Challenge format
During the 2-month fast-track program, we match startup solutions with enterprise challenges. Startups tackle a challenge presented by a market-leading enterprise and explore potential pilot or market alliances in target technologies and industries. Our enterprise-startup matchmaking approach will enable you access to enterprises to build a pathway to sustainable partnerships.
How does it work?
Future Hub will kick off with startup-corporate matchmaking where startups will be introduced to specific challenges of enterprises and given an opportunity to learn more about them. Then teams will enter eight weeks of acceleration along the explore-build-test-refine pathway.
Explore
Gaining in depth insights on the challenge from the enterprise presenting the challenge
Build
Defining a solution for the challenge, developing its critical functionality
Test
Undergoing initial validation of the proposed solution with the enterprise
Refine
Iterate and fine-tune the solution further
What support to expect?
To ensure successful co-creation throughout the explore-build-test-refine pathway, startups will undergo various activities to strengthen the knowledge and understanding of each week's collaboration phase.
1
Online workshops and other recommended materials to revise
1
Goal setting & weekly deliverables to make sure you accelerate
4
Joined batch Progress,
Problems, Plans checkpoint
2
Check-ins and feedback with enterprise presenting the challenge
5
1on1 mentoring
with Sustainability, Business & Collaboration experts
3
Open and scheduled
Q&A sessions and 24/7 support
6
Mentors
We have a network of mentors who are experts in sustainability and business fields or founders of startups themselves. Every week you will receive guidance & mentoring from a global mentors pool through 1:1 executive coaching on sustainability, corporate collaboration, and various business topics. Meet some of our mentors:
Program timeline
SEP 20
Applications close
SEP 27–29
Pre-acceleration for Hosts
OCT 11–DEC 12
Acceleration weeks
JUL 20
Startup applications open
SEP 27
Selected startups announced
OCT 4-6
Kick-off week
DEC 16
Demo Day
Who are we looking for?
#GreenTech
Startups that operate in either Food and AgroTech, Mobility, Energy and Smart Cities, Supply Chain, and Logistics, or Sustainable Business and Circular Economy.
Early traction
We look for game-changing startups with confirmed market traction and product-market validation. There is no better proof of product-market fit than your solution having customers and providing your team with valuable feedback.
Interested in Future Hub?
Team is everything
B2B, B2C, and B2B2C startups with a vision in mind, flexible business model, and a balanced skill-set among co-founders. The average time commitment for a startup is about 4 hours per week in addition to the time spent developing the solution.
