We start by understanding what the startups need to grow and then work on a strategy together. Whether it be funding, piloting, or running tests with our farmers, everything is tailored to each startup.
Lely is one of the key industry players in the dairy market and has been around for decades. We have manufactured revolutionary technology and gathered insightful data.
Lely has an international reach and is active in 45 different countries across the globe. We also work with startups from outside of Europe, including North America and South East Asia.
The 2021 edition of the Feed the Future Challenge is here! Lely invites startups that are focused on finding innovative solutions for dairy farming to participate. The challenge comes with a program designed to support startups to cultivate and validate their ideas.
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Curious to see who Lely has been working with? Take a look at the profiles of these startups.
The farming innovators
Innovation is part of Lely's DNA since its foundation in 1948. The family business started as a ‘studio for invention’ where the milking robot was developed, and is now recognized as the most important invention of the 20th century for dairy farmers. With its unique distribution network, Lely gives access to at least 70% of the professional dairy farmers around the globe providing them with all types of robots for feeding, milking and maintenance of stables.
With sustaining a focus on the future of farming, Lely became the leader in robotics and farm management we know today. To remain as the leader they are now looking for new talent and a pool of ideas to discover new solutions that will revolutionise, innovate and address the needs of farming today and in the future!
Meet Zara - our Feed the Future program manager
She is here to help you with any requests on questions you may have about the current Feed the Future Challenge, or any upcoming collaborations and activities.
"Hi all! My name is Zara, I am in the lead from the Rockstart Partnership - a leading VC-Accelerator, and I am the main contact for all the startup and external innovation contacts for the Feed the Future program. So very happy to help you with any inquires you may have! Please contact me via email at zara@rockstart.com"
