EarthX is proud to offer EarthX
The EarthX Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program, Earthx, was created to provide the world’s most talented thinkers the opportunity to incubate their ideas and spur innovation for environmental benefit. The program provides resident entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to bring world changing ideas to market.
Earthx<EIR> is a commitment to those focusing their life’s work on improving the world by solving age-old environmental problems using innovative solutions. Residents are afforded two years of full salary along with access to an unparalleled network of content creators, mentors, academics, industry professionals, and investors with the goal of taking their hardware or software company to maturity.
The Earthx
Residents are afforded two years of full salary along with access to an unparalleled network of content creators, mentors, academics, industry professionals, and investors with the goal of taking their hardware or software company to maturity.
● Two years in residence, working as part of the EarthX team to design a strategy for ecological impact for public benefit and to develop a new idea.
● Opportunity to pitch investors.
● Access to EarthX network for PR, marketing and mentorships.
● Develop and/or refine their vision to change systems and improve lives
● Build the talent platforms and networks that will make that vision possible, including constructing a strategy for selecting and funding talent
● Identify and capture opportunities to build coalitions and raise capital to ensure the sustainability of their vision
● Monitor success, pivot and refine as needed, and present lessons and updates to the EarthX team along the way.
● Mentor other team members, continuously learn, build a culture of inspiration and innovation at EarthX.
Our goal is to be the number one hub for international environmental thought leadership and technology innovation,” said EarthX Board Chair Lynn McBee. “We couldn’t be more excited to leverage our expertise, network, and platform to catalyze environmental innovation through direct support of ambitious environmental entrepreneurs. We are delighted to welcome new entrepreneurs who are developing fundamentally new approaches to solving the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems at scale.”
We are now accepting applications from qualified entrepreneurs involved in development of environmental technologies that are designed to solve age-old social or environmental problems using innovative solutions. To apply to the EarthX program please complete the application form.
Cody Merrill is developing Socialwyze, a mobile app that helps governments and donors pay unemployed people to perform public benefit work to help them afford housing and transition back into employment.