Reinventing Industry: Future of Food
The Next Big Bite in Food Innovation Happens Here.
Reinventing Industry is a quarterly breakfast series from TechNexus Venture Collaborative that brings together the founders, funders, and operators reimagining how legacy industries evolve — and proves why Chicago is where the future gets built.
What started as a content series from TechNexus Venture Collaborative, mapping Chicago’s most promising early-stage startups. Now, it comes to life through community.
This October, we’re hosting a special edition as part of the Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food.
This is a working breakfast, in collaboration with World Business Chicago and SVB, to bring together the founders, funders, and operators driving the future of AgTech and FoodTech — where early-stage innovation is reinventing how we grow, distribute, and consume food for a planet under pressure.
Why here, why now? Because Chicago is the global food capital. From ADM, Ferrero, and McDonald’s to a surge of startups tackling supply chains, alternative proteins, packaging, and access, the Midwest is where ideas scale. If you’re serious about building or backing resilient food systems, you need to be in this room.
Who’s this event designed for?
➡️ Startup founders building in AgTech, FoodTech, supply chain, and food systems innovation
➡️ Corporate innovators piloting, partnering, or investing in resilient food solutions
➡️ Investors backing the future of food and agriculture
➡️ Operators modernizing the processes that take food from cultivation to consumption.
What to expect:
🤝 A curated, high-caliber room for networking with purpose
🍳 Breakfast selections featuring local food & beverage innovators, including FARE, Farmer's Fridge, Kadeya, and more!
👩🍳 Plus, Tasting Tables with select food startups throughout the morning & afternoon, including Nutraberry, Lindsey’s Ice Cream, ZeroCarb, Nouvie, Homebhais, and others.
🌀 Complimentary all-day workspace access at TeamWorking by TechNexus: meet up, plug in, and get deals done
Get in on the action:
This event is part of World Business Chicago's Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food, happening on October 14. This citywide showcase puts Chicago’s food, ag, and innovation ecosystem on the global stage. More details at Chicago Venture Summit.
More about your hosts
TechNexus is a Venture Collaborative, a dynamic investment and innovation platform that builds and scales high-growth businesses by bridging corporate capital, startup ecosystems, and industry transformation. Through corporate joint ventures, venture capital funds, and hands-on venture building, we unlock new markets, accelerate growth, and create lasting value for corporations, investors, and founders alike.
Why do companies choose SVB? As the key financial partner for the innovation economy, we've helped tens of thousands of companies accelerate their growth. We'll share your vision and help you see it through. With 40+ years of dedication to our sector, our entire business is purpose-built for high-growth companies & investors - delivered at the speed they need. Only SVB can provide the deepest industry experience & expertise, personalized service, essential connections, a best-in-class banking platform with tailored solutions to help you scale with confidence. If you're interested in learning more about SVB, reach out to Nick Jones ([email protected])