Who we are looking for
Professors, senior scientists, postdocs, PhD students, whole labs and technology transfer offices. Anyone holding food or beverage technology that could change how the industry makes something.
The research does not need to be finished. We would rather know about something three years early than not at all.
What you get out of it
Dormant IP earns nothing. This is what the alternative looks like.
Compensation for your time
Salary for an agreed part-time engagement. Your research continues; this does not replace it.
Equity in what gets built
If the venture launches, you hold shares in it. That is where the meaningful upside sits.
A route into entrepreneurship without the risk
Join the company at launch, later, or not at all.
Industry connections that outlast this
Our boards put you in front of R&D and commercial leaders at major manufacturers, whether or not we build together.
How it runs
Rolling review. No deadline to miss.
You tell us what you have
An email describing the technology, its stage and what it solves. Reviewed on a rolling basis.
Early-stage assessment
We test it on four things: the problem it solves, its technical performance, its defensibility, and whether it can be licensed or acquired, all supported by our AI-powered methodology and industry expert boards.
Business case and licensing terms
A full evaluation across market desirability, technical feasibility and financial viability, alongside provisional licensing terms with your technology transfer office.
We build the company
At least one technology a year reaches this point and receives up to €1.2m in capital and in-kind resources. We recruit the founding team and launch. A senior technical role is open to you.
This has happened once already
Licensed from a leading European university, in market inside a year, with a CEO we recruited from more than two hundred applicants.
How that workedThree ways in
You have technology
In a research lab, in a startup that ran out of funds, or on a corporate shelf.
tech@foodfounders.studioYou want to build a company
We co-found with operators. You do not need to arrive with an idea.
Join the talent poolYou have a problem to solve
Tell us what you would pay to fix. Every venture we build starts there.
industry@foodfounders.studio