Disruption is an open innovation program created in 2019 by the Nabeiro Group, in collaboration with imatch, to boost disruptive solutions.
This initiative marked the beginning of the Group’s relationship with the Portuguese start-up ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship beyond borders. With co-partnership, human-centrism, and disruptive innovation as core values, it challenges national and international start-ups that are developing future-driven projects in strategic business areas. The start-ups whose solutions best adapt to their value chain have the opportunity to partner with the Nabeiro Group.
Sustainability
Building a more Sustainable Supply Chain
Traceability of products and processes
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Reduction of CO2 and H2O footprint
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Ecologic Packaging
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Valorization of byproducts and waste
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Sustainability Management
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Reduction of CO2 and H2O footprint
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Ecologic Packaging
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Valorization of byproducts and waste
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Sustainability Management
Products
Addressing new consumer trends regarding foods and beverages
Healthy and nutritive drinks and snacks
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Natural and sustainable ingredients
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Food science and technology
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Convenient formats for e-commerce
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Convenient formats for home consumption
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Natural and sustainable ingredients
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Food science and technology
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Convenient formats for e-commerce
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Convenient formats for home consumption
Relationships
Strenghening our ties with clients and consumers
Helping restaurants and cafés to be successful
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Enhanced customer experience
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E-commerce and delivery
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Customer knowledge from data
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Long-term engagement with consumers
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Enhanced customer experience
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E-commerce and delivery
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Customer knowledge from data
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Long-term engagement with consumers
Digital Transformation
Leveraging Digital Technologies to transform processes and relationships
Novel applications of available tecnologies
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Experimental breakthrough technologies
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Experimental breakthrough technologies
Ecosystem Perks
Get up to €120k in Azure and €150k in Microsoft services, powered by Microsoft for Startups
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Be incubated in NOW_Beato in Lisbon
Disruption Core Perks
Partner with the Nabeiro’s high-level decision-makers, and access its vast customer base
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Fund your project implementation
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Have access to an in-depth Bootcamp with talks and mentors focused on your personal growth as a founder, as a team and as a business
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Access to investment opportunities through Delta Ventures’ fund
Nabeiro Group Exclusive Perks
Be granted access to Nabeiro Group’s co-working space and products, amongst other things!
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Sep 13th - Oct 13th
Applications -
Oct 14th - Oct 28th
Finalist selection process -
Nov 8th - Jan 9th
Co-partnering Bootcamp -
Jan 18th
Final Pitch -
Feb 1st - Feb 28th
Pilot MOU signing
Xeila Justo
BeOn
"We learned a lot about how to focus the business, open ourselves to new areas that we hadn’t thought of, and open a new market. For us, the highlights were follow-up and workshops that they provided us."
Nuno Alves
Grand Carob
"The possibility of being in contact with and having access to the know-how of Delta people who know the market so well. I had a follow-up around the development of my business and we even did a rebranding with our mentor."
Natan Jacquemin
Founder of Nãm
"Associating with Delta helps to open up doors, not only thanks to the great network of customers and partners the company has, but also due to its reputation. From an investment point of view, this has been very good. Delta looks at long-term partnerships, thinking ahead 5 or 10 years."
Miguel Teixeira
Co-Founder of Starkdata
"The big difference of this acceleration program, since it is a part of the Nabeiro Group, is that it allows us to access the specific reality of this industry. Our mentor was a fundamental support."
Miguel Melo
Classihy
"We had already participated in other acceleration programs. However, this one was produced with great care and with few companies, which made it possible to live the family spirit of the Nabeiro Group."
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Disruption?
Disruption 22 is a joint initiative of Delta Ventures and imatch, for the launch of a competition to develop projects/solutions that contribute to improve the areas of Product, Responsible Impact, Relationship, Experience.
The Competition intends to empower startups in the retail sector by integrating their solutions within Grupo Nabeiro in the form of pilots.
What are the main challenges?
SUSTAINABILITY: We’re looking for startups that will help us be more sustainable across the whole value chain.
PRODUCTS: We’re looking for startups that are addressing new consumer trends regarding food and beverages.
RELATIONSHIPS: We’re looking for startups that could help us strengthen our ties with our clients and consumers.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: We’re looking for startups that are leveraging digital technologies to transform processes and business relationships
What's the selection criteria of the applications?
The applications will be chosen according to the following criteria:
a) Team (skills, experience and diversity/sufficient resources);
b) Project Quality (creativity/originality, innovation and design, user experience);
c) Usefulness of the project (added value and relevance for stakeholders);
d) Business Model (commercial viability and growth potential);
e) Viability (technical, operational and commercial).
What's the eligibility to compete?
Startups interested in collaborating with Grupo Nabeiro should meet the following eligibility criteria:
a) Companies must be legally constituted, with proven existing operations.
b) It’s product/solution has been built and tested in real operational conditions (Technology Readiness Level - TRL 6-7).
c) Founding team must be available and capable of attending in-person activities and implementing pilot project in Portugal.
d) The company must have the minimum capabilities to engage in implementing its solution at scale after the pilot period (team, technology, financial solvency).
What is the timeline?
The period for submission of applications to the Competition starts on September 13th, 2022 and ends at 23 hours and 59 minutes of October 13th, 2022 (GMT), so all applicants should submit by that date at the platform www.disruption.pt, all information and documentation required on the application form, otherwise they will not be accepted.
After the period of applications’ submission, at least 20 chosen startups will do their pitch to Grupo Nabeiro’s administration. From those 20 projects only ten startups will be invited to continue in the Bootcamp, doing the three sprints. These ten startups must commit themselves to attend the mandatory events of the Competition, namely the three sprints, with at least one element, under penalty of being excluded from the Competition.
Delta Ventures is Nabeiro Group’s early-stage VC, focused on building long-term partnerships with start-ups in the areas of New Consumer, Sustainability, and Digital Transformation.
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It stands for collective efforts challenging the norm and fosters equal and impactful partnerships, strongly anchored in insightful business know-how. Delta Ventures champions sustainable success - ethical, economically responsible and refreshingly human-centered - and aims to achieve extraordinary things.
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Together.
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It stands for collective efforts challenging the norm and fosters equal and impactful partnerships, strongly anchored in insightful business know-how. Delta Ventures champions sustainable success - ethical, economically responsible and refreshingly human-centered - and aims to achieve extraordinary things.
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Together.
Imatch is an innovation collective who helps individuals, teams and organizations to transform the status-quo, make new connections and leap forward into what’s next.
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With shared beliefs and culture influence, imatch brings a unique approach to everything it does and is. That simple.
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Since 2008, the company has been co-creating and co-implementing open innovation projects, impact and sustainability initiatives, new organizational cultures, and transformative events.
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Meaningfully human.
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With shared beliefs and culture influence, imatch brings a unique approach to everything it does and is. That simple.
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Since 2008, the company has been co-creating and co-implementing open innovation projects, impact and sustainability initiatives, new organizational cultures, and transformative events.
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Meaningfully human.