Nestle Accelerator Women’s Health Challenge 2025 for Startups

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Applications are open for Nestle Accelerator Women’s Health Challenge 2025. Is your startup focused on developing nutrition based solutions to help women stay physical and mentally fit during their adult lives? If yes, then the Women’s Health Challenge is the perfect opportunity for you!

Nestlé is seeking to identify and bring to market innovative nutrition-based solutions that support women with their physical and mental health and well-being. This includes needs related to reproductive health, fertility, menstruation and hormonal changes as they transition into perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause. Additionally, the focus will be on conditions associated with these life stages, such as iron deficiency, joint pain, cardiovascular diseases and overall well-being, such as mood and sleep.

Nestle Accelerator Women’s Health Challenge Benefits

The Innovation Challenge winners will receive access to Nestlé’s state-of-the-art infrastructure and unmatched science and technology expertise. Winners will also have the possibility to collaborate with one of Nestlé’s global R+D Accelerators to develop and strengthen their proposal.
The challenge winners will receive guidance, technical support and mentorship from Nestlé experts. Winners will also have the possibility to engage in a collaboration project with one of the Nestlé R&D Accelerators to further develop and strengthen the proposal and drive their business forward.

What they are looking for?

Strategic fit: They are looking for disruptive tech within their tech focus areas that are aligned with Nestlé R&D’s strategic priorities.
Innovation fit: They are looking for innovations that are legally protected with IP, or concepts that have high potential of becoming IP-protected in an IP and equity free environment.
Culture fit: They are seeking startups that believe in unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come.
Operational fit: Potential for scalability, they want to see you grow over time and surpass obstacles while placing food safety and quality at center of what you do.

Eligibility Criteria for Nestle Accelerator Women’s Health Challenge

To be eligible to this Startup Challenge you must:

be a legal business entity;
submit a complete Application within the deadline and respecting the conditions defined in the challenge;
not be an academic institution, such as a college, university or school.

Application Requirements

In addition, the contact named in your Application shall:

be entitled to represent the legal business entity in whose name the Application is made, and
not be affiliated with or employed by the Nestlé Group or an immediate family member (including parent, spouse, children, siblings or their respective spouses).