{"id":47106,"date":"2026-10-22T06:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/?p=47106"},"modified":"2026-10-22T06:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:51:23","slug":"kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>13 initiatives, one goal: a food system with fewer animals. The Berlin-based incubator Kickstarting For Good has introduced its 2026 cohort, including projects that write AI rules for farmed animals, make soy milk in Kenya and help African governments adopt plant-based food policies. Here are all publicly announced teams and their ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiv-quick-answer\" style=\"background:#f2f9f6;border-left:4px solid #29a579;padding:22px 26px;margin:30px 0;border-radius:8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#0a4a4a;font-size:1.05em;\">In short<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong>What:<\/strong> Kickstarting For Good is a Berlin incubator for projects moving the food system towards plants<\/li>\n<li><strong>The programme:<\/strong> 18 weeks with two in-person weeks in Berlin, travel and accommodation covered<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selection:<\/strong> more than 1,200 applications for 2026, 13 initiatives publicly announced<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding:<\/strong> graduates can compete for more than $1 million in grants and seed funding, according to the incubator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0a4a4a\">About the incubator<span style=\"color:#29a579\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kickstarting For Good (K4G) is based in Berlin and supports founders and nonprofits working towards a plant-forward food system. The 18-week programme includes two intensive in-person weeks in Berlin. After ten weeks, a \u201cMission Readiness Review\u201d decides which teams continue to graduation. Not all participants are listed, because some projects are confidential.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0a4a4a\">The 2026 cohort<span style=\"color:#29a579\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:22px;margin:28px 0\">\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Henrike G\u00e4tjens, AIGAH | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens.jpg\" alt=\"Henrike G\u00e4tjens, AIGAH\" class=\"wp-image-47091\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-henrike-gatjens-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Policy change<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">AIGAH<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Henrike G\u00e4tjens<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">AI already runs much of animal farming, yet none of it has to be reported. The AI Governance for Animals Hub wants farmed animals written into the AI rules now taking shape in the EU and UK, and drafts policy text for advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/ai-governance-for-animals-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: AIGAH \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Claudia Samaras and Tim Polkowski, Better Food Systems Fund | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia Samaras and Tim Polkowski, Better Food Systems Fund\" class=\"wp-image-47092\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-claudia-samaras-and-tim-polkowski-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Capacity building<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Better Food Systems Fund<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Claudia Samaras and Tim Polkowski<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">Plant-forward food system change is badly underfunded. This regranting fund packages the strongest interventions into clear, evidence-based funding theses and moves philanthropic money towards them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/better-food-systems-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Better Food Systems Fund \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Angela Aristiz\u00e1bal and Tamara Baia, Fellowship Academy | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Aristiz\u00e1bal and Tamara Baia, Fellowship Academy\" class=\"wp-image-47093\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-tamara-baia-and-angela-aristizabal-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Careers<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Fellowship Academy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Angela Aristiz\u00e1bal and Tamara Baia<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">Around 15 fellowship programmes now train people for careers in food system change and farmed animal advocacy, mostly in silos. Meta Fellowships connects them, shares tools and standards and incubates new programmes where gaps exist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/fellowship-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Fellowship Academy \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Navin Durbhakula, Food 4 Thought | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula.jpg\" alt=\"Navin Durbhakula, Food 4 Thought\" class=\"wp-image-47094\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-navin-durbhakula-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Careers<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Food 4 Thought<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Navin Durbhakula<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">US university dining is buying more chicken, seafood and eggs despite sustainability goals. Food 4 Thought works with the people who control sourcing and menus to replace chicken and seafood with animal-free options across hundreds of campuses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/food-4-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Food 4 Thought \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Francesca Sturiale and Bennett Iorio, Food Security Policy Program | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio.jpg\" alt=\"Francesca Sturiale and Bennett Iorio, Food Security Policy Program\" class=\"wp-image-47095\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-francesca-sturiale-and-bennett-iorio-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Policy change<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Food Security Policy Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Francesca Sturiale and Bennett Iorio<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">The programme shows US policymakers that shifting to plant protein strengthens national resilience, and pushes for plant protein incentives in federal food programmes such as food stamps and school meals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/food-security-policy-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Food Security Policy Program \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Maya Cyga\u0144ska, Hatching Impact | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Cyga\u0144ska, Hatching Impact\" class=\"wp-image-47096\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-maya-cyganska-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Policy change<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Hatching Impact<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Maya Cyga\u0144ska<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">Hatching Impact helps small advocacy groups across the EU win national policy change for food systems and farmed animals, just as EU animal welfare law is being revised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/hatching-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Hatching Impact \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Marine Lercier, ICARE | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Lercier, ICARE\" class=\"wp-image-47097\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-marine-lercier-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Capacity building<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">ICARE<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Marine Lercier<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">ICARE\u2019s free Law &amp; Policy Lab gives food system and animal advocates the legal, policy and AI skills to turn real reform opportunities into effective interventions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/icare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: ICARE \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Erick Ndenga, Malnutrition Matters | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga.jpg\" alt=\"Erick Ndenga, Malnutrition Matters\" class=\"wp-image-47098\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-erick-ndenga-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Nutrition<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Malnutrition