territory: ideas that enhance the local tourism industry with digital and sustainable approaches.
- Sustainability: energy efficiency, environmental management and land development projects.
Applications are open until March 14, 2025. More information and how to participate can be found on the initiative's website.
