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The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk as Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition

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Disco Cow Named Grand Prize Winner of Second Annual Midwest Dairy Accelerator

As Consumer Demand Reshapes Food Innovation, a New Wave of Startups Reimagines How Consumers Experience Blueberries

As Demand for High Protein Foods Surges, Midwest Dairy Accelerator Selects Six Startups Driving Dairy Innovation

California Milk Advisory Board Opens Applications for 2026 Real California Milk Excelerator With a Focus on Commercialization, Retail Growth and AI-Enabled Scaling

Applications Now Open for Second Annual Midwest Dairy Accelerator, Seeking Next Generation of Dairy Innovation

Smearcase’s Innovative Frozen Cottage Cheese Disrupts the Indulgence Aisle, Wins $100,000 Grand Prize at the 2025 Real California Milk Excelerator Final Pitch Event

From Fruit to Future: Pluff and Bonny Named Winners in Blueberry Boost Accelerator Pitch Competition, Showcasing the Power of Blueberry Innovation

Real California Milk Excelerator Kicks Off 2025 with Cohorts Tackling Consumer Demand for Protein, Clean Label, Sustainability and Indulgence

Convenience Meets Function: RoseBud Ice Cream and Zoguri Named Winners in Midwest Dairy’s Future of Dairy Innovation Accelerator Pitch Event

Meet the Innovative Startups Leading the Blueberry Boost Accelerator’s Inaugural Cohort

Midwest Dairy Names Inaugural Cohort for New Accelerator Advancing Dairy Innovation

California Milk Advisory Board and Partner VentureFuel Expand Support for Dairy-based Startups with Return of Real California Milk Excelerator Competition, Addition of Incubator Track

First-Ever Blueberry Boost Accelerator Seeks Next Generation of Food and Consumer Product Innovation

How Dairy Innovators are Reshaping Flavor, Texture and Form in 2025

How Comcast selects startups for its competitive LIFT Labs accelerators

Real California Milk Excelerator Innovation Competition Announces Health and Wellness Cohort at Program Kick-Off in Davis, Calif.

Why startup-corporate collaborations can propel market disruption

Corporate AI funds: The list

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk as Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition

Tech expert on balancing the risk and opportunity of GenAI in retail

How to get startups and corporates to fit together

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Non-Equity Accelerators: The Future of Accelerating Innovation within Enterprise Organizations

Venture into the future with Fred Schonenberg

VentureFuel shakes up corporate VC with no-equity approach

VentureFuel Names Marty Guay Visionary of the Year, Inworld AI as Venture of the Year

Competition-Based Program Helps Bring New Dairy Ideas to Market

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Winners of Real California Milk Excelerator Open Innovation competition shines light on dairy’s growth potential

AMAZING ICE CREAM, ARBO'S CHEESE DIP, PETIT POT, AND WONDERCOW SELECTED AS WINNERS IN THE 5TH REAL CALIFORNIA MILK EXCELERATOR INNOVATION COMPETITION

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Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Selects 10 Startups for Accelerator on Emerging Enterprise AI Solutions

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Milk's Role In Crafts Cocktails Is Clear To See

California Milk Excelerator building momentum for new innovative dairy products

Real California Milk Excelerator Cohort Announced, Eight Dairy Startups Compete in 5th Annual Dairy Innovation Competition

Dairy Processing: Advancing New Ideas

VentureFuel Brings A Fresh Approach To Corporate Innovation

All Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Generative AI Accelerator Participants Secure Partnerships with Comcast, NBCUniversal, or Sky

VentureFuel: This Advisory Helps Corporates Source Innovative Startups As New Suppliers

Real California Milk Excelerator, Powered by VentureFuel, Returns for 5th Year with Renewed Commitment to Open Innovation Using Dairy from the Golden State

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Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Selects Startups for Accelerator Focused on Generative AI

Beyond the Core: How Enterprises Unlock Future Growth

This Consultancy Connects Diverse Startups with Legacy Companies to Drive Innovation

Opinion: The days of money-losing tech startups getting funded because VCs liked their founder is over — for now

Comcast is launching a new LIFT Labs model, first with a theme of generative AI

Q&A with Fred Schonenberg of VentureFuel on How Companies can Spark Innovation from External Sources

The future of milk is … milk?

How DICK'S Sporting Goods and Moolah Kicks Are Closing an Equity Gap in Women's Basketball

DICK'S Sees Sales Climb in ‘Transformational’ Q3

DICK’s Sporting Goods Creates Venture Fund For Sports Startups

Real California Milk Excelerator: Open Innovation Selects Four Winners For $200,000 In Non-Dilutve Grants To Grow Their Businesses In California

New York Startup Competition MilkLaunch Selects Slate Milk As Winner Of $150,000 Prize

Dairy For The Next Generation - NY MilkLaunch Returns With A Dairy Startup Competition Focused On New Products For Gen-Z

New York MilkLaunch, A Venturefuel Program, Announces Finalists For 2nd Competition

New York MilkLaunch Powered By Venturefuel Announces The Winner Of The 2022 New York State Dairy Competition

VF Venture Foundry Launches Fall 2022 Innovation Challenge Powered By Venturefuel

Dairy Trends: From Zero-Sugar to 'Animal Free'

Blue-Flame Focus: How Founders Disrupt Incumbents

New Startup Competition MilkLaunch Aims To Innovate New York’s Dairy Industry

18 Practical Ways To Future-Proof Your Business Against Financial Hardship

Can Startups Help Corporations Save The Planet?

Sustainable Packaging Innovations and Adoption with Fred Schonenberg

The FUTRSPRT Interview Series: VentureFuel CEO Fred Schonenberg

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