Matters<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Erick Ndenga<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">In Western Kenya, locally grown soy often ends up as feed for factory farms while families cannot afford protein. Malnutrition Matters builds a network of 50 community entrepreneurs who make and sell affordable soy milk, yoghurt and other soy foods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/malnutrition-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Malnutrition Matters \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Ryan Gourley, Momentum | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Gourley, Momentum\" class=\"wp-image-47099\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-ryan-gourley-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Careers<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Momentum<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Ryan Gourley<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">Momentum helps students at leading universities find their place in the movement, connecting them with the people and opportunities where they can make the biggest difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/momentum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Momentum \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Priyanka Srinivas and Sasikanth Chemalamudi, NEST4ALL | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi.jpg\" alt=\"Priyanka Srinivas and Sasikanth Chemalamudi, NEST4ALL\" class=\"wp-image-47100\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-priyanka-srinivas-and-sasikanth-chemalamudi-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Nutrition<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">NEST4ALL<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Priyanka Srinivas and Sasikanth Chemalamudi<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">India\u2019s public nutrition programmes reach hundreds of millions of children and women on tight budgets. NEST4ALL develops affordable, animal-free foods that deliver more nutrition per rupee through these programmes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/nest4all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: NEST4ALL \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Matt Unerman, Sourcing Stewards | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Unerman, Sourcing Stewards\" class=\"wp-image-47101\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-matt-unerman-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Careers<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">Sourcing Stewards<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Matt Unerman<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">Sourcing Stewards coaches people who care about better food systems into procurement and sustainability roles in UK food businesses, where they can steer sourcing away from factory farming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/sourcing-stewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: Sourcing Stewards \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Angelina Dobler, The Campaign Academy | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler.jpg\" alt=\"Angelina Dobler, The Campaign Academy\" class=\"wp-image-47102\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-angelina-dobler-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Capacity building<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">The Campaign Academy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Angelina Dobler<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">The Campaign Academy gives working campaigners in-depth strategy training in small cohorts, with expert mentoring and peer support that continue after the programme ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/the-campaign-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: The Campaign Academy \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e7ddca;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff\"><img data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" data-pin-description=\"Enric Noguera and Cindy Veltens, The Root Alliance | Kickstarting For Good: 13 Ideas to Make the Food System More Plant-Based\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens.jpg\" alt=\"Enric Noguera and Cindy Veltens, The Root Alliance\" class=\"wp-image-47103\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/k4g-2026-enric-noguera-and-cindy-veltens-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#29a579;font-weight:700\">Policy change<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050;margin:0 0 4px\">The Root Alliance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92em;color:#4c6360\">Enric Noguera and Cindy Veltens<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.55\">The Root Alliance works with African governments to adopt national plant-sourced food policies, helping countries avoid the factory farming path before industrial animal agriculture takes hold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/the-root-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: The Root Alliance \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0a4a4a\">The animal ethics view<span style=\"color:#29a579\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most animals killed for food die because canteens, retailers and governments organise food that way. Changing the purchasing decision of a university dining service or a country\u2019s food policy affects more animals than individual shopping choices ever could. That is where this cohort comes in. Whether the projects deliver remains to be seen, but the direction is right.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tiv-faq\" style=\"color:#0a4a4a\">Frequently asked questions<span style=\"color:#29a579\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050\">What is Kickstarting For Good?<\/h3>\n<p>A Berlin-based incubator supporting founders and nonprofits that want to make the food system more plant-based.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#106050\">How many initiatives are in the 2026 cohort?<\/h3>\n<p>13 are publicly listed. Some further projects are not named for confidentiality reasons.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8decd;border-radius:14px;border-left:4px solid #e59875;padding:22px 26px;margin:36px 0;color:#0a4a4a;font-size:.95em;line-height:1.7\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-weight:700\">Sources <span style=\"color:#29a579\">&#9679;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kickstartingforgood.org\/2026-cohort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarting For Good: 2026 cohort<\/a> and initiative pages. Photos: Kickstarting For Good. This article contains an affiliate link to <a data-tiv-aff=\"amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/s?k=food+system+change+book&amp;tag=tiv0f-21&amp;utm_source=thisisvegan&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=kickstarting-for-good-13-ideas-to-make-the-food-system-more-plant-based\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\">books on food system change<\/a>. If you buy through it, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">13 initiatives, one goal: a food system with fewer animals. The Berlin-based incubator Kickstarting For Good has introduced its 2026 cohort, including projects that write AI rules for farmed animals&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/kickstarting-for-good-2026-cohort\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":47104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-adv":"","_yoast_wpseo_bctitle":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kickstarting-for-good-kohorte-2026.jpg","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kickstarting-for-good-kohorte-2026.jpg","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":0,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_outro_podcast_url":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":null,"_tiv_factcheck_by":"","_tiv_factcheck_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5599,5597],"tags":[],"ernaehrungsform":[],"schwierigkeit":[],"schaerfe":[],"class_list":["post-47106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tierschutz","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kickstarting For Good 2026 Cohort: 13 Food System Ideas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Berlin incubator Kickstarting For Good presents its 2026 cohort: 13 initiatives from AI rules for farmed animals to soy milk in Kenya. 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