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Venturing
with startups

At Cosun, we are committed to supporting fresh ideas and entrepreneurs.

So why do we need fresh insights? Today, 1/3 of all food is wasted whilst 71% of the world’s fresh water and 85% of the arable land is used for food production. Food consumption will increase by 50% until 2050. We believe we can only grow in a sustainable way, by reducing inputs and waste in value chains and at the same time commit to collaborations with emerging companies.

How do we collaborate with startups?

One way of carrying out our venturing partnerships, is by launching challenges and open calls for startups and scale-ups that align with our mission. If your company has innovative solutions that match our topics and demands, we would love to receive your pitch!

Open innovation topics

Health-promoting foods

Plant-based proteins


Side-stream valorization


Bio-based solutions

AgTech and FoodTech

Venturing partnerships

To strengthen the flywheel effect, we nurture partnerships that help us discover and support fresh ideas from startups at an early stage. For instance, we participate in the agri-food venture capital fund Icos Capital. We are also a corporate partner of StartLife Wageningen, the largest AgriFoodTech accelerator in the Netherlands. Lastly, we work together with Starthubs, focusing on open innovation challenges and open calls. These methods enable us and our partners to select startups with innovative solutions for specific themes or business problems.

 

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Our goal
Cosun produces plant-based food and food ingredients, feed, biobased ingredients and green energy. It is our mission to get the most out of the plant and to offer solutions for society in the field of food and climate.