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Global Call for Startups · 2026 · Applications open

Apply here. Help us transform the food system at the scale science demands.

A competition for early-stage ventures, built on the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report — the global guardrails for healthy, sustainable, and socially just food systems. Winners pitch at Impact/Week Barcelona and gain tailored support from Katapult, Norrsken, and Accenture.

Stage
Pre-seed → Series A
Closing
15 June 2026
Framework
EAT-Lancet 2.0
Time to apply
~15 minutes
Norrsken Impact Week — pitch stage
§ 01 — Selection criteria

What we look for

Eight criteria applied across every round of evaluation — the EAT-Lancet 2.0 scientific framework with a commercial lens.
01

Impact

Shows strong potential with clear understanding of leverage points for transformation to drive net-positive change at scale in alignment with the EAT Lancet 2.0 vision for healthy, sustainable, and just food systems.

02

Business Stage

Demonstrated product/market fit with business model verified and ready to scale, typically in business stage Seed to Series A — open for pre-seed with some traction.

03

Innovation

Innovation is based on a novel or technology-enabled approach that enables rapid, cost-effective scaling.

04

Technology

Validated technology in laboratory or relevant environment and shown it can be replicated or adapted across regions and contexts.

05

Customer

Benefits of innovations and willingness to pay confirmed from market traction or partnerships, or first customer testing for pre-seed applicants.

06

Capital

Clear funding needs with efficient use of capital and a concrete path to reach scale and impact.

07

Team

Founder(s) with proven relevant experience and full-time commitment.

08

Benefit from support

Support from Anchor Partners will bring a catalytic effect to winners.

§ 02 — Submit your idea

Apply here.
Six sections. Fifteen minutes.

Applications are reviewed by the Anchor Partners. Closing 15 June 2026.
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