VENTURES
Welcome to Avolta NEXT Global Startup Challenge, steered by Vine Stone Ventures.
Trailblazing startups, here's your chance to redefine the future of Travel Retail and F&B!
Are you eager to disrupt travel experience with your pioneering startup?
Avolta NEXT, led by Vine Stone Ventures, is on the hunt for visionary innovators to showcase their revolutionary ideas to Avolta's key decision makers. Grab this unparalleled opportunity to shine, connect with industry giants, and clinch a funded pilot with Avolta, the global leader in travel retail and F&B.
Let's collectively reshape the travel experience landscape!
With Avolta NEXT showcase you get

Immediate
Global Reach
Being associated with Avolta lends your startup instant credibility and visibility in an international retail industry. Gain recognition and set new benchmarks in the travel experience innovation landscape.

Access to
Market
Launch your product or service directly to millions of travelers worldwide. Avolta's vast customer base provides an exceptional platform for market penetration and growth.

High-Value Validation
An endorsement or collaboration from Avolta, a revered titan in the travel realm, can amplify your brand's credibility, enhancing your appeal to other potential partners or investors.

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Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player.
With a united offering of travel retail, F&B, hybrid and convenience, across airports, motorways, cruises, railways and more, operating in more than 1,000 locations across 73 countries, our extensive portfolio of brands means we are the right place at the right time for all travelers. Whether you are on-the-go or online, Avolta’s approach maximizes every moment of the travelers’ journey.
Guided by its Forward-Looking strategy and boosted by its recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well-positioned to realize its ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through its many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports, and railway stations amongst others.

The Global Travel Retailer
5,100+
Outlets Worldwide
73
Countries
1,000+
Locations
Challenges
Avolta NEXT is calling on visionary startups to showcase innovative solutions for the following categories:

Reinvent the Travel Experience
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Imagine new ways to surprise, delight and serve travelers throughout their journey
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Create connected experiences that make travel feel more seamless, personal and memorable
Synchronized
Operations
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Build an operation that anticipates demand and adapts in real time
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Orchestrate people, products and supply to move together with greater speed and precision
Intelligent
Commerce
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Immersive and entertaining retail experiences
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Integrated travel and shopping solutions


Timeline
1.11.2026
Applications open
30.11.2026
Finalists
announced
20.10.2026
Applications deadline
27.01.2027
Showcase: Amsterdam, selected finalists pitch to a panel of Avolta key decision makers
Note: Final date to be confirmed. All related travel or other participation related expenses will be borne by the finalists.




















