It’s a pleasure to announce the 5 latest additions to the StartLife À la Carte program, which are each providing innovative solutions which will make a better world, including sustainable packaging solutions and alternatives to antibiotics. Each startup gets a dedicated coach as well as tailored support according to the company’s needs.

Many startups on the À la Carte program are investor-ready or have product-market fit. Each one offers an impactful, innovative, technological solution that contributes to a better world. Applications for À la Carte are taken on a on-rolling basis, with one or two accepted onto the program per month.

Get to know the startups who have joined the program recently and their innovative solutions for our food system and planet.

Supaso (🇦🇹)

SUPASO offers premium packaging solutions made from recycled waste paper, redefining the benchmark for sustainability and efficiency in shipping temperature-sensitive and fragile goods.

Natcap (🇬🇧)

Natcap is a nature intelligence company spawned out of the University of Oxford, providing scientifically rigorous data to enable companies to measure, report and act on the nature-related risks in their operations and supply chains.

Phagos (🇫🇷)

Phagos develops a sustainable alternative to antibiotics based on bacteria’s natural predator, the bacteriophage – the company has produced a scalable personalized phage therapy platform to dispatch its solution globally.

Fiber Foods (🇳🇱)

Fiber Foods is creating economic, social, and sustainable value, sourcing jackfruit from agroforests from small farmers and their families in rural communities in East Africa, guaranteeing them a fair price. By processing the jackfruit at regional hubs, Fiber Foods create jobs and add value that stays in the local economy.

Health Food Wall (🇳🇱)

Health Food Wall is a data-driven plant-based food service solution used by customers in the out-of-home market to conveniently choose a healthy sustainable food option 24/7.

Join the À la Carte program

StartLife has provided tailored support to ambitious founders since its inception in 2010. Since 2020, we offer this service under the name StartLife À la Carte. Through this program, founders have attracted new investors, set up game-changing pilots, and established valuable partnerships, and more. If you are a good fit, we would love to have you on board and help you grow, too.

Check out the StartLife à la Carte program now!

Meet some of these startups in-person

Three of these startups, Natcap, Fiber Foods, and Health Food Wall, will pitch at our next Demo Day on Tuesday 21 May in Wageningen. Fancy meeting them? Make sure you register now. It’s free and there’s much than just the pitches to enjoy.