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Pitch. Scale. Transform.

The Agri-Food Tech World Championship is where breakthrough start-ups in agri-food get global visibility, investor access, and the chance to be crowned Grand Champion.

Got a game-changing agri-food solution?

From agri-tech and aqua-tech to alternative proteins, smart ingredients, food upcycling, nutrition, traceability, sustainable packaging, and the circular economy—the Agri-Food Tech World Championship is where bold ideas take centre stage.

Your Launchpad to the Future of Food

Back for its 2nd edition, this flagship AFTEA programme brings the world’s most promising start-ups to pitch before a powerhouse panel of VCs, corporate leaders, and industry pioneers. More than a pitch stage, the Championship gives early-stage founders—from seed to Series A—expert mentorship, investor access, and global visibility to prove their impact and accelerate growth.

With the backing of Constellar and Innovate 360, the competition connects visionary founders with the guidance, capital, and networks to scale faster and go further.

What's at stake?

SGD 20,000 from
A*STAR, Strategic Partner

SGD 10,000 from
Google, Prize Sponsor

Strategic Partner

Prize Sponsor

Competition Information

The Agri-Food Tech World Championship will be held from 4 – 5 November 2025 in Singapore at AFTEA 2025, Sands Expo & Convention Centre.

  • Alt proteins & smart ingredients

  • Agri & aquaculture tech

  • Food upcycling, nutrition, and traceability

  • Sustainable packaging & circular economy 

Call for applications: 11 September to  10 October 2025, 23:59 [GMT+8]

Registration is online and your application should include the following:

  • Pitch deck in English in PDF format with up to 10 slides. The deck should cover key aspects such as your start-up’s problem statement, solution, market opportunity, business model, traction, team, and financial projections, emphasising your product or solution’s impact on agri-food or agri-tech.  

  • A video presentation link of 2 - 5 minutes explaining your start-up’s concept, market potential, and business model, with a focus on agri-food or agri-tech solutions.
     

Screening: From 11 October 2025

All applications will be reviewed to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria and application requirements. Start-ups will be evaluated based on the strengths of their applications, including the innovation of the idea, market potential, and team capabilities, particularly in the agri-food and agri-tech sectors.
 

Selected start-ups will be notified in the week of 13 October 2025.

43 teams will progress to the Semi Finals, which will be held at AFTEA 2025 on 4 November 2025. 
 

Competition stages: 4 – 5 November 2025

Semi Finals – 4 November 2025

  • 43 teams will pitch to a panel of judges. There will be 4 rounds of pitching with 10-11 teams pitching in each round.
  • Each team will be allotted a maximum of 5 minutes. This includes 3 minutes to pitch and 1 minute of Q&A.
  • The top teams from each round, up to a total of 5 teams, will progress to the Finals stage.

Finals – 5 November 2025

  • 5 teams from Semi Finals, including another 5 teams from Innovate 360-led regional selections will compete and pitch to a panel of judges.
  • Each team will be allotted a total of 8 minutes. This includes 5 minutes to pitch and 2 minutes of Q&A.
  • The top team will be crowned Grand Champion. 

There is no cost to participate in the Competition. However, start-ups shortlisted for the Semi Finals in Singapore held during AFTEA 2025 will have to bear their own travel and accommodation costs, if applicable. Additionally, shortlisted start-ups are required to book a booth in AFTEA 2025. 

Participants may choose to enter as an individual (sole founder) or as a team. Judges will evaluate entries based on:

  • Innovativeness (20%)

  • Impact of solution (20%)

  • Differentiation from existing solutions (20%) 

  • Feasibility to commercialise and expand (20%)

  • Investment potential (20%)

 

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