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Sustainability Seed

We're investing in startups solving the world's most significant climate challenges. A remote first pre/seed investment program, operated out of Bratislava, for green-tech startups with global solutions to sustainability.

What we offer

€250k cash investment

Operated out of our European hub, you’ll receive €250k in capital combined with six months of bespoke support and platform access for life, in return for equity.

We’re looking for pre-seed/seed-stage companies worldwide, with a product in market and early traction.

6-months of bespoke support

We design and implement a six-month program completely tailored to your startup's needs and growth objectives.

Our global team are individuals with deep industry, investment and entrepreneurship experience, and have worked with nearly 200 startups across all stages.

Access to a world-class network

The Founders Factory network is made up of 100+ corporates, investors across different stages, geographies, and sectors and a strong community of fellow founders.

In partnership

with G-Force

We're bringing together the best minds to support entrepreneurs taking on this global climate challenge.

Our Sustainability Seed Program is a collaboration between Founders Factory and the team behind G-Force - including investors Boris Zeleny (serial entrepreneur and key figure behind AVG, sold to AVAST for $1.4bn), Marian Gazdik (Startup Grind), Peter Kulloi & Miklos Kobor.

Our areas of focus

We've identified five areas that will play a key role in driving change in our towns and cities, in our everyday lives and in what we consume.
If you are working towards ambitious goals in any of the below areas, apply to join our Seed Program

Circular Economy

Sustainable housing & manufacturing

Carbon/methane capture & storage

Sustainable food & feed production

Sustainable mobility

You'll receive support across every startup function

Product & Design

Helping you and your team to build the right product the right way.

Fundraising

Helping shape your strategy and fundraising story, and putting you in front of the right investors.

Growth

Strategic and hands-on support growing revenue and building your brand.

Talent

Making sure you can recruit and retain a brilliant team that can deliver on your mission.

Data Science

Helping you design and implement systems that extract knowledge out of data.

Strategic Partnerships

Drive growth through partnerships with our corporate partners and other businesses in our network.

Corporate Development

The art and science of fundraising, commercial and legal support. Refine your investment story, and master your term sheets, investment agreements, and team incentives.

Publicity & communications

Effectively communicate your startup externally.

Engineering

Support on high-level R&D strategy, tech stacks all the way to low-level data schemas and hiring.

Leverage our global network for life

We have a wider network of 100+ corporates, investors across different stages, geographies and sectors, and a strong community of fellow founders.

Helping you succeed is our #1 objective

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we're soon to launch a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Rebekah Brown, Founder & CEO

"When I joined Founders Factory, what struck me most was the comradeship. The biggest takeaway from the programme is the feeling that we’re now scalable. The one thing I don’t fear is whether we’ll be able to ramp up our service to reflect demand. I feel secure on the production side because Reckitt helped us do the legwork with our supply chain, putting contracts into place even when we were ordering tiny volumes. And on the growth side, I know that Founders Factory has laid the foundations and frameworks we need to keep iterating, improving the customer journey and ultimately, continue to scale."

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our program with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Brendan Murdock, CEO & Founder

“Our time with Founders Factory facilitated a reimagining of the anatome digital platform and helped formulate a strategy to prepare the brand for our next stage of digital growth. The team at founders factory are true collaborators, formulating, strategizing and helping to implement anatome's digital plan and evolution, true talent to support and nurture an emerging brand.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we have transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and easyJet among many others."

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we're soon to launch a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Rebekah Brown, Founder & CEO

"When I joined Founders Factory, what struck me most was the comradeship. The biggest takeaway from the programme is the feeling that we’re now scalable. The one thing I don’t fear is whether we’ll be able to ramp up our service to reflect demand. I feel secure on the production side because Reckitt helped us do the legwork with our supply chain, putting contracts into place even when we were ordering tiny volumes. And on the growth side, I know that Founders Factory has laid the foundations and frameworks we need to keep iterating, improving the customer journey and ultimately, continue to scale."

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our program with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Brendan Murdock, CEO & Founder

“Our time with Founders Factory facilitated a reimagining of the anatome digital platform and helped formulate a strategy to prepare the brand for our next stage of digital growth. The team at founders factory are true collaborators, formulating, strategizing and helping to implement anatome's digital plan and evolution, true talent to support and nurture an emerging brand.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we have transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and easyJet among many others."

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

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