Programme Terms

BFFood opens its call for applications to select projects that will participate in its VII Edition, in the incubation, acceleration, and consolidation phases.

Through this call, the following will be selected:

  • A maximum of 14 projects for the incubation phase. These will have the opportunity to participate in the acceleration phase, for which a maximum of 10 projects will be selected.
  • A maximum of 6 projects for the consolidation phase.

Who is this call for?

Candidate projects must:

  • Belong to the food sector or be applicable to the food sector.
  • Address one of the challenges established in the Call for Applications.
  • Have an innovative character.
  • Have a registered office or an operational center in the Autonomous Community of Galicia before participating in the acceleration and consolidation phases. This is not required for participation in the incubation phase.

Projects at different stages of development may apply to participate in BFFood:

  • Pre-seed: projects with a business idea that aim to develop a minimum viable product (MVP) and formalize a company. They will be eligible for the incubation/acceleration phase.
  • Seed: projects from already established companies that have a product idea and an MVP in development but have not yet generated sales. They will be eligible for the incubation/acceleration phase.
  • Early stage: projects with a developed product or service, a defined business model, and existing sales. They will be eligible for the consolidation phase.

How to participate?

  1. Carefully read the terms and conditions document.
  2. Submit your application through the project submission form. You can complement it with a presentation about your business idea.

Schedule

The schedule and deadlines for the VII Edition are as follows:

StepExpected Date
Call for applications opens (incubation/acceleration and consolidation)12/03/2025
Call for applications closes (cut-off) for incubation30/04/2025
Online interviews with the top 20 incubation projects23/05/2025
Announcement of selected incubation projects26/05/2025
Start of the incubation phase02/06/2025
Call for applications closes (cut-off) for consolidation02/09/2025
PitchDay (for the selection of projects in acceleration and consolidation)19/09/2025
Start of acceleration and consolidation phases20/10/2025
Completion of acceleration and consolidation phases19/06/2026