The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Radicle Growth and the Radicle Challenge

Radicle is a platform dedicated to promoting innovative and sustainable uses for corn. They have launched the Radicle Challenge, a global competition designed to identify and support entrepreneurs developing new technologies for corn. The challenge focuses on technologies across a wide range of categories, including bio-based chemicals, compostable materials, and sustainable aviation fuels. The presentation deck highlights key trends in corn demand and the potential for new applications to generate billions of bushels in demand. Radicle emphasizes the need for both novel materials with superior performance and cost-effective “green premium” solutions, recognizing the challenges of navigating a sustainable product market. They emphasize the importance of guiding innovators toward industries ready to pay for sustainability and identifying opportunities for a “green premium.” They also advocate for the value of new distribution models and unlocking new markets with existing technology, emphasizing the importance of both novel business models and novel technologies.