What can I expect as a CrowdSolve mentor?

  • Support Early-Stage Innovators

    Connect, learn and grow with a growing number of Climate Tech founders from across the globe.

  • Champion a Culture of Collaboration

    Whether you’re touching base or diving deep, we design every interaction through CrowdSolve around connection and forward movement.

  • See Actual Impact (to Innovators and the Earth)

    We believe mentors deserve to see the difference they’re making. In the lives of the innovators they reach as well as the quest to slow down climate change.

3 Ways to Mentor with CrowdSolve - And How You Fit 

  1. Ongoing 1-on-1 Mentorship via Video Calls

    Make yourself available for a few 30-minute phone calls each month with CrowdSolve Innovators. These innovators will come to you with questions about your area of expertise! You get to share your expertise and watch their innovations grow.
    Time commitment: Minimum of 2 hours per month

  2. Provide A-sync Feedback via the CrowdSolve Platform

    As innovators submit assignments, play to your strengths by offering feedback, ideas, and next steps. This “mentor validation” steps helps the Innovator build consciously at each stage of their business. Plus, you can complete feedback on your own schedule!
    Time commitment: 30 minutes per week

  3. 1-on-1 Mentorship for Event-Based Programs

    We regularly offer programs such as pitch competitions, bootcamps, and mini-bootcamps. This mentorship opportunity is the most time-sensitive and allows you to see the impact of your support in real-time. Coach Innovators as they prepare for their first pitches or join a cohort of Innovators in a 4-6 week bootcamp.
    Time commitment: Varies based on the program. Complete the interest form for more information!

Mentoring FAQs

  • No! Coaching founders with encouragement and thoughtful questions is often enough.

  • No problem! Contribute your practical, real-world experience to climate-focused founders.

  • Not always. You may choose to mentor in a particular way that fits your skillset and availability.

  • We love it. We encourage it. We’re building for precisely that.

Become a Mentor

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