Accelerating climate startup & scale-up growth, funding & impact

Whether you're looking for funding, growth, partnerships or exposure to scale your startup's climate goals & impact, you've come to the right place.

From fundraising and go-to-market to partnerships, IP strategy, hiring and corporate pilots, 4WARD’s startup studio consultants have decades of experience & global networks to supercharge your success.

For startups. By innovators.

Get tailored, hands-on support to hit your growth, funding & impact goals

Funding & Grants

From pitch decks to fundraising, grant support to investor intros - 4WARD helps founders secure capital needed to build & scale your company's ambitions.

Growth & Partnerships

From marketing materials to strategic partnerships, global intros to corporate pilots & projects - 4WARD helps startups land customers, scale & hit your milestones.

Branding & Exposure

From graphic design to premier branding, global exposure to positioning for sales = 4WARD helps climate innovators sell your story, product & vision to the world.

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Leading innovators trust 4WARD consultants

Accelerating growth for sustainability startups & cleantech innovators

Capital Acquisition - Fundraising, VC advisory, grants & tax credits

Growth & Market Expansion - GTM strategy, sales, internationalization

Team Building - Hiring, HR & ops support for rapid scale-ups & growth

Partnerships & Pilots - Expansion, innovation & landing landmark clients

Business Operations - Fractional CFO services, legal & IP protection

Brand & Marketing - Climate-positive positioning & category building

Strategic Advisory - Pipeline acceleration & business development

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Trust, from day 1

"4WARD’s connections within ClimateTech have been super helpful over the past few months and helped us tremendously in closing our first financing round!"
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Rene Haas

CEO of Neocarbon

"4WARD has been instrumental from day one in helping us connect to great investors, prospective clients and strategic partners. Can’t recommend 4WARD enough - their network & hustle are incredibly valuable.”
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Dror Sofer

CEO of EExion

“We’ve enjoyed every aspect of our collaboration with 4WARD.VC and 4WARD. From the first day, 4WARD has opened their network to us and helped us make valuable connections in the climate ecosystem.”

Nicholas Weber

CEO of Voltiris

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What founders say about 4WARD...

We introduced his/their 'cookbook' from day one. Game changer.

Dr. Jan Wurzbacher

Founder of Climeworks AG

I can wholeheartedly recommend working with Cornelius/4WARD to any entrepreneur seeking prioritization and efficiency in their professional and personal activities

Amir Roughani

Founder of Vispiron Group
(EY Entrepreneur of the Year)

They excelled in recruiting key account executives for Imubit across the U.S. and Europe, focusing on roles requiring industry knowledge, technical skills, and business development expertise.

Their strategic approach ensured candidates aligned with Imubit's goals and were poised to drive growth and build strong client relationships.

Marc de Guiran

Head of Sales EMEA at Imubit, Belgium

We worked with 4WARD to prepare for our seed round and couldn't be happier. They were incredibly valuable to develop our pitch deck further into something professional that really wows investors and was a massive help in practicing and perfecting our pitch.
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We highly recommend working with 4WARD if you're looking to ace your pitching game, save time, and win investors"

Cosimo Donati

CEO of LEVA

Without him/their help, we wouldn't be where we are today.

Valentin Gutknecht

Founder, Neustark AG

Lena/4WARD has been a big support for me as a first time CMO trying to figure out product positioning for the company.

They are diligent and methodical in their approach, ready to provide the right advice and direction. We’ve got a clear document now that together with our brand strategy aligns everyone on our direction - and as marketeers we know how important this is in everything we do.

‍Elena Bersadschi

CMO, Breathe

4WARD’s connections within ClimateTech have been super helpful over the past few months and helped us tremendously in closing our first financing round!
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Rene Haas

CEO of Neocarbon

Exceptional ability to simplify complex sales strategies and make them relatable, helping our team achieve a new level of professionalism and effectiveness in our sales efforts. Highly recommend to anyone looking to sharpen their team’s skills

I had the pleasure of working with them to refine our GTM strategy during a critical phase of our late-stage startup. We sought expertise in strategic planning, and he/they delivered beyond expectations. Their ability to think outside the box gave us a distinct competitive edge, unlocking new pathways and perspectives we hadn’t considered.

Highly recommend for any organization looking to add fresh, innovative perspectives to their growth strategy!

Matthew Blank

Founder Shower of Canary

I was looking for a sustainable, custom, high-quality set of illustrations to match my CI, and resonate with fellow future-anxious sustainability agents. They delivered all that and more!

Every time I visit my own website, the illustrations make me smile, and remind me of what's at stake, why I do my job. They seem to do the same for my clients: Since we launched the new site, I had to set up a waitlist.

Nicole K

CEO of EcoQuent.de