GOOD4NATURE START-UP PRIZE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Any startup proposing nature-positive solutions in one or more of the following categories:

  1. Biodiversity Protection & Restoration;
  2. Climate Change & Energy Efficiency;
  3. Water;
  4. Resilient Food Systems;
  5. Circular Economy;
  6. Sustainable Infrastructure (Digital & Physical) & Urban Development.

NGOs or other not-for-profits, social enterprises, late-stage companies, or failed initiatives.

Simply submit your company’s presentation deck to natalia@summitofminds.com

  • Written in English;
  • Recent;
  • Clarity on capital needs;
  • Candour about objectives.

6 finalists enjoy:

  • Complimentary invitation for 2 to participate at 3-day world class Summit of Minds in Chamonix (market value EUR 2100);
  • Exclusive opportunity to pitch a very influential audience, which can (and has in previous years) lead to raising capital;
  • Pitching and presentation coaching sessions;
  • g4n winner takes home a unique handcrafted quartz trophy.

Full participation (meals, outdoor activities, and full Summit programme) for 3 days is complimentary.

Your travel to and from Chamonix and accommodation costs are for you to cover.

  • Using a robust and proprietary methodology competing startups are assessed and ranked on 5 criteria:
    Investibility, Innovativeness, Impact, Relevance and Sustainability.
  • 6 highest scoring startups go through to the final phase.
  • 6 finalists are subject to in-depth interviews before the overall winner is selected.
  • Based on interview feedback & analytical grid the good4nature jury selects the winner.

You may submit your application up to 14 June 2024 at the latest.

  • January – mid-June 2024: Expression of interest from startups.
  • Mid-June – end-July 2024: Phase I screening of applicants.
  • Mid-August: all applicants are informed if they have made it through to the last six.
  • Monday 12 August 2024: the six finalists are formally invited to participate at the MB Summit of Minds in Chamonix (13 – 15 September 2024).
  • Mid-August – mid-September 2024: Phase II screening & interviewing of finalists and complimentary training.
  • Saturday 14 September 2024: 6 finalists pitch MB Summit of Minds’ participants collectively (in-person) before the winner is announced at the Gala dinner.

Yes, if your startup is selected as one of the six finalists, 2 team members from each startup receive complimentary access to the 3-day Summit of Minds in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France.

To take full advantage of the exceptional networking opportunity in an outstanding location offered by the Summit of Minds, we strongly encourage in-person attendance and pitching. But if you cannot be present, online facilities to pitch remotely can be arranged.

Yes, you may still attend the ceremony at the MB Summit of Minds by becoming a member of the Monthly Barometer community and then paying a participation fee at a special heavily discounted startup rate. Let us know if you are interested by emailing natalia@summitofminds.com

Yes, it is.  Over the last 3 years good4nature has screened more than 2500 startups from over 100 countries.

See the full gallery of all past g4n finalists & winners HERE

Contact us at the emails below. We are here to help & happy to answer any other questions you may have.

thierry@monthlybarometer.com
natalia@summitofminds.com