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We invest USD$200K in the world’s best alternative protein companies twice per year. We look forward to welcoming you to the next cohort!

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EACH COMPANY RECEIVES

USD$125K Cash Investment & USD$75K

In-kind Investment

5 months office space in Paris

Access to a Test Kitchen facility to refine and adjust your product

An experienced team of experts dedicated to scaling your business domestically and internationally

A lifetime membership to our global mentor network who want to help you with everything from getting your product in a grocery store, to locking in suppliers, to running an incredible marketing campaign

Access to some of the world’s largest food companies for advice, expertise, and partnerships

Relationships with category specific co-manufacturers, distributors, retailers and food service

Access to PR and media exposure through our network and Demo Day

Curated introductions to an investment network to help you raise your next priced round

Discounts on the professional services you need to scale your company

We invest up to USD$3.5M+ follow on funding for our top performing companies

What Our Founders Have To Say

About The Program

I am extremely proud to have been part of the first Paris cohort of the prestigious BIV accelerator program. It allowed us to dive into the cellular agriculture industry through BIV’s portfolio companies and extensive networks. Thanks to the mentorship from the BIV Paris team, we have devised a strong and polished business case supporting our technology and value proposition and this has attracted a lot of investors.

Mohammad El Hajj

CEO & Founder, Bright biotech

We joined Big Idea Ventures with a big vision. Over the course of the program, our vision has become even bigger and bolder.

Through introductions with industry leaders in manufacturing, product development, and biotech, Little Bandits now has a concrete 3-year pathway and we are leaving the accelerator feeling confident, inspired, and super driven in turning this vision into reality.

Jessica Harris

CEO & Founder, Little Bandits

When I joined BIV in September 2021, we had one proof of concept with the Nomelet and in 5 months we went from one proof-of-concept to 3 minimum viable products.

BIV introduced us to a wide range of potential partners and investors and that made all the difference for us.

Arnaud Delacour

CEO & Founder, The VERY Food Co.

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Some Of The Amazing Mentors

You Will Get To Meet Through The Program

Kevin Camphuis

After 20y. in strategy and breakthrough innovation management at Groupe SEB (the world leader of kitchen utensils and appliances ), where among other projects he created the first ever connected kitchen appliances, Kevin CAMPHUIS co-founded ShakeUpFactory, a reference business accelerator and open innovation boutique dedicated to food and agtech. Based inside StationF in Paris, it gathers a unique ecosystem of 250+ international startups and corporations, inventing together the ingredients and solutions of tomorrow’s food economy.

Ingeborg Gasser-Kriss

Co-Director of the Switzerland regional and global FoodTech Founder Institute accelerator programs. Forward-thinking Marketing and Innovation leader and change agent with over 25 years of experience in discovering and unlocking growth opportunities across geographies and cultures. Background in FMCG marketing, profound expertise in strategic and hands-on consumer innovation. Global, regional and local remits including Emerging Markets. Proficient in traditional large scale innovation as well as agile, entrepreneurial models and collaborative eco-systems.

Hannah Lester

Dr Hannah Lester is a research scientist with over 10 years’ experience in running veterinary clinical trials for regulatory approval. She studied for a PhD in parasite epidemiology at the Moredun Research Institute in Edinburgh and has an MSc in Veterinary Public Health from the University of Glasgow. She has done pioneering work in alternative proteins regulation at leading regulatory firm Pen & Tec Consulting Group where she was CEO and Scientific Director. Today she GOURMEY’s Head of Regulatory Affairs, where she plays a critical role in accelerating commercialisation of their sustainable cell-cultured meat across multiple markets.

Your Tentative Schedule During The Accelerator