Fellowship for Climate Tech Founders – The Decelerator Initiative

The Decelerator Initiative provides short-term fellowships for experienced climate-tech founders whose startups are closing, winding down or significantly changing direction. Rather than losing the technical and operational knowledge those founders have built, the programme helps them capture and openly share what they learned for future entrepreneurs.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Short-term founder fellowships

• Support specifically for leaders going through a company closure, wind-down or major pivot

• Opportunity to document technical and operational lessons from building a Tough Tech company

• Support turning experience into useful resources for future entrepreneurs

• Appropriate intellectual-property safeguards

• Confidentiality protections

• Opportunity to openly publish relevant knowledge and lessons

• Connection with The Engine's wider Tough Tech ecosystem

• No fellowship payment or cash amount is currently published on the official page.

Who can apply?

• Founders and leaders of climate-focused Tough Tech startups

• Entrepreneurs navigating a company closure or wind-down

• Founders undertaking a significant business pivot

• Leaders with valuable operational or technical knowledge that could benefit future entrepreneurs

• The initiative is specifically focused on climate-related Tough Tech.

Deadline: No application deadline is currently published.