IFT First Startup Pavilion to include $15K pitch competition
Prizes sponsored by the Seeding the Future Foundation.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, is partnering with the Seeding The Future Foundation to offer prizes totaling $15,000 at The Pitch during this year’s IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo, which is being held July 16–19, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
In the Startup Pavilion, food or food-related startups will have the opportunity to participate in a multi-stage rapid-pitch competition spanning three days. Judges will include leaders from innovation, venture-capital investment groups, product development, academia, and the startup community. Space is limited as the competition is restricted to the first 100 startups to have a kiosk in the Pavilion.