FoodHack Tel Aviv: Strategic Partnerships in FoodTech in Collaboration with GFI Israel
Strategic Partnerships in FoodTech
Join our meetup to connect with entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, and food enthusiasts! Network, exchange ideas, and hear from FoodTech leaders as they discuss how strategic corporate partnerships can accelerate R&D and commercialization.
Whether you're just starting your food business, looking to connect with startups to invest in or want to network with other like-minded professionals - this event is for you.
The event is free but registration is necessary.
This event is sponsored by EBN - Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano! EBN is a premier full-service law firm and one of Israel's most prominent and fastest growing law firms. The firm is consistently ranked as a top-tier firm by the international and local ranking guides, such as Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR. EBN is recognized as an Israeli “go-to firm” for a client roster across the spectrum of many sectors, ranging from multinational corporations and businesses, private and public companies listed on domestic and international stock exchanges, high-profile entrepreneurs and investors, Israel’s leading real estate companies, hi-tech companies in all stages of growth, financial institutions, private equity, venture capital and many more.
EBN is providing a special offer to the TLV FoodHack Community - billable hours accumulate until the first funding round, with payment due only at the fundraising time and subject to its completion. Services include:
• Legal Infrastructure Setup: Drafting a founders' agreement, design partners agreements, and other essential preliminary documents.
• Comprehensive Support from Inception: Assisting from the establishment phase through capital raising and complex transactions.
• Connections with Relevant Investors: Leveraging our involvement in the local and international ecosystem.
• Holistic Service: Tailored solutions for industries such as FoodTech, Aggrotech, and more.
For further details or to schedule a meeting, you can contact the EBN team:
Roy Caner | Roy@ebnlaw.co.il
Viva Gayer | Viva@ebnlaw.co.il
Guest Speakers :
Dr. Maya Sapir-Mir, CEO & Co-Founder at PoLoPo
With over ten years of hands-on experience in Molecular Farming and a Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, Maya co-founded PoLoPo with Dr. Raya Liberman-Aloni. With a deep understanding of plant genetics and protein expression, following a successful pre-seed round of $2.3M, she's leading the transformative Molecular Farming company. PoLoPo’s visionary approach includes developing a cutting-edge plant bio-factory for custom-made animal protein production in potatoes, starting with egg protein. In less than two years, PoLoPo has made rapid progress, successfully advancing field trials, securing key partnerships, and collaborating with leading global food ingredient players, establishing itself as an emerging force in the alt protein industry.
PoLoPo's Strategic Collaborations: PoLoPo partnered with CSM Ingredients under the Generate Program to accelerate its application development and commercial efforts with industry support. PoLoPo is also working with potato propagation tuber producers and potato growers to build a strong US-based supply chain for large-scale protein production in potatoes.
Yonatan Golan, CEO & Co-Founder at Brevel
Yonatan is passionate about making the world a better place through sustainable nutrition, social change and cutting edge science. He transitioned to a vegan diet in 2012 and believes in a bright future on this planet. Yonatan has been leading Brevel's growth from a small startup to a global innovative player in the alternative protein industry, raising more than $20M and winning various awards and global recognition. Prior to Brevel, he co-founded and managed a food co-op with more than 400 member-workers for 4 years between 2012-2016 and led it through its profitability and growth stages. He holds an MSc in biophysics with a publication in Nature on his work in immune T-cells physics.
Brevel's Strategic Collaboration: Brevel has a 10-year joint development and commercial agreement with CBC (the largest beverage company in Israel) for the development and commercialization of beverages with Brevel's ingredients. The partnership is a significant milestone for Brevel towards being an enabler for a new category of products in the market.
Hadar Ekhoiz Razmovich, CEO & Co-Founder at Meala FoodTech
Hadar is an innovation expert with extensive experience in leading R&D teams and transforming ideas into products. She has developed numerous groundbreaking products across various industries, including FoodTech, AgriTech, and Digital Services. In 2022, Hadar co-founded Meala alongside Dr. Tali Feldman Sivan and Liran Gruda. Meala is dedicated to improving food by developing healthier, clean-label, and functional ingredients. Utilizing advanced biotechnology, Meala's proteins empower food manufacturers to create products with optimal texture and enhanced nutritional value. It’s a fast track to clean-label excellence—without compromise on taste and texture.
One of Meala’s leading investors is DSM-Firmenich, a leading corporate in the industry.
Aviv Oren, Director of Innovation & Business Engagement at GFI Israel, will be moderating.
Pitch Session:
Are you launching a new product? Are you looking for your next R&D expert or your next CEO? Are you looking for a job or an internship? Join our 30-second pitch session and share your business update with the audience (open to anyone).
Agenda:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Networking and Snacks sponsored by EBN - Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM: EBN
7:10 PM - 7:25 PM: 30-second Pitches
7:25 PM - 8:10 PM: Speaker Panel + Q&A
8:10 PM - 9:00 PM: More Networking
Date: April 8th
Hour: 6-9pm
Language: English
Venue: Berkovitch St 4, 17th floor, Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Your hosts: Hadas Rajchenberg, Ido Eliashar, Nadav Zifroni, and Sophia Retchin
About the Organizer:
FoodHack is a community-driven platform that inspires, highlights and connects food entrepreneurs and innovators. With meetups across the globe, a weekly food industry newsletter, a membership program and an annual summit.
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