Soleva: Feeding the world sustainably one breathable bag at a time
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Founding Story
Team
Jakob Steen Jensen - Climate-KIC Nordic
co-Founder, Leading R&D
No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action.
1. Ecotrophelia Europe Silver Award (Oct 2013), 2nd place for product “Choco-Quino”: developed a lactose-free and gluten-free chocolate milk replacement using four simple ingredients with the help of two teammates, placing second in the European competition.
2. European Master in Food Studies Team Project (Aug 2011 - Jul 2013): successfully led a team of 8 people in a two-year project to develop a new type of Ready To Eat meal for the elderly, as part of a MSc in Food Technology program at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
3. "Moose Biltong" Project (May - Jun 2012): acted as a consultant with one other teammate as part of an Integrated Food Project course at Lund University, resulting in the optimisation of a small-scale moose biltong production process and the creation of a business plan for the start-up company.
Ricardo Bernardo, Associate Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Energy and Building Design, Lunds Tekniska Högskola
Henrik Davidsson, Associate Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Energy and Building Design, Lunds Tekniska Högskola
Pia Piroschka Otte, Ph.D., Researcher at Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim, Norway
Lund University Innovation System, Lund, Sweden (http://innovation.lu.se/en)
Innovationskontor Syd, Lund, Sweden (http://www.iksyd.se/kontakt)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Smarttextiles, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden
Swerea, Kista, Sweden (http://www.swerea.se/en)
Water Innovation Accelerator, WIN, Lund, Sweden (http://winwater.se)
Climate-KIC Nordic Accelerator
Hunger Project (http://www.thp.org)
Have had preliminary contact with a mentor/consultant related to business models/strategies (name not to be disclosed)