FOOD TECH
Food production, processing technologies, distribution systems, etc. that can realize a sustainable food industry
We will implement the technologies and thoughts of entrepreneurs and researchers in the food tech area into society together.
Foodtech Grand Prix 2025
Standing up for solutions to society's problemsFood production, processing technologies, distribution systems, etc. that can realize a sustainable food industry
We will implement the technologies and thoughts of entrepreneurs and researchers in the food tech area into society together.
NEWS
News
2025/09/20
Announcement of TECH PLANTER 2025 Partners and Finalists by Domain - 84 finalist teams from across Japan, together with 45 partner companies, will take on the challenge of solving global issues.
- Agritech Grand Prix
- Ecotech Grand Prix
- Grand Prix
- Deep Tech Grand Prix
- News
- Biotech Grand Prix
- Food Tech Grand Prix
- Marintec Grand Prix
- Lifetech Grand Prix
2025/09/13
Announcement of the start of TECH PLANTER 2025 Demo Day -Taking on cross-border problem-solving projects with collective knowledge
- Agritech Grand Prix
- Ecotech Grand Prix
- Grand Prix
- Deep Tech Grand Prix
- News
- Biotech Grand Prix
- Food Tech Grand Prix
- Marintec Grand Prix
- Lifetech Grand Prix
2024/10/07
Report】Foodtech Grand Prix 2024: Grand Prize Won by DigiTaste
- Grand Prix
- News
- Food Tech Grand Prix
2024/10/02
Foodtech Grand Prix 2024 to be held
- News
- Food Tech Grand Prix
ABOUT
Outline of the event
- point (e.g. of a statement)
- Scientific and technological "seeds" are being created in universities, research institutes, and corporate laboratories, but it takes a lot of effort before they sprout into practical applications. The "Tech Planter," organized by LIVERNESS and its partners, is an ecosystem that aims to serve as a planter to discover these seeds and help them sprout into businesses. The Foodtech Grand Prix is a program aimed at discovering and fostering technological seeds and entrepreneurs in the real tech field (food production, processing technology, distribution systems, etc. that can realize a sustainable food industry).
Related Grand Prix :. Foodtech Grand Prix List - subject (of taxation, etc.)
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- Those who have a vision to change the world or improve the world based on the technological seeds in the real tech field and have a will to establish or develop a new business.
- Individuals and teams are both welcome to participate, even before incorporation.
- No limitation on the number of years of establishment, even if you are already a corporation. Even if you are close to mass production or PMF establishment, if you are planning to collaborate with partner companies, etc., it is acceptable.
- Application Theme
- Technology that contributes to the realization of a sustainable food industry
- Application period
- Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, July 4, 2025 23:59
- Screening Criteria
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A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the following items
- 01novelty (patentability)
- 02feasibility
- 03Overseas Expansion Capabilities
- 04Are you going to change the world?
- 05passion
- commendation
- Grand Prize: (300,000 yen cash prize + right to receive 5 million yen business investment) 1
Corporate Prize: (200,000 yen) Approximately 10 prizes will be awarded.
SCHEDULE
Schedule
- 12/2[MON]
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Entry Start
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Please register as a member and fill out the web form to apply.
We also hold information sessions on a college-by-college and individual basis to encourage determination to enter and to teach tips on document preparation. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
- 6/7[SAT]
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kickoff
RIVANES and its partners, as well as entered teams, will meet and mingle.
Business consultation and partnership development with each other will be available. Participation or lack of participation on the day of the event will not be considered.
- 7/4[FRI].
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1st round: Application Screening
A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the documents.
You will be asked to submit information about your team, skills, passions, and vision for the future via web form and video.
All applicants will be notified of the screening results and provided with feedback on their applications.
In addition, individual interviews (also online) for presentation review will be conducted for those who wish to participate.
- 8monthfirst 10 days of month
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Finalists determined
Interviews will be held for applicants who pass the document screening to brush up their presentations for the final round.
In addition, meetings can be set up with partner companies for the purpose of business consultation and developing partnerships.
- 10/11[SAT]
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Food Tech Grand Prix
The 12 finalist teams that pass the document screening will be screened for presentation.
- 10Month～
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Cooperation Discussion
After the Demo Day, the contact point between the venture and LIBANES will continue to be open for discussions on commercialization.
We handle a wide range of start-up issues, from incorporation to prototype development, financing, R&D, and more.
In addition, collaborative matching between ventures and partner companies has become more active to support business development.
PARTNER
Coming soon
Partners
ASSET
asset
- ASSET01Riverness Communicator
- ASSET02Partners
- ASSET03Professional Supporter
- ASSET04superfactory group
SUPPORT
Support
- SUPPORT01Organize the purpose and vision of starting a business
- SUPPORT02Brush up on your presentation
- SUPPORT03Providing opportunities for business company collaboration
- SUPPORT04Support for R&D and prototype development
- SUPPORT05Support for knowledge and IP strategies
- SUPPORT06finance
DEMO DAY
Grand Prix Outline
- Grand Prix Name
- Foodtech Grand Prix 2025
- Location
- center of a garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
- Date & Time
- Saturday, October 11, 2025, 13:00-19:00
- Application period
- Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, July 4, 2025 23:59
- Participation Target
- Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partner companies, professional supporters, Super Factory Group)
- organizing
- Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
- timeline
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- 12:30-13:00
- inauguration
- 13:00-13:30
- Greetings from the Organizer
- 13:30-17:00
- Presentation (Presenter①～⑫)
- 17:00-17:50
- Review Time
- 17:50-19:00
- Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony
- 19:00-19:30
- (cultural) exchange meeting
JUDGE
Coming soon
judge
FINALIST
finalist
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- AdFunctions, Inc.
