Boot camp for young entrepreneurs ends

A three-day boot camp under the innovation challenge 'Food Frontiers 2.0' with the participation of young entrepreneurs concluded in the capital recently, says a press release.

A total of 23 participants from the top 15 startups took part in the boot camp held at a hotel in the capital.

The boot camp was arranged to impart training to the participants about new innovative model and technological solution for the supply of safe and nutritious foods for lower income people and the intake of those foods alongside making the whole campaign easier.

The objective of 'Food Frontiers 2.0' contest was to support innovative business models and technology-based solutions that could be implemented to increase access to nutritious foods.

Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network, which is co-convened by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Switzerland-based international organization, and World Food Programme (WFP) jointly organised the contest.

The institutions which took part in the boot camp are Labana, MushHoom, Sufola, Farmzilla Foods limited, Noodles, Agriventure. Asia, adorsho praniSheba Limited, Amal Foundation, Leafy Farms, Novel Food Creation Ltd, Krishi Swapno, Cookants Ttd, KleanAgro, Konna wellbeing Ltd.

At the boot camp, business related development model, market research, making infrastructure for development of business and brand and consumer services came up for discussion.

As part of the contest, the investors' nights with the participation of renowned investors and businessmen will be held on February 23, while the contest will come to an end through a grand ceremony on February 27 when the 12 selected entrepreneurs will present their startup and concept before the judges.

Campaign for the contest started from December 2 last year. As part of the initiative, online campaign, and road shows were held at six universities of the country.

Six winners and one reserved prize for the International Nutrition Olympiad (INO) will get cash and pre-seed funding worth 35,500 US dollars for implementing business plan, expansion of the business, and infrastructure development.