GAAP is a privately run and operated agri-food investment incubator looking for cutting-edge technologies from early and rapid-growth companies seeking to improve efficiency, sustainability and profitability within the global agriculture and food sector.

GAAP believes in supporting companies to deliver tangible innovations that we can get into the hands of stakeholders.

We are bold solution
seekers, close to the farm, working to understand producer's needs.

We aim to bring solutions to all global participants resulting in a vibrant

agri-food industry.

We are a family of collaborators, mentors and advisors that cohesively strive for a better agri-food future.

The
GAAP Advantage

Access equity investment of up to
$2 million

Long-term incubation in our state-of-the-art facilities

The 2023 GAAP Agri-food Technology Ecosystem Introduction Program, NAVIGATE, provides best-in-class novel on-farm solution technology companies with the opportunity to participate in the GAAP incubator program and explore their company's expansion potential into the North American Marketplace and their fit within the ecosystem. Successful applicants will receive reimbursement for eligible travel and accommodation costs while participating in the program.

Through NAVIGATE, the Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) and Ag-West Bio have partnered to showcase the local region to global markets, attracting international start-ups that have created an innovative technology to solve on-farm challenges.

Navigate your expansion to North America with our unique incubation model and focus on tangible technologies.

Deadline to apply to April 15, 2023

Companies selected to participate in the program receive the following benefits:

Pre-approved eligible travel and accommodations while enrolled in the GAAP incubator, at the sole discretion of GAAP.
Opportunity to participate in GAAP incubator.
The program offers flexible participation timeframes, inviting technologies for the agriculture sector June-September 2023, with required event participation July 16-21, 2023.
Opportunity to showcase their technology to the North American agri-food and agriculture industries.
Opportunity to showcase their technology at a sector-relevant trade show.
Networking with industry leaders and exploration of business opportunities across North America.

Companies eligible to participate in NAVIGATE must:

Have a tangible technology applicable to the Canadian food-ingredient industry
Be applying as a fully incorporated for-profit legal entity
Have no less than 3 full-time employees, one of which must be technical
Have issued or pending IP
Be past the proof-of-concept phase with a demonstrable product or prototype
Have near-term capacity to consider expanding business operations to Saskatchewan
Agree to provide a current criminal record check from the territory of residence if selected to receive the Prize.
Agree to submit post-program evaluation metrics
Be over the age of 19.