Foodtech challenge

2022-2023 Winners

Aquagrain

UK

Aquagrain, producing soil enhancers with food waste, has finalized a $2.5m JV with Abu Dhabi’s waste management company, Tadweer, to install a local pilot production facility and has commenced growing trials with Silal, testing the efficacy of their product on a number of crops.

Paul Smith, Head of Development
Paul Smith, Head of Development
Dr. Arjomand Ghareghani, Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Arjomand Ghareghani, Chief Scientific Officer

Sustainable Planet

UK

Sustainable Planet, using water lentils to create protein isolates without arable land or fresh water, has enrolled in Hub71 and is finalizing a $5m investment to scale-up in UAE

Sven Kaufmann, CEO
Sven Kaufmann, CEO
Susan Payne, COO
Susan Payne, COO

RevolFood

UAE

RevolFood (formerly Revoltech), adding proprietary electromagnetic pads into traditional blast freezing to preserve the taste & nutritional value of frozen food, has entered Hub71 and is pursuing commercial agreements with major food outlets

Roman Bagiev, Co-Founder & CEO
Roman Bagiev, Co-Founder & CEO
Oleg Igoshev, Co-Founder & CSO
Oleg Igoshev, Co-Founder & CSO

Orbisk

Netherlands

Orbisk, using AI-enabled cameras to quantify food waste, has installed its equipment in over 20 hotels across the UAE, including the Sofitel on the Palm. Currently exploring opening a UAE office and has hired a country manager, based in Dubai to service their growing number of clients across the GCC

Olaf Van Der Veen, CEO
Olaf Van Der Veen, CEO
Richard Beks, CCO
Richard Beks, CCO

2019-2020 Winners

QS Monitor

UAE

An online platform to streamline food imports into the UAE

Burak Karapinar
Burak Karapinar
Joe Hawayek
Joe Hawayek

HAS ALGAE

Australia

Algae-based superfood that’s rich in omega-3 and protein

Brendan Fu
Brendan Fu
Timothy Gardner
Timothy Gardner
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Peer Schenk
Professor
Peer Schenk

iyris

KSA

lyris (formerly Red Sea Farms) deploys a number of patented, proprietary technologies, reducing water and energy consumption in greenhouse agriculture by up to 90%, has raised over $34 million since winning the competition and implemented its technologies across Silal farms in Abu Dhabi.

Jana Hubbard
Jana Hubbard
Mark Tester
Mark Tester
Ryan Lefers
Ryan Lefers
Qamar Aftab
Qamar Aftab

SafetyNet Technologies

UK

A light-based solution to enable fishermen to catch more sustainably

Bianca Bazin
Bianca Bazin
Nadia Laabs
Nadia Laabs
Dan Watson
Dan Watson
Aran Dasan
Aran Dasan