The meeting place for startups, industry and investors in the agri & agTech business
Welcome!
The first edition of Agri Venture Sweden will be held in Vara 27–28 of November 2019.
The event venue is in Black Box, inside of Vara Concert hall.
Swedish startups and early-stage, high-potential companies in the agri & agtech industry, with 0–10 employees, and with a unique and scalable business idea
National and international investors, angel investors and venture capital firms
National and international agri & agtech industry
Agri Venture Sweden will offer
Expert Panels
Presentations by industry leaders and investors who are looking for their next innovation partnership and/or investment with a startup.
Startup Pitches
Pitches from startups within the agri & agtech sector with growth potential, primarily 0-10 employees, who are interested in innovation partnerships and/or investments.
One-on-One Meetings
Meet and connect with the who's who! An ideal opportunity to initiate promising contacts with the top startups, industry companies and investors.
Inspiration
Hear from fantastic speakers, industry leaders and brands, investors, successful founders, experts, entrepreneurs, influencers and government.
Opportunities for startups during the Agri Venture Sweden event
The winner of this prize will be awarded a free business coaching occasion with IBM.
Agtech Kickstart
The prize Best Deep Tech partner is awarded to one of the startups, and includes a free workshop with Agtech Kickstart.
Denis Boissau
The Getting International prize is awarded to one of the startups, and includes at free workshop/consultation with Denis Boissau.
Key Dates
Welcome to Agri Venture Sweden 27-28 November 2019. Registration opens on 24 May 2019.
15 Sept
Startup Application Closes
2 Oct
Pitch Training Day
28 Oct
Industry/Investor Registration Closes
27-28 Nov
Main Event
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Wednesday 27th of November
13.30 – 14.00 Registration & coffee
14.00 – 14.15 Welcome to Agri Venture Sweden
14.15 – 14.35 KEYNOTE - Collaboration & Innovation – The future of Swedish AgTech
KTH Innovation, Donnie SC Lygonis, Innovation Strategist and entrepreneur
14.35 – 14.50 Unlocking the power of agtech:
The whys and hows of strengthened
startup and industry collaboration
Macklean, Filip Lundin, Consultant
14.50 - 15.20 Industry expert panel (Moderator: Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson)
- Lantmännen, Frida Dalemar
- Valtra, Mikko Lehikoinen
- Dataväxt, Johan Martinsson
15.20 – 15.35 How we make farming thrive through collaboration and innovative partnerships
Lantmännen, Michael Åsman, Director Digital Business Development
15.35 – 15.55 The role of a physical meeting place for increased collaborations
between different actors
RISE, Jonas Engström, Projectleader Testbed for Digitalised Agriculture
15.55 – 16.25 Mingle & fika
16.25 – 16.45 Invest in the future for the future
Martas Explorers, Carolina Sachs, Founder
16.45 – 17.15 Investor expert panel (Moderator: Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson)
- Sätila Impact Inv, Lennart Grebelius
- Martas Explorers, Carolina Sachs
- Almi Invest GreenTech, Emanuel Andersson
- Accros Retail, Jens Bruno
- SLU Holding, Nicholas Jakobsson
17.15 – 17.30 365FarmNet - The expericence of 5 years
365FarmNet, Klaus-Herbert Rolf, Network Manager
17.30 – 17.45 Successful collaborations between startups and IBM
IBM, Frode Langmoen, Technology Executive
17.45 – 18.00 On the same wavelength - the effect of LED light on activity and production in dairy cows
(A collaboration between Arla, Heliospectra and SLU), Heliospectra, Johan Lindqvist, Technical Solutions Manager
18.00 – Startup exhibition & mingle dinner
Thursday 28th of November
08.00–08.30 Registration & Coffee
08.30–08.40 Welcome back!
08.40–12.00 STARTUP PITCHES - separated into two blocks held in parallel.
08.40 - 12.00 Pitch Session 1
Moderator: Lovisa Madås
Venue: Black Box
08.40-12.00 Pitch Session 2
Moderator: Matilda Persson
Venue: Auditorium
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00-16.30 One-on-One meetings
Pre-booked meetings will be scheduled and allocated to designated tables.
You will receive your personal schedule upon arrival to the event.
13.00-16.30 Parallel program
- Almi Invest (GreenTech): VC and Stories, Almi Invest GreenTech, Emanuel Andersson
- Error 404: communication not found (when Academia meets Industry), SLU, Oleksiy Guzhva
- Startups and Corporates: what are the opportunities and how to work together? Ignite Sweden / LEAD, Martina Hegestig
- Facilitate new Innovations in a test environment at the Department of Natural Resources, VG-Regionen Naturbruk, Jörgen Holmén
- Support Rural Business Success across Europe, RISE / RUBIZMO, Annette Granéli
- Funding, how to realize your idea, Agroväst Livsmedel / SmartAgri, Kristina Anderback
- Open weed image database for AI applications, RISE, Anna Rydberg
- Autonomous electric machine for mechanization of horse stables, an example from the prototype workshop in Uppsala, RISE, Jonas Engström
- Ultrasound scanning to predict carcass meat quality on live cattle, RISE, Cecilia Lindahl
16.40–16.55 Prize ceremonies - startup opportunities
16.55–17.00 Summary and final words
17.00–19.00 After work
Speakers
Will be announced continously
Donnie SC Lygonis
Innovation Strategist and entrepreneur
KTH Innovation
Carolina Sachs
Founder
Martas Explorers
Klaus-Herbert Rolf
Network Manager
365FarmNet
Johan Lindqvist
Technical Solutions Manager
Heliospectra
Michael Åsman
Director Digital Business Development
Lantmännen
Lovisa Madås
Founder of AGFO
AGFO
Frode Langmoen
Technology Executive
IBM
Filip Lundin
Consultant
Macklean
Lennart Grebelius
Founder and Owner
Sätila Impact Inv
Frida Dalemar
Project leader
Lantmännen
Oleksiy Guzhva
Researcher
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jonas Engström
Projectleader Testbed for Digitalised Agriculture
RISE
Mikko Lehikoinen
Vice President Marketing Valta
Valtra Inc/ AGCO Corp
Charlotte Eklund Jonsson
Manager Innovation & Business Development
RISE
Johan Martinsson
Business Development
Dataväxt
Kristina Anderback
Senior Advisor
Agroväst / SmartAgri
Martina Hegestig
Project Manager
Ignite Sweden / LEAD
Annette Granéli
Senior Project Manager
RISE / Rubizmo Project
Cecilia Lindahl
Senior Researcher
RISE
Jens Bruno
CFO
Across Retail
Anna Rydberg
Senior Researcher
RISE
Nicolas Jakobsson
Senior Advisor
SLU Holding
Jörgen Holmén
Project leader
VG-regionen Naturbruk
Emanuel Andersson
Investment Manager
ALMI Invest GreenTech
How it Works
1. Register
Register online and submit your own cooperation profile and your collaboration wishes. You can change your profile any time. Your profile will be open for everyone to see, and will be printed in the event folder.
