Applications are now open for the 100+ Accelerator’s Health and Wellness Challenge to help in increasing the well-being of the people, consumers, and communities so they can fully participate in social, cultural, and recreational activities.
The 100+ Accelerator is launched by AB InBev to help the company reach its ambitious sustainability goals faster by finding startups that could deliver breakthrough advancements across five key sustainability pillars—water stewardship, smart agriculture, circular packaging, climate action and upcycling. In its first two cohorts, more than half of the startups secured long term contracts with AB InBev.
Solutions
They are looking for these types of solutions:
Personal care and hygiene
Balanced Nutrition
Community Wellness
Mental health, mindfulness, and self-esteem
Benefits of Participation
The 100+ Accelerator will provide support, guidance and access to potential funding through:
Pilot customer opportunities with the four corporate partners: AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Colgate Palmolive, Danone and Unilever (including the potential to scale company-wide)
Active mentorship, training and programming in product development, go-to-market, operations, sales and more
Top mentor network of scientists, academics, domain experts, venture capitalists, corporate sustainability leaders, etc.
Potential funding from Partner Companies and their networks
Criteria for Participation
Open to all: challenges were developed with input from subject matter experts from partner companies around the world to make sure they are focused on local issues that need to be addressed. They are seeking startups from around the world to answer the challenges and are eager to identify technologies and best practices that can be shared across businesses and beyond.
Other companies that share the common vision are welcome to join the 100+ Accelerator as a partner in the future. They want to become the leading Accelerator for sustainability, driving innovation and value creation, and this can only be achieved by true collaboration with others.
