(Original)Essay Zermatt, Pitch Festival for Investors and Start-ups. Essay Zermatt – Cultural Lifestyle Festival (25-27.01.2019) is open to national and international startups that are developing and/or applying deep technologies – science and engineering driven technologies such as AI, Big Data, Blockchain, Robotics etc.. During the Festival, the selected entrepreneurs are receiving support by mentors and experts out of the Swiss innovation ecosystem, getting in touch with investors and taking part in collaboration workshops. No Requirements need. Circular Economy corner solutions. Applications are welcome from startups based anywhere in the world or within Switzerland. Essay Zermatt – Cultural Lifestyle Festival is looking for disruptive technologies and business models in the food and retail tech area. With Switzerland being the domicile of some of the world’s leading food companies, we are interested in radical food and retail innovation in markets with a high growth potential. Essay is inviting startups from the whole range of the food and retail tech space to apply: health and nutrition, packaging, (Home) Delivery Systems, retail technologies and solutions (incl. food & grocery delivery), sustainability, or traceability to mention a few.