Two Australian startups have been chosen for the newest version of PepsiCo’s grant-
primarily based accelerator program, the 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program: The IMPACT Version,
as the worldwide meals and beverage big appears to be like to scale sustainability applied sciences throughout
its provide chain.
Sydney-based corporations Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences will be part of PepsiCo’s 2026 Greenhouse Program cohort, which is able to run for seven months and is designed to assist scale confirmed sustainability options from startups.
The program, which has now entered its fourth 12 months, connects startups with cross-functional PepsiCo mentors and an expanded accomplice community to assist them progress from proof-of-concept to real-world implementation.
Last year additionally noticed two Aussie startups, Endua and Calyx.eco, be part of this system.
This 12 months, this system has shifted its focus from pilot applications to inserting confirmed options into PepsiCo’s day-to-day Asia Pacific operations, with the potential to increase globally.
The 2026 cohort consists of 5 Greenhouse Program alumni bringing collectively options spanning logistics effectivity, sustainable agriculture, emissions discount and round techniques.
AI-powered logistics optimisation platform Adiona Tech, which was just lately awarded a $1.8 million CRC-P grant and signed a cope with Australia Put up’s same-day supply service StarTrack, was a part of this system’s 2023 cohort.
Adiona labored with PepsiCo to scope a pilot targeted on decarbonising Scope 1 and three supply fleets, together with discussions round operational deployment alternatives.
Adiona additionally received the 2025 Startup World Cup pitch competition again in August.
The 2023 program additionally enabled the startup to establish a number of cross-functional groups and regional markets inside PepsiCo that might profit from Adiona’s AI-powered route optimisation and fleet electrification options.
Digital soil analytics platform X-Centric Sciences, which is disrupting soil testing with an correct, low-cost characterisation instrument now deployed from Illinois to Ukraine, the place seven million hectares of war-contaminated land are being assessed for restoration, is a 2024 alumnus.
The startup additionally participated within the Cicada x Tech 23 deep tech startup showcase in Sydney last year.
Adiona Tech
Adiona Tech CEO and co-founder Richard Savoie says the startup plans to construct on its preliminary participation in 2023 and proceed exploring alternatives recognized in the course of the first program.
“The IMPACT Version is a tremendous initiative from PepsiCo to revisit previous individuals, because the timeline for working with firms will be lengthy, so this version actually demonstrates PepsiCo’s help for startups past an preliminary accelerator cycle and serving to discover pathways in the direction of real-world implementation,” he says.
Savoie says Adiona’s objective is to optimise supply operations for last-mile logistics companies.
“This might help help value financial savings, decreased gasoline consumption, quicker deliveries and decrease greenhouse gasoline emissions, providing the potential to ship each business and environmental advantages,” he says.
“The alignment with PepsiCo is admittedly clear to us as they run their very own provide chain, and this system is targeted on optimising the availability chain at each step, together with supply.”
Savoie added Adiona’s hyper-focused crew of six was excited and stunned to be invited again to this system.
X-Centric Sciences
X-Centric Sciences co-founder and CEO Roozbeh Ravansari says the corporate sees the 2026 Greenhouse Program as a pure development of its relationship with PepsiCo.
“Following our participation within the 2024 version, we have now continued collaborating intently, tailoring our resolution to help integration into related operational workflows,” he says.
“Our participation on this version is an amazing validation of the market pull for our product, offering encouraging validation that our resolution is addressing a big trade problem.”
Ravansari says X-Centric’s objective is to facilitate a extra environment friendly, sustainable and resilient agricultural system pushed by higher soil measurement for individuals, planet and revenue.
“We do that with our moveable multimodal AI-enabled {hardware}, leveraging X-rays for fast geochemical insights spanning past carbon, geared toward delivering a extra complete soil evaluation,” he says.
X-Centric Sciences’ most vital milestone following its participation within the 2024 PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator was efficiently elevating a $600,000 funding spherical.
Ravansari credited this system’s validation, community and help with enjoying a important position in serving to safe that funding.
“Constructing on that momentum, we at the moment are trying to leverage PepsiCo’s strategic community and the IMPACT Version to speed up business discussions, shut our upcoming funding spherical, and safe key business contracts that drive scalable income technology,” he says.
With Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences each at important inflection factors of their development, the IMPACT version will assist each startups with quicker feasibility assessments, coordinated decision-making and fewer limitations between a promising resolution and a signed business settlement.
PepsiCo’s 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program will culminate in a regional showcase in October, the place startups will share progress and discover additional business alternatives.
