Welcome to the Avery Dennison AD Stretch Accelerator Program.

We are expanding innovation possibilities

As a packaging industry leader, Avery Dennison is looking to partner with the brightest and best innovators and startups in the business. Our AD Stretch Accelerator Program is a non-dilutive startup accelerator that concentrates on customer engagement and materials innovation. Our mission is to enable packaging innovation  that generates novel sustainable, cost-saving and supply-chain friendly solutions. If your company can help us meet these objectives, you may qualify as an AD Stretch partner.

Here’s why you should be interested:

Key Benefits

Earn Funding

Strengthen your financial resources with Get up to $100K USD of non-dilutive pilot funding

Grow

Expand your customer base and regionally scale up with a globally recognized leader

Connect

Gain access to over 100 world class experts
and a global network of industry mentors

Highlights from Cohort 01

Check out the best moments
of our Demo Day events:

APAC
Demo Day

Singapore
January 26,
2023

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LATAM
Demo Day

São Paulo,
Brazil
March 8,
2023

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Timeline for current cohort

Applications Open Applications Close Start-ups Selected Pilot Phase Demo Day
October
17 2022
February
17 2023
May
2023
May - November 2023 Q1
2024

Testimonials from AD Stretch participants

Chris

APPLY and be ready to lead. AD Stretch demands
entrepreneurs to be specialists in their own field.
The collaboration aspect between project
champions, Avery Dennison and Pilot customers
is a wonderful thing!"

Chris Braine
Founder and CEO of Cellr
AD Stretch Cohort 01 participant