Get Your Climate Business Pitch-Ready in 2 Weeks

Gain the confidence you need to start pitching customers, accelerators and investors in our 2-Week Bootcamp for Innovators.

A pitch-ready business plan in 2 weeks

This bootcamp is designed to help serious climate innovators (that’s you) launch their idea and start pitching for funding or applying to accelerators. 

You’ll have access to experienced, serial founders and startup pros to create a practical roadmap. 

By the end you’ll have a clear business plan and understand the exact next steps you need to take to start making the world a better place.

Become a CrowdSolve Member and get access to this bootcamp + over 25 programs a year for just $800 (over $5,900 in value!)

Here’s what you’ll learn at bootcamp >>

  • A deep understanding of the problem you solve and how to pitch it with impact

  • An outline of your solution and impact hypotheses so you understand the true value your product will bring to the world

  • Identify the risks you’ll face and develop an action plan to overcome and avoid them

  • Produce a prototype of your product to test with your first real customers

  • Create and refine your pitch and pitch deck with feedback from industry experts to secure accelerator and investor interest

Meet your instructors

  • Jack Fritzinger

    INSTRUCTOR

    Jack Fritzinger is a climate tech community builder and serial founder. Over his career, he has built leading climate entrepreneurship programs at respected institutions like CrowdSolve, On Deck Climate Tech, Newlab, Third Sphere, Collaborative Fund, and others. Jack specializes in supporting early stage climate entrepreneurs as they build and scale their businesses. Connecting founders to investment, mentorship, early customers, and partners weaves into Jack's larger vision of creating climate impact via community building. Jack lives in Denver, CO and in his spare time is an avid skier and rock climber. 

  • Tim Schuster

    INSTRUCTOR

    Founder, Pop Up Think Tank
    Co-Founder, LegalQ.io app (Techstars ‘21)
    Founder, 6 Weeks on Money (acquired in ‘23)
    Entrepreneur, Thrivent Financial (Fortune 500)
    Entrepreneur in Residence, OCEAN Accelerator
    Strategy & Biz Dev, Brightpeak Financial
    Founder, Midtown Church Project

  • Rob Kellogg

    INSTRUCTOR

    Rob Kellogg is the founder of the Sathi Fund for Social Innovators, is on faculty at the Watson Institute where he teaches in their semester accelerator, and is Director of Innovation at CrowdSolve, a VC-funded platform supporting early-stage climate innovators. He has more than twenty years experience working with businesses, governmental agencies and nonprofits in various leadership and entrepreneurial roles across diverse sectors. Since 2015, Rob has been active in the social entrepreneurship space, having served as a mentor or advisor to 200+ founders and their ventures, many working on addressing the climate crisis.

  • Allie Reitz

    INSTRUCTOR

    Allie is an experienced product pro, UX designer, and entreprenerd with a huge passion for the power of design thinking and no-code tools to fuel impact-driven startups. Allie is the founder and CEO of Meep, a Denver-based studio that jumps in alongside impact startups to move them from idea to traction, using design thinking, no-code development, and data tracking to build and validate minimum viable products.

  • Kenzie Yates

    INSTRUCTOR

    Growth marketer and 2nd-time startup founder with a passion for leading go-to-market strategies for startups and SMBs. Kenzie has lead marketing for 5 B2B brands and her own EdTech startup and seen that less really is better when it comes to marketing. She now spends her days leading CrowdSolve’s marketing strategies and helping fellow founders do more with less marketing effort.

  • Maiko Schaffrath

    INSTRUCTOR

    Maiko is the Founder of Impact Hustlers, a global community of entrepreneurs solving the world’s biggest social & environmental problems. He hosts the weekly Impact Hustlers podcast where social entrepreneurs share their lessons learned from integrating impact into their business models. He is the co-founder of the ClimateTech Founders Summit, an annual event with 5000+ ClimateTech startups & investors.

  • More Instructors Coming Soon!

    CHECK BACK FOR MORE

Here’s the 2-week roadmap you’ll follow to get your Climate Idea ready to pitch to accelerators and investors

Week 1: The Problem & Solution

Clearly define a problem worth solving, what success could look like with your solution and how to budget for your startups initial runway. 

Week 2: The Customer

Learn how to successfully conduct customer interviews to validate your idea and prepare to confidently pitch your climate idea to customers, partners and investors.

You can expect 3-4 hours of live programming every week plus take-home exercises. 

We find the more you put into it, the more you get out. But at a minimum you should expect to commit 5 hours/week to this program. 

5 Bootcamp-alumni have already gained access to accelerators. Will you be the next?

“Thanks for the introduction to your mentor, Kyle. I can't tell you how much we appreciate you connecting us with Kyle. It's exactly the kind of mentorship and expertise we've been looking for, especially now as we're navigating some critical junctures. ” —new member

This bootcamp is right for you if…

  • You have an idea for a climate business, but don’t know where to start

  • You want to build your idea with community of supportive, like-minded changemakers

  • You want to learn from the leading, serial founders and experts in climate innovation

  • You plan to apply to a large accelerator and want help nailing the pitch

  • You want to fast-track your path to launch and secure funding to build your business

Here’s what Bootcamp-alumni have to say:

  • "The CrowdSolve ideate bootcamp was amazing and exactly what I needed to get my company going - worth every penny."

    Joseph Javier, Climate Innovator

  • "This program has been a tremendous help. It completely changed the trajectory of Blazin' Joe for the good!!"

    Maddie Cataldo, Blazin’ Joe

  • "Frankly speaking, the whole bootcamp sessions were amazing… the most beautiful parts were the mentorship sessions where we were able to get feedback from mentors and facilitators.”

    Precious Mafungu, Solis Bio Energy

  • "The CrowdSolve team is so invested in their Innovators’ success. They do everything they can to make you feel supported, educated, and valued on this crazy social entrepreneurship journey!"

    Deirdre Horan, Founder, Dri Umbrellas

  • “With CrowdSolve, I’ve joined a collaborative community. For those getting started, take advantage of the mentorship available to you every step of the way.”

    Linda Miller, Founder & CEO, Pure Rosy

FAQs

  • This bootcamp is designed for anyone who is considering starting a company focused on climate change. Companies that are in the idea/research stage are the best fit for the program.

  • Each bootcamp has up to 25 aspiring climate founders who are working to turn their idea into an impactful business.

  • We offer a limited number of discounted spots in each bootcamp. If financial constraints are preventing you from joining us, please reach out and we’ll do our best to find a workable arrangement. Click here to submit a scholarship request.

  • We are happy to offer a 90% money back guarantee if you are not totally satisfied with the program.

    Please email bootcamp@crowdsolve.eco to discuss a refund.

  • The registration deadline is February 13!

  • You can expect 3-4 hours of live programming every week plus take-home exercises. We find the more you put into it, the more you get out, but at a minimum you should expect to commit 5 hours/week to this program.

  • Bootcamp sessions and workshops will be hosted regularly between 10am and 12pm MT. These will all be virtual on Zoom. Please plan accordingly for your time zone and schedule!

    A full schedule of sessions will be released prior to program kickoff, and all sessions will be recorded in case you're unable to attend in person.

Here’s the secret to getting accepted by accelerators

You need to have an edge. And our bootcamps give you that edge.

Join our 4-week bootcamp to:

  • Learn pitching skills that make you appealing to accelerators

  • Understand the problem you solve and who it’s for

  • Create a pitch-ready business plan

  • Access 1:1 mentorship from serial founders

  • Join a community of changemakers (and new lifelong friends)

  • Gain the confidence you need to become accelerator-ready

This isn’t going to happen. But, just in case, we’re offering a 90% money back guarantee if you’re not totally satisfied with the course. (We’ve never needed to honor this!)