Food Hatch

Food Hatch

How it Works

Food Hatch is a food-focused accelerator that provides seed and early stage funding to food-related businesses. Companies apply through their website and, if accepted, a Food Hatch team will guide and mentor the company to become a successful business (five companies will be accepted at any given time within the program).

Food Hatch offers:

  • Funding
  • Guidance & execution
  • Marketing
  • Branding strategy
  • Product design & development  

Funding Focuses On

  • Seed and early stage food-related businesses.
  • Sales strategy
  • Operational efficiencies
  • Corporate law & legal
  • Technology
  • Corporate finance

Funding Limit

$18,000–$35,000 with a 6-8% equity in each business accepted into the program.

Qualifications

Must be food-related businesses.

Financing Geographic Area 

Worldwide 

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