2022 Grow-NY food and agricultural competition application window is open
Grow-NY attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year
Empire State Development (ESD) announced that the application window is now open for the 2022 Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. Grow-NY is an initiative that connects innovators and investors in the food, beverage and agriculture sectors locally and around the globe. Grow-NY attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year and supports 20 finalists through a business development phase that connects them with the region’s resources.
“This fourth round of Grow-NY will further build on the success of earlier competition winners, whose entrepreneurial ideas are fueling economic growth Upstate. These innovative companies have attracted significant investment and are seeding the ground for even more innovation, both throughout the Grow-NY region and around the world, said Empire State Development president, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight.