The 100+ Accelerator was launched by AB InBev in 2018 to help the company reach its ambitious sustainability goals faster by finding startups that could deliver breakthrough advancements across key sustainability pillars. In its first two cohorts, more than half of the startups secured long-term contracts with AB InBev. In 2020, industry giants The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever embarked on a transformative journey with 100+ Accelerator. Last year, we welcomed Danone as our fifth partner, expanding our collective impact on the world's most pressing sustainability challenges. This June, we’re thrilled to announce Mondelēz International as the newest corporate partner to join the 100+ Accelerator. With Mondelēz International on board, we're expanding our ability to support bold startups tackling critical environmental and social challenges — from sustainable packaging and climate action to circular supply chains and beyond. Together, we're forging powerful partnerships, driving innovation, and paving the way for a greener, more sustainable tomorrow. In its first six cohorts, the 100+ Accelerator has worked with 190 startups in 40 countries.

Collective action is key – No one can solve today’s sustainability challenges alone. The 100+ Accelerator will continue to establish new partnerships with scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, students and companies around the world to identify and scale new sustainability solutions. Global challenges/ Local solutions: The challenges facing the world today are complex, varying from region to region. The 100+ partner companies source, produce and sell locally through companies around the world, making them uniquely positioned to understand and to solve sustainability challenges in the communities where they operate. Driving solutions across the value chain – We have identified six initial challenge statements that are designed to encourage innovation. These challenges are intended to support promising ideas and high potential technologies that align with the Partner Companies’ Sustainability Goals. We want to tackle the following challenges: smart agriculture, water stewardship, circular economy, climate action, ​​biodiversity, inclusive growth, and health and wellness. The 100+ Accelerator will drive progress and innovation across value chains – from the farms that supply ingredients to make products, to their packaging.

- Pilot customer opportunities with the six corporate partners: AB InBev, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Mondelez International, and Unilever (including the potential to scale company-wide) - Active mentorship, training, and programming in product development, go-to-market, operations, sales, and more - Top mentor network of scientists, academics, domain experts, venture capitalists, corporate sustainability leaders, etc. - Potential funding from Partner Companies and their networks

This year, we have concentrated and expanded to seven challenge statements across a wide range of areas that all help us to contribute towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 100+ Accelerator Partner Companies’ Sustainability Goals. The seven challenges are: sustainable agriculture, water stewardship, circular economy, climate action, nature & biodiversity, inclusive growth, and health & wellness.

The 100+ Accelerator will adapt to match the ever-evolving sustainability challenges we all face. Therefore, challenges and sub-challenges are updated on a yearly basis.

Open to all. Challenges were developed with input from subject matter experts from our partner companies around the world to make sure we are focused on local issues that need to be addressed. We are seeking startups from around the world to answer the challenges and are eager to identify technologies and best practices that can be shared across our businesses and beyond.

The 100+ Accelerator recognizes the need to combine efforts to develop and scale new and innovative solutions. Each corporate partner has set ambitious sustainability goals and knows that no one company can achieve them alone. We support the Accelerator startups by providing mentoring, equity-free funding, and opportunities to pilot and scale their ideas within our business and value chain. While these startups help us reach our goals, we in turn commit to being their advocates and champions in developing and growing their business with peer companies and investors. We understand that new technologies and innovations are developed quickly, and 100+ Accelerator can bring us all closer to that cutting edge. We can work together to scale game-changing solutions and accelerate action.

No one can solve today’s sustainability challenges alone. Collective action is needed to deliver systemic change. Through the 100+ Accelerator, AB InBev is committed to partner with others, as well as to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Together the partner companies will scale and accelerate sustainable solutions that face the same core sustainability challenges. By partnering, they can share knowledge and resources to accelerate cost effective solutions.

Yes, other companies that share our common vision are welcome to join the 100+ Accelerator as a partner in the future. We want to become the leading Accelerator for sustainability, driving innovation and value creation, and this can only be achieved by true collaboration with others.

Applicants will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Scoring will be assessed based on the following values: - Fit with identified sustainability challenges - Ability to demonstrate traction/product market fit - Market expertise and team - Capacity to carry out pilot in selected global zone

Yes. Please disclose this information in your application and include the name of your main contact at the partner company.

The applications will be evaluated through a multi-step process: Initial Filtering: The 100+ Accelerator team will manage the initial application process and conduct the first round of filtering. Expert Review: Subject Matter Experts from various industries will perform additional filtering. Final Selection: Corporate partners will be involved in the final selection of startups. This structured approach ensures a comprehensive evaluation by leveraging expertise at multiple levels.

The vetting process has multiple stages, and the 100+ Accelerator is committed to communicating actively with startups along the way. Applications for the Cohort 7 will open on June 2, 2025 and close on July 11, 2025. We ask for patience as we go through an incredible volume of applications. Successful applicants will be notified several weeks after applications close.

The success of the 100+ Accelerator is not contingent on the amount of capital that the startups will go on to raise at the end of the program. Our goal is to find, test and validate solutions to environmental/social challenges; this is our primary focus.

No, the applicants own their IP and don’t give up any rights to it upon applying. They will sign Statements of Work (SOW) once they are selected. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) can be signed during the interview phase of the application process upon request (given the applicant makes it to the interview phase of the selection process).

There will be three phases, each with progressively larger business goals and relationships. Phase One: Kick-off: Initial pilot planning and SOW scoping with subject matter experts and partner companies. Phase Two: The 100+ Accelerator will provide corporate development and programming to further support startups as they scale. Pilot execution will continue, along with potential investment opportunities from the 100+ Accelerator Partner Companies and other VC Funds. Phase Three: The Accelerator culminates in a Demo Day with investors, where we seek to highlight the best startups that have proven results and celebrate their progress. After this process, if the pilot is successful, partner companies will seek to establish a commercial deal. Note: All in-person events are subject to change or conversion to a virtual format based on travel restrictions.