Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2026 – MassChallenge Switzerland and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced today the opening of applications for the LDC Impact Prize 2026, supporting startups and scaleups working to find innovative solutions to critical challenges in food and agriculture supply chains.
This year’s prize will focus on both Climate Resilience and The Future of Manufacturing and Industry, and will be awarded to the startups and scaleups with the greatest potential impact on food and agriculture value chains and the biggest, scalable opportunity for LDC.
The two winners will be announced on stage at the MassChallenge Switzerland Award ceremony on October 29, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Michael Gelchie, LDC’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We look forward to continued collaboration with MassChallenge Switzerland, supporting visionary startups whose ideas and solutions have the highest potential to drive meaningful and long-term impact across food and agricultural supply chains, in relation to both climate resilience and production capabilities. We look forward to engaging with more innovative entrepreneurs who share a common purpose with LDC: creating fair and sustainable value, for the benefit of current and future generations.”
Ian Roberts, President of MassChallenge Switzerland, added: “MassChallenge Switzerland is exceptionally pleased to move into our fourth year of partnership with Louis Dreyfus Company. This prize identifies promising entrepreneurs whose solutions can contribute to tackling climate issues. Then, with MassChallenge Switzerland’s know-how, enables these businesses to validate their potential and to make proposals to Louis Dreyfus Company to scale their ideas so that they deliver meaningful change that can reduce emissions in the food value chain and feed the world sustainably.”
Finalists of the 2026 MassChallenge Switzerland Accelerator program, with solutions in agtech and foodtech, are eligible for consideration in relation to the LDC Impact Prize 2026.
For more information regarding the eligibility criteria and selection process, visit the LDC Impact Prize page.