Agri-Food Innovation Panel at GEC 2019
Ramy Boujawdeh – Deputy GM of Berytech and Director of the Agrytech Program, attended the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress, whose overarching purpose is to identify new ways of helping founders start and scale new ventures anywhere in the world.
Berytech Ideathon: Innovating Solutions Across Lebanon
For the second year, Berytech has taken its Ideathon weekends to the Bekaa, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon giving the opportunity to both students and professionals to collaborate and innovate solutions to challenges in food, agriculture, water, energy, and waste.
Exhibiting Agri-Food Innovation at HORECA
Members of Berytech, incubated startups from the Agrytech Accelerator Batch 2, members of Qoot the Lebanese agri-food innovation cluster and innovative producers in the same sector participated in Horeca Lebanon 2019 themed “For a better industry”.
Mushtic: Biodegradable packaging startup wins local Hult Prize semifinals
The Mushtic team, currently enrolled in Berytech’s Agrytech Accelerator program, won the 2019 Hult Prize Lebanon semifinals over the weekend, earning them a spot at the Hult Prize Global Accelerator program in London this summer. The result keeps them in the running for the first prize of $1 million in seed capital.
Meet The Rising Stars of Agri-Food Innovation In Lebanon
9 entrepreneurs from Berytech’s Agrytech Accelerator pitched their startups to a room full of professionals, experts, investors, academics and students at the Lebanon Agri-Food Innovation Day 2019.
Agrytech Startups Learn The True Meaning Of Scaling Up
January witnessed the beginning of the third phase of the Agrytech Accelerator where only 9 teams out of the 14 were chosen to continue to the final phase of the program, a 6-month incubation period where they will benefit from up to $22,000 in matching grants...
touch partners with IOTree First NB-IoT Application in Lebanon
touch mobile telecommunications and data operator in Lebanon, managed by Zain Group, has announced a partnership with IOTree, Lebanon’s first wireless network of smart traps for harmful pests, at the Agri-Food Innovation Day organized by Berytech in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The first Agri-Food Innovation Day in Lebanon
Berytech successfully organized Lebanon’s first agri-food innovation conference and exhibition attended by over 1200 people.
9 Startups make it to the final phase of the Agrytech Accelerator
Berytech has announced the names of the selected startups who will be joining the third and final incubation phase of the Agrytech Accelerator Program to include AgriEats, Cubex, Digimart, Foodcheck, IOTree, Mushtic, Quadra, Rigino and Turista Kit.
8 Reasons Why You Need to Attend Berytech’s Agri-Food Innovation Day 2019
Lebanon Agri-Food Innovation Day is happening on February 5, 2019, at BIEL and you don’t want to miss it! Here are 8 reasons why you should attend the day that will bring together professionals, academics, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors from the entire country to rise with a more innovative agri-food sector.
SANAD partners with Berytech to support innovations in the agri-food sector
SANAD Fund for MSME Technical Assistance Facility – under its Entrepreneurship Academy program, has offered Berytech a grant to support the incubation phase of its Agrytech Accelerator Program for Batch 2.
Study tour in the Netherlands: international markets and best practices
Nine Agrytech startups went on a study tour to the Netherlands coordinated with Berytech partner StartLife, with the purpose of improving their’ chances of success based on the importance of exposing entrepreneurs to international markets and best practices efficiently.
The Agri-Food Revolution
Berytech: Lebanon has the human capital to combine science with engineering to save and grow the agriculture sector. What we need is a group of engineers, scientists, and business professionals working together under a national strategy to revive the country’s faltering farming industry.
Zoom In: Besalim, Online Organic Marketplace
What They Do: Besalim is an online organic marketplace that links certified trustworthy organic farmers to consumers. It focused on making organic produce both accessible and affordable to consumers. Their Startup Experience: “We applied to Argytech because we...
Zoom In: Rigino, Data Traceability
What They Do: RiginO is an end-to-end traceability platform enabling food producers and manufacturers to capture, log and track their data across the supply chain in order to expand market access, generate Business growth, improve brand image and company to...
Inspiring Students to Become Agri-Food Innovators
In light of educating students on the different opportunities in the agri-food sector, Berytech ran several workshops for more than 80 students from different universities including the American University of Beirut (AUB), Saint Joseph University (ESIA-M) and University of the Holy Spirit Kaslik (USEK).
Zoom In: Agronline, Straight to The Source
What They Do: Agronline is a B2B e-commerce platform that allows restaurants who want to cut cost on fruits and vegetables to directly reach farmers with their needs, reducing the dependency on wholesalers while improving the cash flow for farmers. It is a...
Zoom In: Atayeb El Jabal, E-commerce Market for Mouneh
What They Do: Atayeb al Jabal is an e-commerce market and online community that sells seasonal mouneh & traditional catered dishes globally. All of the products are ethically & exclusively sourced from rural women and farmers. These efforts are preserving and...