Startups Invited to Apply for Middle East’s Only Alt Protein Accelerator Better Plate
Israel’s Modern Agriculture Foundation (MAF) has opened applications for the second cohort of Better Plate, an alternative protein track within the MassChallenge Israel accelerator program. MAF launched Better Plate last year, as there were no local accelerators catering to alt protein startups. The program aims to connect startups to experts and industry leaders, along with introducing them to technologies that could help them overcome any challenges they may be facing. The 2021 cohort was highly successful, with two of the five participants chosen to join MassChallenge Israel’s roadshow to Boston and New York. Out of 42 MassChallenge participants across six tracks, just ten startups were chosen for the roadshow, meaning that the Better Plate cohort was significantly overrepresented. Supporting the alt protein industry MAF describes …