Eligibility: The Competition is open to all startups located in any state or country in the world that meet the Grow-NY definition of ‘Food and Agricultural Field,’ are early-stage, and have a scalable business model. To be eligible for the Competition, an applicant must be a registered, formative stage business entity that can enter into the Investment Agreement, such as a corporation or limited liability company (LLC), that meets two or more of the following criteria:
Less than seven years from the date of formal organization
Has its first product or service in testing or pilot production
Pre-revenue or early revenue
Has a leadership team working towards commercialization and profitability.
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Prizes: One grand prize of $1 million, two $500,000 prizes, and four $250,000 prizes.