How experts can support cutting-edge climatetech startups
Early-stage founders with lean teams have to wear many hats—including in areas far outside their realm of expertise. That’s why guidance from climatetech subject-matter experts, former founders, and other industry leaders is so crucial to helping these companies succeed.
Whether your expertise lies in business development, intellectual property, public relations, pitch-deck creation, or elsewhere, Greentown startups need you! Here’s how you can get involved with founders from our incubator and accelerator programs.
Applications are currently open!
- Mentor engagement is intentionally flexible and based on mentor availability and startup interest, ranging from ad hoc support to more dedicated, ongoing mentorship relationships.
- Mentors who express interest in being matched with a Greentown Go open-innovation program may be matched with 1-2 startups for the duration of each program.
- Areas of industry expertise include but are not limited to:
- Business development, sales, and partnerships
- Go-to-market strategy
- Product-market fit + customer discovery
- Design process + prototyping
- Fundraising
- Pitch-deck development
- Technical expertise
- Grant strategy and proposal review
- Finance, bootstrapping, and/or exit strategy
- Legal & IP
- Marketing strategy
- International expansion
- Leadership, HR, & people management
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Expert in Residence (EIR) Program
EIRs work closely with Greentown startups on developing key business areas and navigating major projects. In addition to meeting with founders one-on-one, these mentors lead expert roundtables and host workshops for our entrepreneurs throughout a year-long engagement with our community. EIR applications are currently closed.
- Areas of industry expertise:
- Capital and fundraising
- Marketing and sales
- Organizational development
- Business development