Influencers of the Future – AgriVenture 2025 Pitching Competition

Pitch and participate

AgriVenture Finland 2025 is a unique event focusing on innovative solutions in the domains of agri & food tech and the sustainable food chain. It is the place to make game-changing connections with investors, partners, and new valuable customers. Our matchmaking app and startup database make it easy for you to find exactly who you're looking for!

On day one all participants will pitch to to the event audience and competition jury. The best pitches will be selected for the finals on day two.

The AgriVenture pitching competition gives the opportunity to raise awareness of startup's innovations. The best of the best wins the grand cash prize of 5000 €.

AgriVenture 2025 Pitching Competition participants

The AgriVenture Pitcing competition participants are on the stage on Tuesday 27th at Institute of Bioeconomy's Tiedontori, starting from 13:30. Come and cheer for your favorite! Winner will be announced on Wednesday at the main stage together with EIP Pitching competitition winner, at 16:00.

Group 1: Smart farming technologies

Spogen.ai: AI assistant for operating and maintaining heavy machinery to boost productivity
MOVE ON: Agriculture 5.0: AI-Powered Autonomy for a Sustainable Farming Future
AgriModem Inc: AgriModem - How do we help farmer-users use GPT in agriculture
PerPlant: Democratize Access to Precision Farming for More Sustainable Agriculture

Group 2: Soil and nutrient management & cleantech

Vetik: Hidden Treasure of the Baltic Sea – Seaweed Biostimulants for Enhanced Plant Growth
EOD Europe: Nanobubbles -trigger to the success
NPHarvest Oy: NPHarvest - turning wastewater into fertilizer
XyloGas: Biochar and clean syngas from wood
Biopallo Systems Oy: Biopallo - fast and precise aerobic processing technology for various biomasses
Woolherd: Soilence: Where Climate Goals Take Root
Pumento: Loyal to the Soil

Group 3: Data-driven agricultural technologies

AgriSenze: Precision agriculture technology for sustainable farming
Anicare Oy: Anicare - The Next Generation in Livestock Management
Filtson: Lower methane emissions easily
Tamiatics: Tamiatics - Precision Farming for a Greener Future
Planter System: Planter - IoT System for spatial greenhouse monitoring

Pitching Competition Winner 2023

"It was a warm, welcoming, and well-organized event that gave us the opportunity to know so many amazing people. We are grateful for the experience and the connections we made. Looking forward to the next AgriVenture event!"

- Bähmän Doaeian, Soil Scout Oy, 2023 Competition Winning Pitch

See the AgriVenture 2023 Kaski2023 pitching competition participants from here.

It was a great experience. Great companies and brilliant personalities!

- Annukka Mickelsson, Fiban Chairperson of the Pitching Competition, Jury Member 2024

Meet the Jury Members

Lauri Reuter, Investor, Founder of Nordic Foodtech VC

Lauri is a scientist turned investor. He is one of the founders of Nordic Foodtech VC, the first investment fund focused explicitly on deep foodtech in the Nordics. Lauri holds a PhD in biotechnology and is an expert in cell culture technology and protein production. As a manager of Nordic Foodtech VC, his day-to-day work with scientist, new technology, food industry and startups gives him a deep perspective to the future of food. Lauri is passionate about building a radically more sustainable and healthy food system for this planet – and the next one.

Connect with Lauri Reuter on LinkedIn

Heli Mehtätalo-Takala, Director & Head of Investor Relations, Innovestor Group

Heli is a director and member of the management team at one of the most active venture capital firms in the Nordics. With over 20 years of experience in leadership, commercialization, and the Nordic financial sector, she has successfully led numerous new business launches and commercial turnarounds. Heli is a firm believer that commercialization lies at the core of any growth company—and when paired with the right financing, it becomes a powerful driver of success.

Connect with Heli Mehtätalo-Takala on LinkedIn

Petri Hannukainen, AGCO Corporation, Senior Manager of Research and Advanced Engineering

Petri Hannukainen is a Senior Manager of Research and Advanced Engineering for tractors at AGCO Corporation. Dr. Hannukainen holds a PhD in Mechanical and Virtual Engineering from the Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology." His team is currently focusing on developing future energy/drivetrain solutions for agriculture and specially for tractors.

Connect with Petri Hannukainen on LinkedIn

Jussi Muurikainen, Liquido.vc, Founder

Jussi Muurikainen is a startup-veteran and evangelist, a founder, investor and advisor in 20+ Finnish startup companies. He is currently a founder of Liquido.vc. Jussi often describes working as a startup architect: helping the founders to design the company structure & strategies right. Jussi also represents Almaral, a private equity company that focuses on the development and funding of early-stage biotechnology startups across Europe. Almaral and Liquido have teamed up to create a unique combination of insight and knowledge in startup growth architecture and funding.

Connect with Jussi Muurikainen on LinkedIn

Evaluation by the Jury

The jury is asked to evaluate and score each team based on the following criteria:

Value proposition
Business potential
Feasibility and scalability of the business model
Implementation plan
Capability of the team

More information

Anni Hintikka

Johtava asiantuntija, Chief Specialist

Biotalousinstituutti, Institute of Bioeconomy

Teknologia, School of Technology

+358503137360

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