Founders Factory
Founders Factory

G-Force Climate Seed Program

AgtechCleantechClimate TechEnergySustainability
Investment

€250k

Deadline
Rolling
Applications
Open
Location
Remote
Duration
6 months

About this program

The G-Force Climate Seed Program backs founders who help to accelerate the move to a net zero future. It is a collaboration between Founders Factory and G-Force, whose investors include Boris Zeleny, Marian Gazdik, Peter Kulloi and Miklos Kobor. Each startup receives €250k in capital and six months of operational support, delivered remotely. An expert team also helps founders find and apply for EU sustainability grants as non-dilutive funding. Focus areas are decarbonising the grid, food and agriculture, electrifying transportation, cleaning up industry and buildings, and protecting nature and removing carbon.

Key Benefits

  • €250k in capital to build out your proposition, product, team and momentum
  • Bespoke support program from Founders Factory's in-house operators
  • Grant access: an expert team helps you find and apply for innovation support schemes and EU sustainability grants
  • Global founder community, bi-annual founders days, investor showcases and invite-only events

Eligibility

  • Pre/seed stage companies with scalable technology, early traction and an impact-led mission
  • Climate themes: decarbonising the grid, fixing food and agriculture, electrifying transportation, cleaning up industry and buildings, protecting nature and removing carbon

Program Structure

  • 6 months of operational support
  • Remote

Program questionnaire

14 questions

What Founders Factory asks on its own application. Nothing is answered here, prepare these, then apply on their site.

  1. 1

    First Name

  2. 2

    Last Name

  3. 3

    Email

    Email
  4. 4

    LinkedIn URL

    Link
  5. 5

    What is the name of your startup?

  6. 6

    What is your startup's website?

    Link
  7. 7

    In what year was your startup founded?

    Number
  8. 8

    In which country is your startup located?

    Choose one

    Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia (Czech Republic) · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland") · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Holy See · Honduras · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar (formerly Burma) · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine State · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · Sao Tome and Principe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States of America · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe

  9. 9

    Describe the problem your startup is solving

    Long answer
  10. 10

    Describe your product and technical solution:

    Long answer