Build your community of Climate Tech founders to collaborate, share insights, and tackle startup challenges.

Learn more about Groundwork and the application process below.

Groundwork Cohorts.

“As an earlier stage founder the crisis of the day takes over. Groundwork offers the dedicated 60-90 minutes to focus on a topic that you need to think about.”

— Founder from Cohort 1

 Groundwork Methodology

Bring your highest priority challenges to Groundwork

Unlock solutions through our program

  • Personalized Content: Specific, Thoughtful, and Tangible

  • Diverse Functional and Industry Expertise

  • Collective Problem-Solving

  • Dedicated Focus Time

Build a network of advisors

  • Guidance and facilitation by a Certified Executive Coach

  • Guest speakers and alumni to bring in varying perspectives and approaches

  • Foster deep relationships across Groundwork cohort

Groundwork offers founders an opportunity to learn in a small, intimate cohort of like-minded leaders who are at similar stages in their development.

Thoughtfully assembling the cohort is a critical step in this process.

What you bring to Groundwork?

  • Commitment

    Intense desire to learn from fellow founders and other community members.

    Ability to devote 1-2 hours per week to your own professional development throughout the program length (three months).

  • Professional Experience

    Current Founder or CEO of a climate tech startup pursuing a high growth path.

    Founder’s companies can be at any stage of funding.*

  • Integrity

    Dedication to fostering a supportive community by providing thoughtful feedback to enhance the learning experience.

    Adherence to confidentiality, ensuring a secure and trusted environment for open dialogue.

  • Climate-Focused

    Your organization is providing a product or service addressing the climate crisis.

    * Founders of any stage of a climate company should apply. Each cohort will be composed of similar-stage companies to maximize learning opportunities.

Cohort Structure

Groundwork builds tailored curriculum based on each cohort’s goals, responding to learning gaps and discussion topics from the sessions.

  • Three-month program with weekly meetings alternating between curriculum and community focus, with deeper dives to connect 1:1 with other founders in your cohort

  • Each session is hosted by a Groundwork instructor who facilitates the peer-to-peer learning environment

  • Cohorts will include 6-10 founders, each from a different climate startup. Each cohort is capped at a maximum of 10 founders.

  • Exact timing will reflect the schedules of the cohort.