CPG & Ag Lightning Rounds by gener8tore

CPG & Ag Lightning Rounds is a Lightning Rounds event designed for consumer packaged goods, retail, food, and agriculture startups. The event uses gener8tor’s Lightning Rounds format with curated, one-on-one pitch sessions between selected startups and investors. Startups apply by providing company information, investors select the startups they want to meet, and startups are matched to investors based on those selections. Meetings are scheduled as virtual one-on-one sessions on the day of the event.

Key Benefits

• Curated 1:1 pitch meetings with investors
• Event focus on CPG, retail, food, and agriculture startups
• Matching based on investor selections from startup applications

Eligibility

• Consumer packaged goods, retail, food, and agriculture startups

Program Structure

• Apply: provide company information via the Lightning Rounds application
• Investors select startups they would like to meet 1:1
• Startups matched based on investor selections
• Attend scheduled virtual one-on-one meetings on the event day

Dates & Duration

• Program start date (if available): 2026-04-01
• Any key milestones (demo day, selection date, etc.): Application deadline is 10 days before the event; meeting schedule delivered the Friday before the event