PepsiCo has announced 10 startup finalists — including two emerging Australian companies — for its 2025 Greenhouse Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific (GHAC), an initiative designed to drive innovation in sustainable agriculture, the circular economy, and climate action.
The finalists include the startups:
- Calyx.eco (Australia)
- Endua (Australia)
- Beijing AIForce Technology Co. Ltd.
- Beijing Phabuilder Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
- Guangdong Databeyond Technology Co. Ltd.
- Service Enviro SCAD Inc.
- Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Central Academe.
- Bali Waste Cycle.
- Circular Unite.
- DEEGOLABs Inc.
“Now in its third edition, the Greenhouse Accelerator is becoming a powerful platform for surfacing promising ideas that respond to some of the most urgent sustainability challenges in Asia Pacific,” said PepsiCo Asia Pacific chief executive officer, Anne Tse.
“From climate resilience to circular packaging and smarter agriculture, we’re seeing bold thinking that is both locally grounded and globally relevant.
“We’re excited to back these early-stage innovators and learn from them as we explore ways to scale practical solutions across our value chain.”
Calyx.eco is a Sydney-based startup that provides data-driven insights into the environmental impacts of supply chains for food and beverage companies. Endua, based in Brisbane, is developing on-site green hydrogen solutions.
Benefits for the finalists include access to mentorship, networks, and opportunities to scale commercially viable innovations across the food and beverage sector.
“We’re on a mission to make hydrogen power more accessible across Australia. But it’s no small feat, and grants like this really help us to continue to grow and provide self-sufficient, sustainable and cost-effective energy across Australian industries,” said Endua chief executive officer, Paul Sernia.
With startups from Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea, all finalists will receive $31,542 in grant funding. At the end of the program, the winning startup will receive an additional $157,000 to further escalate its innovation.
“This grant will really help us scale up our efforts to empower food and beverage businesses to be more sustainable,” Calyx.eco chief executive officer Lauren Branson.
“With the grant, we can continue to offer more companies with tangible insights into how supply chains can be improved to lower its environmental impact.”
GHAC has launched 16 pilots across Asia Pacific and has awarded $1.5 million in grants. The collaborative platform aims to attract strategic partners and further expand the innovation ecosystem.