ACCELERATOR

Grow your agrifood startup with a tech solution

Join the Agrytech Accelerator Program to receive up to $100K in cash grants and business support needed to grow your agrifood startup in less than one year.

Applications are now closed.

Applications are open until December 1, 2024

The accelerator in brief

A track record in growing Lebanon’s most innovative agrifood startups

The Agrytech Accelerator Program is a 2-phase program through which Berytech supports entrepreneurs with tech innovations in the agrifood sector, offering them the resources, knowledge, networks and funding they need to grow their ventures.

12 Startups

supported per batch

10-Month Support

throughout two phases

Up to $100K

in grants and technical support per startup

Reasons to apply

Develop your solution and grow your venture with tailored support

Startup Funding

Up to $29K cash injections into incubated startups

Prototyping Facilities

Access to an electronics & hardware Fabrication Lab with technical support

Business Coaching

Bootcamps, training, and one-on-one mentoring sessions developing entrepreneurial competencies

Customer Access

Support in connections and visibility in local & international markets

Industry Connections

Linkages to the agrifood community and a pool of dedicated local and international experts

Immersion trips

Opportunity to travel to the Netherlands supported by Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and StartLife Accelerator

“We were science students who didn’t have the resources to take the invention to the next level and turn it into a business, and Berytech gave us a great opportunity to do that through the Agrytech Program.”

Eligibility criteria

The Agrytech Accelerator Program is open for agrifood startups with tech solutions

The program is sourcing early-stage startups with scalable technology solutions in the agrifood sector with the following criteria :

Are partially or fully operating in Lebanon
Have at least two co-founders, one of whom is Lebanese
Working on a tech-enabled or science-based product or service
Have a validated prototype or MVP in the agrifood value chain
Have a multidisciplinary and complementary team
Preferably have a positive social or environmental impact
Are willing to commit to a 10-month program

The program's timeline

Throughout the program, startups will receive training and mentorship on product development, marketing and go-to-market, finance, legal, intellectual property, management, fundraising, governance and pitching.

This will allow them to build their MVP, test it with early adopters; develop the financial, marketing, management, and operational aspects of their business; deliver a compelling startup pitch; and sharpen the personal entrepreneurial skills of the founders.

Acceleration Phase 6 months · 12 startups

Twelve selected startups will receive capacity building to join the Acceleration phase.

$12K cash grant per startup to build their MVP
Linkages with sector stakeholders
Design thinking bootcamp to develop their solution
Local and regional pitching and networking events
Opportunity for 5 startups to travel to the Netherlands on an immersion trip with StartLife Accelerator

Incubation Phase 4 months · 8 startups

Eight startups will be selected to continue to the Incubation phase.

$17K in matching cash grants per startup to establish their operations
Linkages with advisors and potential investors
Demo Day to pitch solutions to stakeholders and potential investors
Participation in national or international summits
Opportunity for 3 startups to travel to the Netherlands on a Soft Landing Trip with Startlife Accelerator

Grow your agrifood startup with the Agrytech Accelerator Program