- Representative] Shoko Nishizono
Development of exercise support food utilizing bitter gourd juice powder
Since bitter gourd promotes lipid burning even in low-intensity exercise, it is expected to support exercise for the elderly and those who are inactive in exercise and to improve the endurance of athletes. Through the development of functional foods and other products containing the active ingredients of the bitter gourd, we will contribute to healthy longevity and the promotion of agriculture. -
- F-EAT Corporation
- Representative] Naoyuki Ito
Changing the world with next-generation food ingredients x 3D x XR
The challenges of not being able to enjoy food due to dysphagia or allergies will be solved through the collaboration of frozen pulverized hydrous gel powder made from unused ingredients, 3D food printers, and XR technology to create a new sustainable food culture that can be enjoyed freely and heartily by everyone. -
- Dishwill Inc.
- Representative] Akio Nakamura
Correlation between Soy Protein and Soy Breeding and its Commercialization
The goal is to systematize soy protein suitable for making plant-based foods acceptable to the market and soy varieties suitable for producing such soy protein, and to provide them in a vertically integrated manner to reduce costs and expand the size of the plant-based market. -
- NEXT NEW WORLD Co.
- Representative] Kotaro Takashima
Changing the world with silk protein research
With its innovative silk protein technology at its core, the company is currently promoting a medical prevention infrastructure for chronic kidney disease as Kidney Tech 3.0. With its proprietary raw material, Karada Silk®, which adsorbs and promotes the elimination of kidney-damaging waste products in the gastrointestinal tract, the company is bringing innovation to health and industry around the world. -
- MED R&D Co.
- Representative] Hiroko Isoda
Development of Functional Foods by Food-Drug Seeds and Bioassays
The company develops new functional foods and medicinal cosmetics by utilizing a library of more than 1,000 functional foods and medicines built based on more than 20 years of research and a comprehensive bioassay platform that links ingredient analysis to human clinical trials. -
- MISOVATION Inc.
- Representative] Yuto Saito
Building a Preventive Medical Infrastructure through High Functional Miso Soup
Taking advantage of the nationwide miso brewery collaboration that the representative has, he has developed a highly functional miso soup with a complete nutritional design based on a salt-free, highly nutritious paste made by koji fermentation of soybeans with no added salt, in response to the declining vitality of the miso and other Japanese food industries. With miso soup as a starting point, the company aims to build a global preventive medicine food infrastructure. -
- Storyline Inc.
- Representative] Junko Iwai
High quality decaffeinated coffee by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction
Utilizing supercritical CO₂ technology, which can freely adjust the amount of caffeine without sacrificing flavor, decaffeinated coffee production facilities will be set up in coffee-producing regions. A system will be established to deliver high-quality, caffeine-controlled coffee to consumers around the world, who are becoming increasingly health-conscious. -
- Caramelers
- Representative] Masahiro Hirama
Saving the world's toothpaste wimps with toothpaste sweets
To assist people who have difficulty brushing their teeth, the company developed "toothpaste sweets" using sweeteners and cyclic oligosaccharides, which are unavailable to bacteria and utilize the power of saliva. This project proposes a new oral care alternative to toothbrushes. -
- FlavoSense Lab
- Representative] Hiroaki Iwata
Prediction model for bitter and sweet tastes by GNN
Based on known taste molecule data with bitter and sweet tastes, a taste prediction AI model using graph neural networks (GNN) was constructed to achieve molecular taste (bitter/sweet) classification. In addition, evidence supporting the structural validity of the model was obtained. -
- ScatLight
- Representative] Hiroyuki Fujii
Near-infrared scattering spectroscopy for nondestructive evaluation of various food qualities
We are aiming to develop a spectroscopic method to non-destructively and quantitatively evaluate quality derived from chemical composition (sugar content, acidity) and quality derived from structure (texture, degree of deterioration), which have not been evaluated by conventional spectroscopic methods. The developed method will make it possible to add brand value through quality evaluation. -
- VegOral.lab
- Representative] Hirotaka Naito
Ingredient exploration and functional food application for oral care
Development of a technique for quantitative screening of the effect on periodontal bacteria in accordance with the General Bacteria Test Method, using samples of pressed juice and components of agricultural crops and waste materials. Development of beverages and other products to maintain oral hygiene of humans and pets, focusing on samples that have shown efficacy, is envisioned. -
- citrus skin
- Representative] Akihiro Hideno
Utilizing Microorganisms and People in the Primary Wall of Waste Biomass
The "waste biomass-derived primary wall nanofiber gel" prepared with energy saving by applying proprietary technology will be applied to the lactic acid bacteria-related market, which has been rapidly expanding recently. It will also be developed as a probiotic material applicable to aquaculture, livestock breeding, and agriculture.