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Find a co-founder for your climate tech startup

Energy, mobility, the circular economy, buildings and sustainable agriculture: climate tech covers a wide range of problems, many of them involving hardware, infrastructure or heavy industry. That makes the right technical co-founder especially important, and the timelines especially long.

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In short

To find a climate tech co-founder, publish your project on EasyCofounder with a clear description of its environmental impact and the missing role: engineer, energy or materials expert, or business partner. Filter talent by skills and location, and look for people whose motivation matches yours, since climate ventures often take years.

Climate projects attract people looking for meaningful work, often willing to join early. On EasyCofounder, describe your impact, your business model and the role you need, then filter engineers, scientists and business profiles who share the mission.

Building a Climate tech startup: what matters

  • Impact and business model

    Investors and customers expect both a measurable climate impact and a credible path to revenue. Your founding team needs to defend both.

  • Hardware and software

    Some projects are pure software (carbon accounting, energy optimisation), others need engineers in energy, materials or process industries.

  • Public funding

    Grants and public innovation programmes often support climate projects in Europe. A co-founder who has applied before can make a difference.

Find your co-founder in 4 steps

  1. 1

    Create your free profile

    Describe your skills, your availability and what you bring to a founding team.

  2. 2

    Publish your project

    Say which role you are looking for (CTO, CEO, CMO…), the commitment expected and the equity on offer, in Climate tech.

  3. 3

    Let the matching work

    Filter talent by skill and location, or get suggestions of compatible profiles from the AI matching.

  4. 4

    Talk, then meet

    Chat through the built-in messaging, test your collaboration on a first project and put your agreement in writing in a shareholders’ agreement.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find a co-founder for a climate startup?

Publish your project on EasyCofounder, state the impact you target and the skills you need, then filter talent by expertise (energy, materials, data, sales) and location.

What profiles do climate tech startups need?

Engineers in energy or materials, software developers, data scientists for measurement and optimisation, and business profiles who can sell to industry or local authorities.

Is climate tech a good sector for a first startup?

It can be, especially in software-based segments with shorter cycles. Hardware-heavy projects usually need more capital and experience, so team composition matters even more.

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