Launched in January 2023, the Brainforest Biodiversity Lab is on a mission to monetize biodiversity in forests.
Are you a passionate (or aspiring) entrepreneur/biodiversity enthusiast/ecological expert who wants to build/scale solutions to protect and regenerate biodiversity?
Do you have a fresh and scalable idea which tackles one (or more) of the following:
📡 using technology to protect and regenerate biodiversity?
📈 monitoring biodiversity positive initiatives?
🚜 creating new (or better) infrastructure to implement biodiversity projects at scale?
🌳 incentivizing local communities to keep forests standing?
Timeline for our program
Join us on this journey to co-develop your idea into a concrete business proposal. You will get to work side by side with industry experts, founders, entrepreneurs and have the opportunity to co-found our next venture!
Step 1 – Application
Submit your idea via the form on this page before June 30th 2023.
Step 2 – Cohort Selection Process
Several applicants will have the opportunity to share their ideas during a 45 min interview. The top ideas will be selected to continue in the 8-week program.
Step 3 – 8 week program
The selected ideas will have 8 weeks to build the concept together with the Brainforest Biodiversity Lab venture builders. The objective will be to prepare a full pitch of the venture idea to Brainforest’s panel of experts.
Step 4 – Final Selection
The participants will pitch their venture idea to Brainforest’s panel of experts. The jury will select 1-2 projects which will be integrated into Brainforest as the next Biodiversity Lab venture(s)!
Get a taste of a priviledged relationship with a Brainforest venture builder during our 8 week program to get your idea off the ground.
Upon successful incorporation of a venture, Brainforest provides initial capital and together, we raise impact investment funds.
Our experts include unicorn founders, Nobel prize winners, multi-national NGOs and leading corporates.
If selected as our next venture, you will become an Entrepreneur In Residence (EiR) with a living stipend for 6 months to get a high-impact venture off the ground.
What we provide
We partner up with you to build your idea into a for-impact for-profit venture which is ready-for-market. Our experts include unicorn founders, Nobel prize winners, multi-national NGOs and leading corporates. We have spent 3 years perfecting our model and our first two ventures already successfully raised a combined total of 7.5M in impact investments. And you could be next!
We will help poke holes in your case, define your market gap and identify your project milestones ahead of the final selection panel. You will do this as part of a select cohort of like-minded, driven individuals and you will benefit from our unique network of experts in various industries (top research experts, financial advisors, market advisors, unicorn entrepreneurs and more!).
What we expect
We encourage you to have an independent spirit, profound enthusiasm, and self-motivation for addressing the problem at hand. We expect you to:
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Exhibit passion for constructing and achieving success with this solution.
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Take initiative by seeking help or support when needed.
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Be open to feedback and take an open minded approach to alternative suggestions.
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Inspire others with your vision and unwavering faith in the future of your solution.
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Allocate time to the program for the best possible results. We expect candidates to dedicate 10h/week during the 8 week program. Please note that the Brainforest team is located in Switzerland and will operate during European Central Time (CET) working hours.