About the Program
The Greentown Labs KAITEKI Challenge, in partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC), is focused on innovations that will enable sustainable consumption in daily life. This six-month program will foster collaboration between MCHC and startups innovating in proteins, plastics, and packaging, with the goal of accelerating much-needed climatetech solutions.
The KAITEKI Challenge is part of Greentown Launch, Greentown’s flagship corporate partnerships accelerator, which enables forward-thinking corporates to mobilize the climatetech ecosystem to advance their sustainability goals, super-charge their external innovation strategies, and forge meaningful partnerships with industry-disrupting startups.
During months of workshops and frequent touch points between MCHC and the selected startups, program participants will receive extensive mentoring, business training, and access to resources to advance their technological and commercial development, working toward mutually agreed upon goals in cooperation with MCHC. The program gives participants a unique window into MCHC’s inner workings—which invariably helps scaling startups understand how to pursue partnership.
Participating startups will:
- Collaborate with one of the world’s leading chemicals corporations
- Get $25K in non-dilutive grant funding to cover a proof of concept project
- Receive mentorship and partnership-focused programming from Greentown Labs
- Accelerate their innovations in alternative proteins, plastic recycling, or food loss and waste prevention
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