GFIdeas India Community
Introduction
Are you looking to amplify your impact on the Indian food ecosystem? Join the GFIdeas India Community to find collaborators who are keen on building a sustainable, secure and just food system by leveraging the potential of smart proteins. To build the technology-driven ecosystem for smart proteins in India, we empower our community members to actively engage in knowledge sharing, provide peer support, and network with each other to find collaboration opportunities.
To this end, the community runs on three main pillars: the LinkedIn community, the bi-monthly newsletter, and community events, including both online webinars & panel discussions and in-person community meetups.
Access to GFIdeas India is free, thanks to our generous global donors. Please fill out the form linked below to join the GFIdeas India Community. We hope to welcome you into the community soon!
Join us
GFIdeas India is a community for individuals transforming our food system by creating or expanding access to smart protein solutions in and for India. You’re a good fit for the community if you are based in India or interested in engaging with the Indian ecosystem and meet one or all of the following criteria:
- Working for a smart protein company
- Running (or planning to found) a smart protein company
- Investing (or hoping to invest) in smart protein companies
- Conducting scientific research into smart protein development or enabling technologies
- Training for a career in the smart protein space
- Bring a valuable skill set or perspective to the smart protein ecosystem with a demonstrable interest in supporting the community
What can you expect from joining the community?
After you fill out the above form to join the community, we will approve your application within a week. Please look out for a three-part email series from us that will share a step-by-step on how you can transition into a smart protein community leader by using the community resources listed below.
GFIdeas India LinkedIn community
We run a LinkedIn community for members to connect with other professionals working in the sector, highlight recent developments or hiring, partnership, or collaboration requests, and stay updated about any new resources, events, or interesting news.
How to join: You will receive a link to join the community once you fill out the Airtable form linked above.
GFIdeas India newsletter
To keep our community updated about the latest news (across science, business, and policy) happening in the smart protein sector, we publish a newsletter every two months that provides a deep dive into a key sector trend, highlights upcoming events, and shares updates on new resources and hiring opportunities. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter or update the community about new developments, please email us at india@gfi.org.
GFIdeas India community events
GFIdeas India hosts regular events both in person and online – including webinars, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, and networking sessions – for scientists, entrepreneurs, and other innovators in the community.
- For Students: Finding Career Pathways as a Food Technologist
- For Entrepreneurs: Art of Pitching to Investors
- For Investors: Strategies for Successful Investing in Alternative Proteins
- For Scientists: Functionalising and scaling indigenous sources of plant protein
If you are interested in partnering with us to organise an event focused on smart proteins (in-person or virtually), please email us at india@gfi.org.
Key resources
GFIdeas India Directory
Use the community directory to make connections with other members based on shared interests or alignment of needs/offers. You can find the directory password in your GFIdeas welcome email.
Ecosystem Toolkit
GFI India’s curated databases and directories, together, called the Ecosystem Toolkit, facilitate opportunity discovery and effective partnership building across the smart protein value chain.