Grow-NY Announces Finalists!

Grow-NY has announced selected finalists for Round Four of its $3 million 2022 Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition!

Twenty startups from across the globe will compete to win a combined total of $3 million in prize money at an upcoming summit, slated for November 15-16.

Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages them in the region’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem.

In all, 385 startups applied from 52 countries. Of the applications from New York state, 34% were from the Grow-NY region. Meanwhile, 38% of applicants included a female founder and a record 75% included a founder from an underrepresented minority group.

Grow-NY will award a total of $3 million in prize money to seven winners, including a $1 million top prize, two $500,000 prizes, and four $250,000 prizes.

Click here for more information. Winners will be announced on November 17, so stay tuned for further announcements!