Futures of Food: The Hottest Tech for Resilient Agriculture and Circular Food Systems 19.11.2025

Futures of Food, an official Slush 2025 side event, brings a high-energy Demo Day with 20 agrifood startups from the EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN), focusing on circular solutions for food systems and resilient agriculture.

The 2025 programme of the , led by Viikki Food Design Factory and focused on circular solutions for food systems, culminates in a dynamic Demo Day on November 19—organized as a side event of Slush. The event will bring together 11 innovative startups from the Helsinki Hub developing circular solutions for food systems and 9 teams from the Warsaw Hub, who are developing cutting-edge solutions for climate resilient agriculture.  

Program

Time: November 19, 2025, at 16.30-19.30
Place: Helsinki Expo and Convention Center (Messukeskus), Room 6 and 7 (Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki)

  • Opening remarks
  • Panel: Navigating the Funding Landscape for Circular Food Systems and Climate-Resilient Agriculture.
  • Startup Pitches – Warsaw Hub Cohort: 9 agritech startups working on climate-resilient agriculture.
  • Fireside Chat: Circular Food Systems - Conversation on waste valorisation, upcycling, and bioprocessing
  • Startup Pitches – Helsinki Hub Cohort: 11 startups innovating in circular food technologies.
  • Closing remarks and networking

See the full updated programme and register from the link below. 

The event is free of charge and no Slush ticket required, but registration is needed.