Mentor a Startup
Early-stage founders need guidance from subject-matter experts, former founders, and industry leaders. Share your experience with the next generation of climatetech entrepreneurs.
Flexible engagement, meaningful impact.
Mentorship at Greentown is designed to fit your schedule. Engagement can range from ad hoc conversations to ongoing advisory relationships. Mentors may be matched with one to two startups based on expertise and founder needs.
Ad Hoc
One-off conversations on specific challenges or questions.
Regular
Recurring sessions with a startup over weeks or months.
Ongoing
Long-term advisory relationship through key milestones.
Where mentors make a difference.
Business development
Go-to-market strategy
Product-market fit
Design and prototyping
Fundraising
Pitch-deck development
Technical expertise
Grant strategy
Finance, bootstrapping, and exit
Legal and IP
Marketing strategy
International expansion
Leadership and HR
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
A deeper commitment to the ecosystem.
The Expert-in-Residence program is a one-year engagement that includes one-on-one meetings with startups, expert roundtables, and workshops. Experts focus on one of four areas critical to startup success.
Capital and fundraising
Marketing and sales
Organizational development
Business development
Status
Applications for the Expert-in-Residence program are currently closed. Check back for future cohort announcements.
Share your expertise with climatetech founders.
Whether you have an hour or a year, mentoring a startup is one of the most direct ways to accelerate the transition to a clean economy.