This is your presentation towards the other participants.
2. Book Meetings
Browse the participant list and book one-on-one meetings with persons of your interest, from the promising startups and potential partners, experts and investors you’re looking to meet.
Each one-on-one meeting is 30 minutes.
3. Pitch Training Day
All startups are invited to a free pitch training day, prior to the main event. Experts and coaches will be available to help you sharpening your performance before the main event.
The pitch training is held on October 2nd, 2019.
4. Main event 27–28 Nov
Industry/investor presentations, startup pitches, pre-booked one-on-one meetings, inspiration. Grow your network, meet potential partners, supporters, corporate, investors and learn from experts.
We look forward to meet you!
Organizer & Partners
Agri Venture Sweden is co-hosted with Agroväst, and is a part of the venture event series organized by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
We aim to work for a globally competitive, innovative, sustainable and attractive agri & agtech industry by stimulating collaborations and business opportunities between different parties, and to support growth in the industry.
Agri Venture Sweden 2019 is made possible with financial support from Sparbanken Skaraborg, through Sparbanksstiftelsen Skaraborg, and Tillväxtverket.
Quick Facts from the FOOD-focused sister-event Food Venture Sweden
30 Swedish Startups
with products, services or technologies related to the food industry
Expert Industry Panel
Picadeli, Stora Enso, Innovatum, Macklean (2018)
Lantmännen, Oatly, Fazer Group (2019)
Expert Investor Panel
Seventure, Evanoff Group, Bird&Bird, EBAN (2018)
Mustard Seed Maze, Kinnevik, Nicoya (2019)
More than 100 pre-booked
one-on-one meetings
between startups, industry and Investors
Inspiring Success Stories
All-in-all 120 attendees
in a unique event targeting the food industry
Participants at Food Venture Sweden in 2018: AGFO, Aggregate, Agroväst, Almi Invest, Almondy, Anders Löfberg, Axel Johnson, BackingMinds, Bird & Bird, Buen Momento, Business Sweden, Business Region Göteborg, Chalmers Industriteknik, Commercial Office of Ecuador in Sweden, Conic Holding, Connect Sverige, ConsumIQ, djunked, Earth Bite, EBAN, Enterprise Europe Network, Emcrum, Evanoff Group, Fazer Group, Food For Progress, Fooever, Garveriet, Ginger Diamonds, Gold&Green of Helsinki, Green City Farming, Gröna Gårdar, GU Ventures, Handelsrådet, Huj, IBM, ICA, Inclusive Business Sweden, Indocore Food & Bio Tech, Innovatum, Kejtra, Klimato, KosterAlg, Krinova Incubator, Lantbrukarnas Ekonomi, Lantfisk, Lavivo, LivsmedelsFöreningen, Livsmedelsföretagen, Ljusgårda, LRF Media, Löfbergs, Macklean, Maisha Deli, Mondana, Native Flavours, Nordamark, Nordish Food, Nordiska Medier/Food Supply, Nutrient Sustainable Development, Ochstra, One Cake, Oy Karl Fazer, Paulig Incubator, Picadeli, PINC, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Root Pasta, Rootfruit, Rönnbacken Ventures, Sevan, Seventure Partners, Stockfiller.com, Stora Enso, Stora Sandön Ind.utveckling, Tebrito, The Food Accelerator, Tillväxtverket, Västkustens affärsänglar, VGR, Vinnova.
Previous editions of the event has been great successes, and got nominated to both Livsmedelspriset 2017 and Livsmedelspriset 2018 !
Contact us
The event team is here to help. If you have any questions or queries, please contact:
Matilda von Rosen, Event Manager, Agroväst
Tel: +46 (0)722 341 600 Mail: matilda.vonrosen(at)agrovast.se
Linnéa Qvirist, Event Manager, RISE
Tel: +46 (0)725 686 909 Mail: linnea.qvirist(at)ri.se
VENUE
To find your way to us by bus or train use the following link: https://www.vasttrafik.se/en/travel-planning/travel-planner/
The railway station is located within 10-15 minutes of walking.
Questions? Please contact: Matilda von Rosen,
Accommodation
We have reserved rooms at the hotel at Lumber & Karle https://www.lumberkarle.se/sv/engelska.
Book your room by calling +46 (0)512 709 00. Make sure to use the booking code: AgriVentureSweden
Questions? Please contact: Matilda von Rosen,