Rockstart

Rockstart backs founders who are building businesses for a regenerative and sustainable future. It invests from pre-seed to Series B and combines funding with mentoring and market introductions.

What Rockstart offers

• Investment — money for start-ups from the earliest stage to Series B.
• Domain programmes — mentor-driven, tailor-made programmes in energy, agrifood and emerging technology.
• Fundraising preparation — planning next steps and meeting suitable co-investors.
• Expert matching — mentors and specialists for a founder's hardest problems, rather than lecture-style sessions.
• Corporate initiatives — programmes with large companies, including Feed the Future, the Shell New Energy Challenge and a development-bank scheme.

Who it works with

Purpose-driven early-stage founders, plus corporate partners, mentors and investors in its global community.

Key facts

• Offices: Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Bogotá
• Sectors: energy, agrifood, emerging technology
• Stages: pre-seed to Series B